* Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev appointed Olzhas Bektenov as the new prime minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan, according to a presidential decree signed on Tuesday.
* Colombia's government and National Liberation Army (ELN) group have agreed to extend their bilateral ceasefire by another six months, a statement released by both groups said.
* The UN Security Council on Monday convened an emergency session to address the escalating conflict in Gaza, a situation that is exacerbating tensions throughout the Middle East and posing significant risks to regional peace and security.
* Russia may leave the Arctic Council if Moscow's interests are not met, local media cited Nikolai Korchunov, Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Foreign Ministry, as saying on Tuesday.
* Senegal's parliament on Monday adopted a bill postponing the presidential election until Dec. 15 this year.
* Yemen's armed Houthi group on Tuesday claimed responsibility for launching attacks against U.S. and British vessels in the Red Sea.
* Israel has resumed battles in the northern Gaza Strip on Monday amid growing international calls for a ceasefire.
* U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday landed in Cairo for his meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi as the United States works to advance a Gaza truce and hostage deal mediated by the Egyptians and Qataris.
* At least 27,585 Palestinians have been killed and 66,978 wounded in Israeli strikes on Gaza since Oct. 7, the health ministry in Gaza said on Tuesday.
* U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi arrived in Kyiv on Tuesday and met Ukrainian Energy Minister German Galushchenko.
* The Palestinian presidency on Monday called on the United States to force Israel to stop its "aggression and war" against the besieged coastal enclave of the Gaza Strip.
* Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani said Monday that Iraq rejects any unilateral action by any country that does not respect the sovereignty of other countries.
* Morocco and Belgium on Monday discussed ways to foster cooperation between the two countries' armed forces, said a statement by the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces (FAR).
* Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib on Monday urged international support for people who were displaced by the current border tensions with Israel.
* Sudan said Monday that the number of displaced people in the country has surpassed 11 million due to the ongoing conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
* A United Nations security force has intensified its ground and aerial patrols in Abyei -- a region straddling Sudan and South Sudan -- in an effort to prevent additional violence following a weekend of fierce clashes in the oil-rich region that resulted in the loss of lives, according to UN News on Monday.
* The United Nations is preparing a plan to reach 15 million of the 25 million people in need of aid in war-torn Sudan, a UN spokesman said on Monday.
* Russian energy giant Gazprom GAZP.MM said it would ship 42.4 million cubic metres (mcm) of gas to Europe via Ukraine on Tuesday, a volume broadly in line with recent days.
* The European Commission is poised to recommend on Tuesday the EU reduces its net greenhouse gas emissions by 90% by 2040, a target that will test political appetite to continue Europe's ambitious fight against climate change ahead of EU elections.
* Singapore's fintech sector amassed total funding of 2.2 billion USD in 2023, a 68 percent decline compared to 2022, according to a report issued by accountancy giant KPMG Tuesday.
* Syrian President Bashar al-Assad issued legislative decrees Monday evening, enforcing a 50 percent salary boost for civilians, military personnel, and retirees, according to the state news agency SANA.
* At least 109 people have been injured and taken to hospital in Tokyo through Tuesday morning after many slipped and fell due to heavy snowfall in eastern Japan, local media reported.
* The Indian government has said that over 3,200 flights were cancelled due to bad weather and over 2,100 others had to be cancelled due to technical reasons last year.
* A historic multi-day snowstorm in eastern Canada has caused a local state of emergency, leaving many schools, universities and government offices closed, local media reported Monday.
