* Thailand and Cambodia have expressed strong commitments to end conflict in secretariat-level discussions, Malaysia's Chief of Defense Forces General Mohd Nizam Jaffar said in Kuala Lumpur on Monday.
* Suspended Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has submitted her formal statement to the Constitutional Court defending against allegations of ethics violations, PM's Secretary General Prommin Lertsuridej said on Monday.
* Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda on Monday accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas' government and appointed Finance Minister Rimantas Sadzius to lead the interim administration.
* The Kremlin on Monday urged caution about U.S. President Donald Trump's remarks on nuclear submarine deployment against Russia.
* Ukrainian forces have launched separate strikes on Russian military and fuel facilities, Ukrainian authorities said Monday.
* The European Union's (EU) drive to centralize its defense industry and promote joint procurement may threaten smaller players in the sector, including many Finnish firms, according to a study released Monday by the Research Institute of the Finnish Economy (Etla).
* U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to "substantially" raise tariffs on goods imported from India with the excuse that India bought and resold Russian oil.
* India on Monday objected to the United States and the European Union (EU) targeting it for importing oil from Russia, saying it was "unjustified and unreasonable."
* Brazil is preparing to formally challenge the newly imposed U.S. tariffs at the World Trade Organization (WTO) while keeping the door open to negotiations, officials said Monday.
* With a 30-percent U.S. tariff on South African exports set to take effect on Friday, the South African government said Monday it would continue engaging with Washington to secure a trade deal that serves both nations' interests.
* Israel said on Tuesday that it will allow gradual and controlled entry of goods to the Gaza Strip through local merchants, according to media reports, citing Israeli military agency COGAT.
* Palestine's foreign ministry and officials on Monday condemned U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson's visit to a Jewish settlement on Palestinian land in the West Bank.
* Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has set a goal of providing free nutritious meals to 20 million people before the country's Independence Day on Aug. 17, Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs Budi Gunawan said in a statement on Monday.
* The U.S. State Department is set to roll out a pilot program that may require foreign nationals seeking business or tourism visas to post a bond of up to 15,000 USD to enter the United States, according to a preview of a bond notice posted on the Federal Register website on Monday.
* Pakistan has approved its first international ferry license, allowing passenger services between the country, Iran, and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states, the Ministry of Maritime Affairs said Monday.
* UN humanitarians said Monday they are alarmed by the intensifying conflict, mounting civilian casualties and worsening humanitarian conditions in Sudan.
* Uganda, already home to 1.93 million refugees, is on the verge of hosting 2 million refugees by the end of 2025 due to escalating crises in Sudan, South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a UN spokesperson said on Monday.
* Military chiefs from Uganda and South Sudan have held discussions following a deadly border dispute between the two countries, a Ugandan military spokesperson said Monday.
* Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Monday that coordinated and vigorous efforts will be taken to address the growing threat of climate change, as the country continues to deal with the aftermath of heavy rains and flooding in northern regions, the Prime Minister's office said in a statement.
* The Republic of Korea's labor ministry said Tuesday that it confirmed the raise of minimum wage for next year by 2.9 percent. The compulsory hourly minimum wage for 2026 was set at 10,320 won (7.43 USD), up 2.9 percent compared with this year's 10,030 won (7.22 dollars), according to the Ministry of Employment and Labor.
* Indonesia's economy grew by 5.12 percent year-on-year in the second quarter of 2025, up from 4.87 percent in the previous quarter, according to Statistics Indonesia (BPS) on Tuesday.
* Cambodia's economy grew 5.9 percent in the first half of 2025, boosted by manufacturing sector, tourism, and agriculture, the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) said on Monday.
* The Philippines' annual inflation rate eased to 0.9 percent in July 2025, down from 1.4 percent in June, marking the lowest level since October 2019, when inflation stood at 0.6 percent, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said on Tuesday.
* The average retail price of rice sold at supermarkets across Japan rose to 3,625 yen (about 24.6 USD) per 5 kg during the week ending July 27, marking the first increase in 10 weeks, official data showed.
* Israel has launched a national plan worth 300 million shekels (87.9 million USD) aimed at enhancing energy efficiency and reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the industrial sector, the country's ministries of energy, economy, and environmental protection said in a joint statement on Monday.
* Romania recorded 1,703 new cases of COVID-19 in July 2025, marking a 232 percent increase compared to the previous month, according to data released on Monday by the National Institute of Public Health (INSP).
* At least 302 people have lost their lives and 727 others have been injured in rain-related accidents across Pakistan since June 26, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said on Monday.
* More than 82,000 people have been relocated from areas across Beijing due to heavy rainfall as of 9 p.m. Monday, the city's flood control headquarters has said. Authorities have closed 201 scenic areas, 3,480 homestay businesses and 245 campsites. More than 3,200 construction sites citywide have suspended operations.
* A new national temperature record was set in Japan on Tuesday as the city of Isesaki in Gunma Prefecture hit 41.6 degrees Celsius at 2:20 p.m. local time, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. This marks the highest temperature ever recorded in the country since official observations began.
* A wildfire in Portugal's Peneda-Geres National Park has burned 5,786 hectares of protected area, according to preliminary data released Monday by the Institute for Nature Conservation and Forests (ICNF).
* Klyuchevskoy volcano in Russia's far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula ejected an ash plume reaching 7 kilometers above sea level on Tuesday, with the cloud drifting southeast toward the Pacific Ocean, local authorities reported.
