* Thai Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow said on Monday, following the Special ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting, that Thailand welcomed the resumption of discussions on a Thailand-Cambodia ceasefire and will further discuss the details of the ceasefire at another meeting with Cambodia on Dec. 24.
* Dozens have been killed in Thailand-Cambodia border clashes, including soldiers and civilians in both countries, official data showed Monday.
* Separate U.S. talks with Russian and Ukrainian officials over the weekend in Florida were "productive and constructive," U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff said Sunday.
* Ukraine's talks with U.S. and European partners over the past three days in the U.S. state of Florida were "productive and constructive," Ukraine's top peace negotiator Rustem Umerov said on Sunday.
* Russian Lieutenant General Fanil Sarvarov was killed in a car explosion in Moscow on Monday, the Russian Investigative Committee said. According to the committee, an explosive device was planted under a car and detonated on Yasenevaya Street in southern Moscow on Monday morning.
* Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Monday issued an apology to the nation's Jewish community following the mass shooting at Bondi Beach as he announced new laws that will target hate speech.
* The U.S. is "in active pursuit" of a third oil tanker in international waters off the coast of Venezuela, U.S. news outlets reported Sunday.
* Japan's Niigata Prefecture approved on Monday to restart the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant located in the prefecture, more than a decade after the Fukushima disaster.
* Russia has begun flight tests of a new aircraft engine, known as "Product 177," installed on its fifth-generation Su-57 fighter jet, Russia's state-owned aviation giant Rostec announced on its Telegram channel Monday.
* French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Sunday the launch of development and construction work on the French Navy's future aircraft carrier, a move he described as a decisive step to reinforce the country's maritime power.
* President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan met with French President Emmanuel Macron in Abu Dhabi on Sunday to discuss bilateral relations and regional issues of mutual interest.
* The Israeli military said its air force carried out several strikes near the "yellow line" in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, hitting five people, while Palestinian media reported that at least three people were killed.
* Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid discussed with his Pakistani counterpart Asif Ali Zardari in Baghdad on Sunday ways to strengthen bilateral ties and promote regional stability.
* Yemen's Interior Ministry said on Sunday that 180 African migrants have arrived on the country's southeastern coast of Shabwa, amid a continued surge in irregular migration to Yemen.
* African leaders on Sunday called for regional-led efforts to take the forefront in resolving the crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), with international initiatives playing a supporting role.
* China will impose temporary anti-subsidy measures on certain dairy products originating from the European Union (EU) starting Tuesday, China's Ministry of Commerce said Monday. The measures will take the form of temporary countervailing duty deposits.
* Intra-regional trade among member states of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) reached nearly 100 billion USD in 2025, Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov said on Sunday.
* Sri Lanka is moving ahead with plans to build housing complexes for families who lost their homes due to Cyclone Ditwah, a government minister announced on Monday. Minister of Housing, Construction and Water Supply, Susil Ranasinghe, said more than 6,000 houses were destroyed by the cyclone, while close to 100,000 houses suffered partial damage.
* An Air India flight that took off from Delhi for Mumbai Monday morning was forced to make an emergency landing back at Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi following an engine shutdown, with no casualties reported, officials said.
