* Guinea's transitional President Mamady Doumbouya won the presidential election held on Dec. 28, according to provisional results released Tuesday by the General Directorate of Elections.
* At the invitation of President Xi Jinping, President of the Republic of Korea (ROK) Lee Jae Myung will pay a state visit to China from Jan. 4 to 7, 2026, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson announced Tuesday. At a regular news briefing on Tuesday, spokesperson Lin Jian said it will be Lee's first visit to China since he took office.
* Russia will toughen its position in the Ukraine negotiations following an alleged Ukrainian attack on the Russian presidential residence in the Novgorod Region, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Tuesday.
* Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday that Kiev is in talks with U.S. President Donald Trump over the possible deployment of U.S. troops within the framework of security guarantees for Ukraine, the Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported.
* Slovakia received three U.S.-made F-16 fighters on Tuesday, nearly two weeks after the delivery was postponed due to weather conditions. The new fighters for the Slovak Armed Forces landed at the military airport in Kuchyna in western Slovakia's Bratislava region, local media STVR reported.
* The U.S. administration on Tuesday announced sanctions against 10 entities and individuals based in Iran and Venezuela, accusing Tehran of supplying conventional weapons to Caracas and threatening U.S. interests across the Western Hemisphere, including the U.S. homeland.
* The Mongolian government on Wednesday has decided to extend visa exemption entry for citizens of the Republic of Korea on short-term visits to Mongolia until the end of 2026.
* Indonesia's counterterrorism unit Densus 88 has foiled several terrorist attack plots and arrested 51 terrorism suspects since January this year, a senior police official said on Tuesday.
* Thousands of police officers have been deployed across the southeast Australian state of Victoria to ensure public safety during New Year celebrations.
* Fiji Police Force have issued a strong warning as illegal activities, arrests, fatalities, and serious accidents increase across the country during the busy December period.
* Russia's upgraded light multi-purpose helicopter Mi-34M1 has successfully completed its first test flight, the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade said on Tuesday.
* The foreign ministers of Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Iceland, Japan, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and Britain on Tuesday issued a joint statement expressing concerns over the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Gaza.
* Colombian President Gustavo Petro said on Tuesday that U.S. President Donald Trump had ordered the bombing of a suspected cocaine processing facility in Maracaibo, a city in northwestern Venezuela.
* Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Russian President Vladimir Putin pledged on Tuesday to accelerate key energy and transport agreements, reinforcing a strategic partnership amid Western pressure.
* Burkina Faso has decided to impose total visa restrictions on U.S. nationals in response to Washington's move to tighten entry rules for Burkinabe citizens, the government said Tuesday.
* The UN General Assembly on Tuesday adopted the UN programme budget for 2026, totalling 3.45 billion U.SD. The budget largely reflects UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' proposed 15 percent reduction in financial resources and a nearly 19 percent cut in staffing.
* The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Tuesday launched a 1.71 billion USD humanitarian needs and response plan for Afghanistan in 2026, which is expected to remain one of the world's largest humanitarian crises next year.
* Pakistani authorities said on Tuesday that terrorists and extremist groups are using online platforms for radicalization targeting vulnerable children, making it a serious digital threat.
* The Arab League (AL) condemned Israel's Knesset on Tuesday for ratifying a law cutting electricity and water to United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) offices.
* Jordan on Tuesday called for immediate international action to address the worsening humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip amid bad weather conditions and Israel's continued restrictions on aid entry.
* Lebanese Foreign Minister Youssef Rajji said Tuesday in a written message to his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi that Lebanon seeks to build balanced relations with Iran based on respect for Lebanese sovereignty and independence.
* The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said on Tuesday that two vessels entering the southern port of Mukalla were carrying containers loaded with weapons and ammunition.
* Immigration control waiting time at Lisbon airport exceeded seven hours on Tuesday, resulting in operational losses for airlines and missed passenger connections. Travelers report that border control delays have intensified since the pandemic, reaching their worst levels during the end-of-year holiday period.
* Agricultural production has continued to grow, contributing to socio-economic development, with the Lao government emphasizing the vital role of agriculture and forestry as the foundation for sustainable national development.
* China's grain purchases totaled 415 million tonnes in 2025, remaining above the 400-million-tonne mark for a third straight year, according to a national work conference on food and strategic reserves on Tuesday.
* Russia recorded 82.9 million domestic tourist trips from January to November in 2025, up 5 percent year on year, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko said Tuesday.
* Moody's Ratings late Monday downgraded the City of Budapest's long-term issuer ratings to Ba1 from Baa3 and placed them on review for further downgrade, citing weakened liquidity, uncertainty over government transfers, and ongoing disputes with the central government.
* Pakistan recorded a gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 3.71 percent in the first quarter of fiscal year 2025-26 (FY2026), Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal said on Tuesday.
* The Indonesian government has set a total import quota of 4.8 million tons for several food commodities in 2026, the Coordinating Ministry for Food Affairs said on Tuesday.
* Global climate change had multiple environmental impacts in Malaysia in 2024, including an increase in flood incidents to 1,345 cases from 809 cases in 2023, official data showed Tuesday.
