* Chinese and Nepalese armies will conduct a joint counter-terrorism training exercise from early to mid-September in Nepal, a Chinese military spokesperson said on Thursday.
* Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Wednesday said that any interference in Denmark's internal affairs and in Greenland is "unacceptable," following reports that American citizens with ties to the White House are involved in covert influence activities in Greenland.
* A 50 percent tariff on imports from India, imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump, took effect Wednesday. India now joins Brazil in facing a 50 percent U.S. tariff, one of the highest rates set by Washington.
* Uzbekistan and Japan have agreed to strengthen bilateral relations and expand multifaceted cooperation, local media reported on Thursday.
* The suspect who shot dead two children and injured 17 others on Wednesday at a Catholic school in the city of Minneapolis, Minnesota, has been identified, authorities said.
* The German federal cabinet on Wednesday approved a draft law to modernize the country's military service model, introducing measures for mandatory registration and assessment.
* The Australian government on Thursday said that it will cut another 500 "nuisance" tariffs as part of a push to boost productivity and encourage free trade.
* Indonesian Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Bahlil Lahadalia said on Wednesday that the newly founded Mineral Industry Agency aims to strengthen the management of strategic mineral resources, particularly rare earth metals.
* The New Zealand government announced a new visa type on Wednesday to attract investment and talents to help grow the New Zealand economy.
* China's trade with other Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states stood at around 512.4 billion USD in 2024, up 2.7 percent year on year, a commerce official said Wednesday.
* The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said Thursday that it has approved a loan of 233.1 million USD to Uzbekistan to help modernize a critical segment of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Road Corridor 2.
* Arab League (AL) Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul-Gheit on Wednesday urged Arab countries to strengthen cooperation in the artificial intelligence (AI) industry and boost investment in research and development.
* Russia's gross domestic product (GDP) is projected to grow by at least 1.5 percent in 2025, Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said Wednesday, citing estimates by the Ministry of Economic Development.
* The UN humanitarian chief on Wednesday called for an immediate, sustained cessation of hostilities in Gaza to prevent further loss of life and to stop famine from expanding.
* The Jordan Armed Forces on Wednesday evacuated the 10th group of sick children from Gaza under the Jordanian Medical Corridor initiative, according to a military statement.
* Israeli warplanes launched multiple airstrikes on the southern countryside here late Wednesday, striking military positions and preventing access to the area for hours, according to Syrian authorities and eyewitnesses.
* The fate of a humanitarian aid shipment from Cyprus to Gaza was in question on Wednesday after local media reported the vessel had failed to dock as scheduled and its cargo remained off the Israeli coast.
* The Philippines' Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the country's first vaccine against avian influenza for commercial use, the country's Department of Agriculture (DA) said Wednesday.
* The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved updated COVID-19 vaccines but significantly restricted their use for many Americans.
* The death toll in the landslide that occurred near the Mata Vaishnodevi shrine in Indian-controlled Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday crossed 30, confirmed local officials on Wednesday.
* Mount Shinmoe on the southwestern Japan main island of Kyushu erupted on Thursday, with plumes rising to 5,500 meters above the volcano's peak, local media reported.
