* Romania's Parliament on Monday rejected a no-confidence motion filed by the opposition against Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan's government, clearing the way for a major fiscal reform package aimed at reducing the country's growing budget deficit.
* Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday he has offered First Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister Yulia Svyrydenko the position of Prime Minister. The President added that he looks forward to seeing the new government's action plan in the near future.
* The first flight from Moscow to Pyongyang, the capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is scheduled for July 27, the Russian Ministry of Transport said Monday.
* U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that the United States will send weapons to Ukraine through NATO, and threatened "severe tariffs" targeting Russia if a ceasefire deal is not reached in 50 days.
* Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday held a phone talk with U.S. President Donald Trump. In a post on X, Zelensky said that the discussion with Trump touched on the solutions needed to better protect Ukrainians from Russian attacks and to strengthen Ukraine's positions.
* French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Sunday an additional 6.5 billion euros (7.6 billion USD) in military spending to be allocated over the next two years, aiming for annual defense expenditure to reach 64 billion euros by 2027.
* The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration to move forward with its plan to dismantle the Department of Education after pausing a preliminary injunction issued by a U.S. district judge in May.
* Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday submitted bills to parliament, seeking a 90-day extension of martial law and general mobilization. The proposal will extend both measures to Nov. 5 after their scheduled expiration date on Aug. 7, according to the parliament's press service.
* A decision on tariff negotiations between Indonesia and the United States was expected to be announced in August, Indonesia's Deputy Trade Minister Dyah Roro Esti said on Monday, while highlighting importance in seeking trade access with other partners.
* Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen condemned the Trump administration's threat to impose 30 percent tariffs on European Union (EU) exports as "absolutely unacceptable" during a joint press conference with EU trade chief Maros Sefcovic in Brussels on Monday.
* Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala said on Monday that Europe must be prepared for a bad outcome in tariff negotiations with the United States, while continuing efforts to secure a good deal.
* A 30-percent tariff imposed by the United States on imports from the European Union (EU) could slow Czech economic growth by 0.4 percentage points from August this year and by 1.1 percentage points in 2026, the Ministry of Finance said on Monday.
* U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has asked the central bank's inspector general to review the renovation project of its headquarters after criticism from the White House, according to local media.
* Afghanistan has achieved self-sufficiency in the production of salt and banned its import to the country, according to deputy spokesman for the Afghan interim government Hamdullah Fitrat.
* New Zealand on Monday launched a strategy to become a leading destination for international students, aiming to double the sector's economic contribution to 7.2 billion NZ dollars by 2034.
* Over 9,000 children living in detention homes in Sri Lanka will receive a monthly allowance of 5,000 rupees (about 17 USD) starting Tuesday, according to Minister of Women and Child Affairs Saroja Savithri Paulraj.
* The 20th session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) opened Monday in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, with a call for securing a green, resilient and inclusive future for the continent.
* Turkey has arrested 910 individuals so far this year in nationwide operations targeting the Gulen movement, with another 1,006 individuals placed under judicial control, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said Monday.
* Iran will deliver "a proportionate and appropriate response" if France, Britain and Germany, collectively known as the E3, trigger sanctions snapback mechanisms, Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei warned in Tehran on Monday.
* Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Monday held separate meetings with the visiting interior ministers of Iraq and Pakistan to exchange views on bilateral ties and regional issues.
* Spanish airline Air Europa resumed its flights to Israel on Monday, with a flight departing from Madrid Barajas Airport and landing at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv. The airline suspended its service after the recent fighting between Israel and Iran, when the Israeli airspace was temporarily closed.
* At least 89 people were killed and some 200 others injured over the past two days in escalating clashes between Druze militias and Bedouin tribes in southern Syria's Sweida province, Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Monday.
* At least 46 civilians were killed and 37 others wounded in an attack by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on a village in North Kordofan State, western Sudan, volunteer groups reported on Monday.
* A European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) vessel sank on Monday after striking a coral reef near the Greek island of Lesbos, Greek authorities said. All six crew members aboard the Portuguese-flagged vessel were rescued safely by the Hellenic Coast Guard.
* China's gross domestic product (GDP) grew 5.3 percent year on year in the first half of 2025, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed Tuesday. China's GDP reached around 66.05 trillion yuan (about 9.24 trillion USD) in the first half, NBS data showed.
* India's wholesale price index (WPI) declined to -0.13 percent in June, data released by the federal Ministry of Commerce and Industry said on Monday. The WPI inflation dropped to a 21-month low of -0.13 percent in June, marking the first negative reading since October 2023.
* Republic of Korea's money supply rose for the second straight month due to additional policy rate cuts, central bank data showed Tuesday. The seasonally-adjusted M2, or broad money, mounted 1.0 percent to 4,279.8 trillion won (3.09 trillion USD) in May compared to the previous month, after growing 0.2 percent in April, according to the Bank of Korea (BOK).
* Bangladesh's trade deficit decreased by 884 million USD to nearly 20 billion dollars in the first 11 months of the fiscal year 2024-25 (July 2024 to June 2025), showed the latest data from the Bangladesh Bank.
* The central bank of New Zealand warned on Tuesday that the country's aging population poses significant challenges for the financial system.
* Indians were elated on Monday as the news of undocking of spacecraft "Axiom-4" from the International Space Station (ISS) spread on social media.
* Torrential rains and flash floods have claimed at least 111 lives and left 212 others injured across Pakistan between June 26 and July 14, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said on Monday.
* A heatwave sweeping across Europe has pushed temperatures above 20 degrees Celsius in Finland and Sweden, with some areas exceeding 30 degrees, prompting health and safety warnings.
* Canada's environment authority on Monday afternoon issued multiple heat warnings for several provinces, including Ontario, Quebec and the Atlantic provinces.
* An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 jolted 217 km south of Burica, Panama, at 1716 GMT on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 6.08 degrees north latitude and 82.72 degrees west longitude.
