* Thailand's capital Bangkok has recorded a robust turnout for early voting on Sunday, one week ahead of a general election, with over 87 percent of registered out-of-constituency voters casting their ballots.
* Guinean President Mamady Doumbouya appointed officials to 20 ministerial portfolios on Monday, including 18 ministers and two secretaries-general, according to a presidential decree. The appointments follow the collective resignation of the outgoing government after the December 2025 presidential election.
* The Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) between Russia and the United States serves as a foundation for building mutual trust, Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev said Monday.
* Venezuela's acting president Delcy Rodriguez held a meeting with Laura Dogu, charge d'affaires to the U.S. Venezuela Affairs Unit, in Caracas on Monday. The meeting comes nearly one month after the U.S. military attacked Venezuela and captured President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, leaving at least 100 people dead and dozens injured.
* The deployment of Western troops and military infrastructure on Ukrainian territory is unacceptable and will be regarded as an intervention, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Monday.
* Greece on Monday launched a process to revise its 1975 Constitution, with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis highlighting the need to strengthen ministerial accountability as part of a broader push for institutional reform.
* Russian forces hit Ukrainian military-related targets and captured two settlements over the past day, Russia's Defense Ministry said on Sunday. According to the ministry, the strikes targeted transport infrastructure used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, as well as temporary deployment points of Ukrainian armed formations and foreign mercenaries in 158 areas.
* Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen on Monday condemned the United States for its "condescending and divisive aim" toward Greenland.
* Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney held a telephone conversation with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Monday to reaffirm their commitment to Arctic security and national sovereignty.
* The United States and India have reached a trade deal, under which the U.S. will lower its so-called reciprocal tariffs on India from 25 percent to 18 percent, U.S. President Donald Trump announced Monday.
* Britain summoned the Russian ambassador and revoked the accreditation of a Russian diplomat, according to a statement by the British Foreign Office on Monday.
* Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has ordered the start of negotiations with the United States within the framework of the nuclear issue, Iran's semi-official Fars news agency reported Monday, citing an unnamed government source.
* U.S. presidential special envoy Steve Witkoff is expected to arrive in Israel on Tuesday for talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and senior military officials, a senior Israeli official said on Monday.
* Britain on Monday imposed another package of sanctions against ten individuals and an organization, blaming their role in dealing with the recent unrest in Iran, according to a statement by the country's foreign office.
* Israeli and U.S. naval forces held a joint drill in the Red Sea on Sunday, the Israeli military said Monday, highlighting strengthened maritime cooperation as regional tensions with Iran continue to rise. The exercise involved Israeli Navy vessels and a visiting U.S. Navy destroyer operating in the Red Sea, the military said.
* UN humanitarians on Monday called on more countries to accept patients from Gaza as the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt reopens.
* The first group of wounded and ill Palestinians crossed from the Gaza Strip into Egypt on Monday, marking a key step in the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire.
* Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday issued a decree setting elections for the Palestinian National Council (PNC) on Nov. 1, the official WAFA news agency reported.
* Hamas said on Monday that it has completed preparations to hand over its governmental and administrative assets to the Gaza national committee, which is expected to administer the Gaza Strip once it enters the territory through the Rafah border crossing.
* Lebanon and Spain signed three memoranda of understanding on Monday covering diplomatic training, agriculture, and library cooperation, as the two countries agreed to deepen bilateral ties during Lebanese President Joseph Aoun's official visit to Madrid.
* The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said on Monday that Israeli aircraft dropped a chemical substance near the border, calling the move a violation of UN resolutions that "severely disrupted" its operations.
* Public transport across Germany was severely disrupted on Monday as nationwide strikes affected nearly all of the country's 16 federal states, with workers demanding better working conditions.
* Kazakhstan's national atomic company Kazatomprom said Monday that it increased uranium production by 11 percent in 2025. Last year, the company produced 25,839 tonnes of uranium, up from 23,270 tonnes in 2024. Its production target for 2026 is set at between 27,500 and 29,000 tonnes.
* Australia's central bank on Tuesday lifted the cash rate target by 25 basis points to 3.85 percent, the first interest rate rise in more than two years.
* The search for victims of a landslide in Indonesia's West Java province continued on Monday, with the number of recovered bodies reaching 80, local media Kompas.com reported.
