* Two more Cambodian civilians were killed early Tuesday in the Cambodia-Thailand border dispute, lifting the civilian death toll to at least six in the renewed conflict, according to Cambodia's Defense Ministry.
* Thailand's military operations along the border with Cambodia will continue until its sovereignty and territorial integrity are no longer compromised, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nikorndej Balankura said on Monday.
* The Cambodian government said on Monday that a total of 377 schools in border provinces have been shut down due to the ongoing border conflict with Thailand.
* Libya's High National Elections Commission (HNEC) announced on Monday that it has started preparations for holding presidential and parliamentary elections in mid-April 2026.
* Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday outlined six priorities for 2026 as he urged the government and regional authorities to intensify efforts in demographic, economic and technological fields to ensure effective implementation of national projects.
* U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that the United States will allow Nvidia to ship its H200 artificial intelligence (AI) chips to "approved customers" in China and elsewhere, on the condition that 25 percent of the chip sales will be paid to the U.S. government.
* Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday that national security advisors of Ukraine and European countries will jointly work on amendments to the latest version of a peace plan to end the Ukraine crisis, the Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported.
* The Netherlands has pledged an extra 700 million euros (812 million USD) in support of Ukraine next year, the Dutch government said on Monday.
* Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Monday warned that the European Union's plan to admit Ukraine by 2030 would force the bloc into a war with Russia.
* U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to impose additional 5 percent tariffs on Mexican goods if its southern neighbor does not supply water based on a bilateral treaty signed in 1944.
* Türkiye and Hungary on Monday reaffirmed their energy partnership, with Ankara promising to guarantee the transit of Russian natural gas to Hungary.
* UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday condemned Israel's unauthorized entry earlier in the day into the UN Sheikh Jarrah compound held by the UN relief agency for Palestinians located in occupied East Jerusalem.
* Israeli warplanes launched a series of airstrikes on southern Lebanon at midnight on Monday, local media reported.
* Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday reaffirmed the need to advance to the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement.
* Syria's interim authorities staged a major military parade in the capital, Damascus, on Monday to mark the first anniversary of the country's political transition.
* The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said Monday its ultimate aim in 2026 is to raise a total of 33 billion USD to support 135 million people through 23 country operations and six plans for refugees and migrants. OCHA noted its immediate priority for next year is to save 87 million lives with 23 billion dollars in funding.
* Nigerian President Bola Tinubu confirmed on Monday that at least 100 schoolchildren have been rescued from suspected terrorists who attacked a school in Niger State last month, kidnapping hundreds of students and teachers.
* Tanzania's Minister of Home Affairs George Simbachawene on Monday urged citizens to avoid planned demonstrations scheduled for Dec. 9, declaring them unlawful and warning that participation will be treated as a criminal offense.
* Fitch Ratings has affirmed Malaysia's long-term foreign-currency issuer default rating (IDR) at "BBB+" with a stable outlook. The rating agency said in a statement on Monday that the ratings are supported by strong medium-term growth prospects and persistent current account surpluses, with a diversified export base.
* Kyrgyzstan's consolidated budget for 2025 is expected to exceed 1.1 trillion soms (around 12.58 billion USD), surpassing the trillion-som mark for the first time in the country's history, Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers Adylbek Kasymaliev said Monday.
* The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Tuesday said it has approved a 15-million-U.S.-dollar financing package to strengthen the banking and capital markets and enhance financial inclusion in Bhutan. The assistance comprises a 10-million-dollar policy-based loan and a 5-million-dollar policy-based grant.
* Israel's Minister of Economy and Industry Nir Barkat and Costa Rica's Minister of Foreign Trade Manuel Tovar Rivera signed a free trade agreement on Monday in Jerusalem, Israel's Ministry of Economy and Industry said in a statement.
* More than 60 percent of Asia and the Pacific's population, about 2.7 billion people, has been lifted from extreme water insecurity over the past 12 years, but these hard-won gains are threatened by accelerating environmental decline and a major financing gap, according to a new Asian Development Bank (ADB) report.
* Japan's weather agency lifted a tsunami warning for coastal areas of Aomori, Iwate and Hokkaido prefectures early on Tuesday, hours after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.5 struck northeastern Japan.
* An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.7 jolted 127 km south of Honcho, Japan at 2152 GMT on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter was initially determined to be at 40.99 degrees north latitude and 143.14 degrees east longitude.
* 2025 is expected to tie with 2023 as the second-warmest year on record, with last month ranking as the third-warmest November globally, according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S).
* Indonesia's National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) said Monday that the death toll from recent floods and landslides in Aceh, North Sumatra and West Sumatra has risen to 961 with 293 people still missing as joint search and rescue teams recovered 40 more bodies across affected areas.
* Latvia's Center for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) on Monday informed of the start of the annual influenza epidemic in the country and encouraged vaccination as the most effective protection.
