* UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday urged Cambodia and Thailand to agree to a ceasefire.
* The armed border clashes between Thailand and Cambodia entered the 4th day on Sunday. According to a statement issued by the Thai Foreign Ministry, Richa Suksuwanon, deputy spokesperson of the Thai army, said that the first shots were fired into Thai territory in several areas, including a civilian house, by Cambodia early Sunday.
* Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet on Sunday reiterated Cambodia's willingness for an "immediate and unconditional ceasefire" between the armed forces of Cambodia and Thailand.
* Thailand on Sunday responded to U.S. President Donald Trump's call for a ceasefire on the Thai-Cambodian border, saying that the country agrees in principle to have a ceasefire in place but would like to see sincere intention from the Cambodian side.
* Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), laid a wreath at the China-DPRK Friendship Tower Saturday on the occasion of the 72nd anniversary of the country's Fatherland Liberation War victory, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Sunday.
* Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Sunday that Israel is "clearly" breaching international law by withholding aid from civilians in Gaza.
* The African Union (AU) on Saturday welcomed France's announcement to officially recognize the State of Palestine, describing it as a "significant step" that aligns with the AU's longstanding position.
* Airdrops of humanitarian aid resumed over various locations in the northern Gaza Strip on Saturday evening as humanitarian conditions in the enclave continued to deteriorate, according to Palestinian sources and eyewitnesses.
* The Israeli military said it would halt activity in three areas of Gaza from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. local time (0700-1700 GMT) every day until further notice, beginning Sunday, media reports said.
* Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi on Saturday discussed mediation efforts to achieve a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip during a phone call with his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, the Egyptian presidency said in a statement.
* Hundreds of people took to the streets of Aberdeen and Edinburgh on Saturday to protest the arrival of U.S. President Donald Trump, who is in Scotland for a five-day visit.
* The ruling party of the Central African Republic (CAR), United Hearts Movement (MCU), nominated incumbent president Faustin-Archange Touadera as its presidential candidate on Saturday. The decision was reached during an ordinary congress of the party in the CAR capital, Bangui.
* A political coalition led by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) announced on Saturday the formation of a parallel government in Sudan, raising concerns about further division of a country already torn by more than two years of civil conflict.
* Burundi's ruling National Council for the Defense of Democracy-Forces for the Defense of Democracy (CNDD-FDD) party has won all 10 seats in the Senate following senatorial elections held on Wednesday, the country's electoral commission said in Bujumbura on Friday.
* The Chinese government has proposed the creation of a global artificial intelligence (AI) cooperation organization, and is tentatively considering establishing its headquarters in Shanghai, Xinhua has learned from sources involved in the matter.
* Nearly 100,000 students have passed the nationwide matriculation exam for the 2024-2025 academic year, state-owned daily The Global New Light of Myanmar reported on Sunday. According to results announced Sunday morning, out of 207,898 students who took the exam, 99,924 passed, giving a pass rate of 48.06 percent, the report said.
* Profits of China's major industrial firms dropped by 1.8 percent year on year in the first half (H1) of 2025, official data showed Sunday. Industrial firms with an annual main business revenue of at least 20 million yuan (about 2.8 million USD) saw their combined profits reach 3.44 trillion yuan during the January-June period, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).
* The Afghan interim government's Ministry of Transport and Aviation has announced that a total of 96,500 international flights traversed Afghanistan's airspace over the past year.
* Greece on Saturday requested assistance from the European Union Civil Protection Mechanism to combat multiple wildfires raging across the country, according to local broadcaster Mega Channel.
* At least six people were killed and 29 others injured Sunday in a stampede at a Hindu temple in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, police said. The stampede broke out at Mansa Devi temple in Haridwar district, about 53 km south of Dehradun, the capital city of Uttarakhand.
* An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 jolted Macquarie Island region at 1615 GMT on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 57.72 degrees south latitude and 157.53 degrees east longitude.
