* A Dutch minority government was officially sworn in on Monday at Huis ten Bosch Palace in The Hague, more than 110 days after the general election held on Oct. 29 last year. Following the discharge of the previous cabinet, 18 ministers and 10 state secretaries were sworn in.
* The Palestinian Central Election Commission on Monday announced the opening of nomination centers for the 2026 local elections, which will remain open until March 1.
* U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will lead a potential strike on Iran if he is ordered to do so.
* U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine has warned the White House that the shortfalls in munitions and support from allies could mean greater danger for the U.S. troops in a potential strike on Iran, multiple U.S. media outlets reported Monday.
* The Indian nationals in Iran were urged on Monday to leave the country by any available means of transport. A fresh advisory issued by the Indian embassy in Tehran urged nationals, including students, businessmen, pilgrims and tourists, to leave the country by available means of transport, including commercial flights, because of the evolving situation.
* Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned on Monday that Israel is facing "very challenging days," and issued a stark threat to Iran, as regional tensions mount following a major U.S. military buildup in the Middle East.
* The United States deployed more military assets to Israel's main airport and evacuated its diplomats from Lebanon on Monday, signaling a potential escalation with Iran just days before the two sides are set to resume nuclear talks.
* At the 61st session of the UN Human Rights Council on Monday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that human rights, human dignity, and international law are being blatantly violated in areas affected by the Palestine-Israel conflict, and the two-state solution is "being stripped away."
* Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, the top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, outlined general goals for the national economy over the next five years, focusing on stabilization, consolidation and a gradual qualitative development, state media said Tuesday.
* Myanmar will convene the first session of its third Pyithu Hluttaw (Lower House) on March 16, according to an announcement issued by the Pyithu Hluttaw on Monday night.
* Cambodia has cleared about 3,541 square kilometers of landmine and explosive remnants of war (ERW) contaminated land in the last 33 years, from 1992 to 2025, Prime Minister Hun Manet said.
* Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Gil on Monday urged the United States to immediately release Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife while addressing the 61st session of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council. The U.S. military launched an attack on Venezuela and captured Maduro and his wife on Jan. 3.
* European Union (EU) foreign ministers failed on Monday to reach an agreement on the 20th package of sanctions against Russia, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said, after Hungary refused to back the measures ahead of the fourth anniversary of Russian-Ukraine conflict.
* The European Parliament's trade committee is very likely to delay a planned vote on legislative files linked to the EU-U.S. trade agreement reached in Scotland's Turnberry last year, a committee press officer said on Monday.
* China's Ministry of Commerce on Tuesday added 20 Japanese entities, including Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Shipbuilding Co., to its export control list to safeguard national security and interests and fulfill international obligations such as non-proliferation.
* France has restricted U.S. Ambassador to France Charles Kushner's access to senior government officials after he failed to attend a summons from the French Foreign Ministry over comments by the U.S. Embassy regarding the death of a French far-right activist.
* Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico on Monday asked the state-run Slovak Electricity Transmission System (SEPS) to suspend emergency electricity supplies to Ukraine over the Druzhba pipeline dispute, according to the News Agency of the Slovak Republic.
* European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde praised U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Jerome Powell on Monday, highlighting the importance of central banks remaining independent of political interference.
* In a joint statement, nearly 20 countries, the League of Arab States, and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation jointly condemned on Monday recent Israeli decisions to expand unlawful control over the West Bank. The statement said Israel's settlements and related decisions constitute "a flagrant violation of international law," including relevant UN Security Council resolutions.
* Croatian President Zoran Milanovic announced on Monday that the Croatian military will not cooperate in any way with the Israeli military or Israel's military industry.
* Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud discussed on Monday developments in the Gaza Strip and other regional and international issues.
* Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has discussed the current regional situation with Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi, local media reported Monday.
* Egypt is seriously concerned over a recent dispute between Iraq and Kuwait over their maritime border, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Monday.
* The Lao central bank will reduce its 7-day basic interest rate from 8.5 percent to 8 percent in a move aimed at maintaining monetary stability in Laos.
* Malaysia's labor productivity per hour worked for 2025 has demonstrated a positive momentum by growing 3.7 percent, with value added per hour worked reaching 44.5 ringgit (about 11.41 USD), official data showed Monday.
* Thailand's exports grew for a 19th consecutive month in January as industrial shipments surged due to an ongoing global demand for electronic products, official data showed on Monday. Exports, a key driver of the Southeast Asian country's economic growth, jumped 24.4 percent year-on-year last month to 31.6 billion USD, marking the strongest expansion in four years, according to the Ministry of Commerce.
* Peru's GDP expanded 3.4 percent in 2025, the National Institute of Statistics and Informatics (INEI) said Monday. The economic growth was mainly driven by internal price stability, exchange rate reduction and an increase in international prices for Peru's main export products, INEI said in a press release.
* Oil and gas condensate production in Kazakhstan rose by 3 percent year on year in 2025, the country's sovereign wealth fund Samruk-Kazyna said Monday.
* An Iranian Air Force helicopter crashed on Tuesday in the central province of Isfahan, leaving at least two people dead, state media reported.
* Fifteen people were killed, including seven children, in the crash of a Mi-17 helicopter of the Peruvian Air Force (FAP) in southern Peru, according to an official statement published Monday morning.
* All seven people, including two crew members, on board an air ambulance were killed after the aircraft crashed in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand, local officials said Tuesday.
