UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on the United States to exempt critical aid deliveries from its sweeping order to pause foreign assistance, his spokesman said on Monday.
* China and India agreed Monday to resume direct flights between the Chinese mainland and India, according to a Chinese Foreign Ministry statement on Tuesday.
* Russia has summoned the Moldovan ambassador to Moscow, following allegations made by a Moldovan political party against the Russian ambassador in Chisinau, the Russian foreign ministry said in a statement on Monday.
* Denmark has unveiled plans to bolster its military presence in the Arctic amid rising concerns over the U.S. interest in acquiring Greenland, a Danish-owned territory.
* The European Union (EU) foreign ministers have agreed to begin easing sanctions on Syria, Kaja Kallas, the bloc's high representative for foreign affairs and security policy, announced on Monday.
* Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni described the current rise in anti-Semitism as "a scourge that has survived the Holocaust," as Italy observed International Holocaust Remembrance Day with various initiatives on Monday.
* A German Foreign Ministry spokesperson on Monday reaffirmed the country's opposition to any displacement of Palestinians from Gaza, addressing remarks made by U.S. President Donald Trump over the weekend.
* The New Zealand government will bring a relentless focus on unleashing growth to lift incomes, strengthen local businesses, and create opportunity in 2025, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said on Tuesday.
* Italy has restarted its contentious program of sending asylum seekers picked up in the Mediterranean to Albania, months after judges in Rome ruled against the transfers.
* Syria's interim Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shibani on Monday welcomed the decision by the European Union (EU) to suspend sanctions against Damascus for one year, calling it a move that could enhance living conditions for Syrians and support economic recovery.
* The Palestinian presidency on Monday accused Israel of escalating military actions in the occupied West Bank, warning that ongoing operations risk further destabilization after an Israeli drone strike killed two Palestinians near Tulkarm.
* Israel's Defense Ministry announced on Monday that it will develop an airborne self-protection suite for the country's F-16I fighter fleet. In a statement, the ministry said the aircraft will be equipped with innovative technologies to ensure maximum protection in complex combat scenarios.
* Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi on Monday said no solution to the Palestinian issue will come at the expense of Jordan or the Palestinians' rights to their land, freedom, sovereignty, and dignity.
* Tensions remained high in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Tuesday as the March 23 Movement (M23) rebellion advanced in the country's North Kivu and South Kivu provinces.
* Libya aims to reactivate and update 25 bilateral agreements with Serbia to strengthen economic cooperation, Libyan Economy Minister Mohamed Al-Hwej said on Monday.
* Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem on Monday reaffirmed the group's stance on Israel's withdrawal from southern Lebanon, stating that the deadline had passed, and no extensions would be tolerated.
* The Israeli Air Force (IAF) on Monday killed Ihab Abu Atiwi, the head of Hamas in the West Bank city of Tulkarm, said a joint statement issued by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and the Israel Security Agency (ISA).
* Turkish authorities have detained 100 suspected members of the Islamic State (IS) in the past week, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said Tuesday.
* Kazatomprom, Kazakhstan's national atomic company, plans to produce between 25,000 and 26,500 tons of uranium in 2025, according to a company statement released on Monday. This would represent a 7 to 14 percent rise from its 2024 production of 23,270 tons.
* China's crude oil and natural gas output exceeded 400 million tonnes of oil equivalent for the first time in 2024, according to the National Energy Administration.
* Malaysia's producer price index (PPI) rose 0.3 percent year-on-year in 2024 after posting a negative 1.9 percent in 2023, official data showed Tuesday.
* The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) announced on Monday a 100 basis points (bps) reduction in its key policy rate, lowering it to 12 percent in response to mounting calls for a significant rate cut.
