* Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni, along with his mother former Queen Norodom Monineath Sihanouk, left Phnom Penh on Monday for Beijing for a routine medical checkup in China.
* China's foreign ministry said on Monday that inbound travellers to the country no longer need a pre-departure antigen test for COVID-19 from Aug. 30.
* Russia has a capacity to store at least 4.6 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2), enough to cover domestic needs as well as some volumes from other countries, Igor Shpurov, head of Russian State Commission on minerals, said on Monday.
* Russia's Investigative Committee confirmed on Sunday Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin's death in a plane crash in the Tver Region near Moscow. The identities of all 10 people killed in the plane crash correspond to the manifest of the flight.
* U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo arrived in Beijing late on Sunday for a four-day visit aimed at boosting business ties between the world's two largest economies while declaring American national security trade measures off-limits for debate.
* Palestinian authorities on Sunday called for international pressure on the Israeli government to stop the sponsorship of settler groups in the West Bank.
* Iran and the Netherlands have highlighted the necessity of resorting to diplomacy and dialogue to clarify misunderstandings, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Sunday.
* Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and his Italian counterpart Antonio Tajani discussed on Sunday bilateral and regional issues, said the Egyptian Foreign Ministry.
* Libya's prime minister suspended Foreign Minister Najla Mangoush on Sunday and referred her for investigation after Israel said its Foreign Minister Eli Cohen had met her last week despite the countries not having formal relations.
* Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Sunday urged regional commissioners and regional administrative secretaries to ensure food security in their areas of jurisdiction.
* A payload onboard the Lander of India's Moon Mission-3, or Chandrayaan-3, has sent back its first observations about the temperature profile of the south pole of the lunar surface, said the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) on Sunday.
* Japan postponed on Monday the lift-off of an H2A rocket carrying a probe that will attempt to make the nation's first lunar landing. The delay of the mission, due to strong winds, was announced by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, the manufacturer of the rocket.
* The mood among German exporters clouded over further in August although there were signs of improvement in the beleaguered chemicals sector, according to a survey published on Monday.
* The Bangladeshi government and the World Bank (WB) on Sunday signed a 300 million USD financing agreement to equip about 900,000 economically disengaged rural youths with skills and alternative education needed for employment and entrepreneurship.
* Afghanistan's central bank Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB) sold 14 million USD by auction on Sunday to stabilize the exchange rate of the national currency afghani, said the bank's statement.
* The Counter Terrorism Department of Police in Pakistan's eastern Punjab province arrested 42 terrorists from banned organizations in August, according to official data.
* Chinese weather forecasters on Monday warned several provinces to expect torrential rain and flash floods over the next two days as unrelenting downpours wreak havoc on the country.
* Tropical storm Saola headed towards Taiwan (China) on Monday while bringing heavy rain to the northern Philippines, cutting power to some towns and forcing the evacuation of nearly 2,000 people, authorities said.
* Tropical Storm Idalia, which formed on Sunday, was expected to strengthen to a Category 2 hurricane by the time it reaches U.S. Florida's Gulf Coast on Tuesday.
* Greek firefighters are battling wildfires on Andros island in the Aegean Sea and the Evros region in northern Greece on Sunday, according to the Fire Brigade.
