* Representatives from the Lao Ministry of Public Security and the Committee on Laws, Justice and Police Affairs of the Thai Senate met to strengthen cooperation in combating cross-border drug smuggling and advancing a drug-free, safer future for both nations.
* Pakistan and India on Tuesday exchanged lists of civilian prisoners and fishermen held in each other's custody, in line with a bilateral agreement on consular access, officials said.
* U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday urged Hamas to take a 60-day ceasefire deal, saying Israel has agreed to its necessary conditions. Earlier on Tuesday, Trump said he will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House next Monday over Iran and Gaza.
* French President Emmanuel Macron and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed on Tuesday Iran's nuclear program and the Ukraine situation in their first phone conversation since 2022.
* Western leaders should resume dialogue with Russia to help end the conflict in Ukraine, Croatian President Zoran Milanovic said Tuesday following talks with Slovak President Peter Pellegrini in Zagreb.
* The Trump administration has halted part of military aid to Ukraine following a review of U.S. own stockpiles, the White House and Pentagon confirmed on Tuesday.
* Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum announced Tuesday that Mexico and the United States agreed to gradually reopen the border for cattle trade starting July 7, following a suspension in May due to the New World screwworm (NWS) outbreak.
* The United States deported 3,977 irregular Ecuadorian migrants in the first half of 2025, the Ecuadorian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.
* The Oreshnik missile systems will be deployed in Belarus by the end of 2025, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said Tuesday at a ceremonial meeting devoted to the Independence Day.
* The GOP-led Senate on Tuesday passed U.S. President Donald Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill, a major stride toward Trump's goal of getting the legislation to his desk and signed by this week's end.
* U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Tuesday reiterated his wait-and-see stance on interest rates while admitting that the Trump administration's tariffs prevented the Fed from lowering interest rates early.
* Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said on Tuesday that the government expected the economy to grow 5.0 percent this year.
* A new anti-scam law that took effect on Tuesday allows Singapore police to issue restriction orders instructing banks to temporarily block the banking and credit facilities of individuals believed to be under the influence of ongoing scams.
* An estimated 6,114,728 vehicles, including goods carriers, private cars and two-wheelers, would be denied fuel at petrol and diesel stations across Delhi amid a stringent anti-air pollution drive implemented in the Indian capital with effect from Tuesday (July 1), said an official from the local transport department.
* Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has said the country still needs more time to decide about the resumption of negotiations with the United States.
* Iranian president approves suspension of cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
* Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi held a phone conversation with European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas on Tuesday, during which he condemned what he described as "military aggression" by Israel and the United States against Iran, according to a statement from the Iranian Foreign Ministry.
* Intensifying military operations in northern Gaza, together with displacement orders and dwindling basic humanitarian services, are depriving Gazans of the means to survive, UN humanitarians said Tuesday.
* Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said on Tuesday it had arrested more than 50 "terrorists and proxies" linked to Israel, and killed two others in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan.
* Houthi forces fired a missile toward Israel on Tuesday night, triggering air raid sirens in central and southern parts of the country before it was intercepted, the Israeli military said in a statement.
* Yemeni Prime Minister Salem bin Buraik on Tuesday emphasized that achieving lasting peace in Yemen requires "addressing the fundamental causes of the ongoing conflict," particularly ending what he termed "the Houthi coup," and recognizing the militia's destabilizing impact on Yemen and the broader region.
* Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said on Tuesday that the Lebanese government had officially submitted a request to extend the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) for an additional year, until Aug. 31, 2026.
* Indonesia posted a surge in trade balance surplus of 4.3 billion USD in May 2025, compared to 0.16 billion dollars in the previous month, Statistics Indonesia (BPS) announced on Tuesday.
* Afghanistan's central bank, known as Da Afghanistan Bank, injected 15 million USD into the local market on Wednesday as part of efforts to support the national currency, the afghani.
* The World Bank has reclassified Cape Verde from a lower-middle-income country to an upper-middle-income country, reflecting an increase in per capita income, the institution said in a statement on Monday.
* Russian cargo spacecraft Progress MS-29 completed its mission after spending more than six months in orbit as part of the International Space Station (ISS), Russia's state space corporation Roscosmos said in a statement on Wednesday.
* The weather bureau of Laos has issued a warning to all communities and local authorities to remain vigilant and prepare for continuous rainfall from July 1 to 3, which may lead to landslides and flash floods.
* A total of 71 people lost lives in disasters across Nepal in the past two and a half months, a government agency said on Tuesday.
* A Russian Su-34 fighter jet crashed Tuesday in the Nizhny Novgorod region east of Moscow during a training flight, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
* The World Health Organization (WHO) said malaria coordination and surveillance efforts are underway in Ethiopia, as the country reported more than 520,000 malaria cases in a single month.
