* Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing on Sunday called for all-out efforts to effectively prevent and contain the occurrence of major accidents.
* The Russian navy will receive 30 new ships in 2023 as the country continues strengthening its naval forces, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday.
* The Kremlin said on Monday it needed to find out the purpose of upcoming talks reportedly planned in Saudi Arabia about the crisis in Ukraine.
* The air forces of China and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will conduct a joint training exercise in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in August, the Ministry of National Defense announced Monday.
* The Philippines and the European Union (EU) on Monday agreed to revitalize trade and relaunch free trade agreements (FTA) talks.
* Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud has urged warring parties in Sudan to stop "all forms of military escalation" and find a political solution that would guarantee Sudan's return to security and stability.
* The only authority France recognises as legitimate in Niger is President Mohamed Bazoum's, the French foreign ministry said on Monday when asked if it had obtained authorisation from Niger to carry out strikes to free the ousted leader.
* Britain on Sunday condemned a recent coup in Niger and announced that it will suspend long-term development assistance to the West African country.
* The German government is not planning to evacuate German citizens or soldiers from Niger at this point based on the assessment of the current situation there, according to spokespeople from the defence and foreign ministries on Monday.
* Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called on Sunday for forming a committee to complete the dialogue on issues discussed during the reconciliation meeting of heads of Palestinian factions earlier in the day.
* Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah paid an official visit to Iraq's capital Baghdad on Sunday and held talks with Iraqi leaders in an attempt to end border demarcation and joint oil field disputes.
* Abu Dhabi National Oil Company brought forward its net zero carbon emissions target by five years to 2045 on Monday as OPEC member the United Arab Emirates prepares to host a major U.N. climate conference in December.
* Britain will grant more than 100 new oil and gas licences in the North Sea as part of efforts to tap domestic supplies and become more energy independent, the government said on Monday.
* Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian met with visiting UN special envoy for Iraq on Sunday in the capital Tehran to discuss Iraq developments.
* Malaysia's population is expected to grow 2.1 pct in 2023, led by international migration, official data showed Monday.
* Myanmar earned over 112.41 million USD from mineral export in over three months of the 2023-24 fiscal year, which started in April, the Ministry of Commerce figures showed Monday.
* Venezuela's exports to Colombia grew by 102 percent year on year in the first four months of the year, the official Venezuelan News Agency said Sunday.
* In Beijing's western suburbs, cars were swept away on Monday as relentless rain since the weekend transformed roads into rivers, killing at least two and trapping hundreds, despite an overnight evacuation of tens of thousands from their homes.
* The death toll from flooding and landslides triggered by typhoon Doksuri climbed to 25, with at least 20 more missing, the Philippines' national disaster agency said on Monday.
* Hundreds of people in western Canada have been ordered to evacuate due to an out-of-control wildfire burning across Canada-U.S. border, media reported Sunday.
