* Armenia's Constitutional Court on Saturday rejected appeals seeking to overturn the results of the June 7 parliamentary elections, upholding the Central Election Commission's official certification of the vote, Armenpress reported. Saturday's ruling followed six days of hearings totaling nearly 50 hours. The court heard final arguments on July 1 before retiring to deliberate.
* New Zealand's major governing National Party on Sunday pledged to launch trade negotiations with more economies within five years if re-elected in the November general election, as part of a strategy to expand export markets.
* Chinese and Russian navies will hold the "Joint Sea-2026" naval exercise this month in waters and airspace near the Chinese port city of Qingdao in east China's Shandong Province, China's Ministry of National Defense announced Sunday.
* Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), on Friday oversaw a performance test of the weapon systems of the country's destroyer Kang Kon, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Sunday.
* Turkish police detained 46 suspects in the capital Ankara as part of a security operation ahead of the NATO Summit scheduled for July 7-8, according to Turkish media on Sunday.
* The United Nations has warned of a worsening drinking water shortage in Afghanistan's capital Kabul, saying the crisis poses serious challenges to the city's future development, local media TOLOnews reported on Sunday.
* OPEC+ countries agreed on Sunday to raise the oil production cap in August by 188,000 barrels per day (bpd) from July levels, according to a statement published after a virtual meeting of OPEC+. The decision was announced following the meeting attended by Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Algeria and Oman, which reviewed global market conditions and outlook.
* Pakistan will host the next round of negotiations between the United States and Iran on July 11, Al Arabiya news channel reported on Saturday. Citing unnamed sources, the report said the upcoming round will focus on U.S. sanctions on Iran, Iranian frozen assets, and the Iranian nuclear file.
* Britain and France are ready to work with Oman to protect the navigation security of its sovereign territorial waters, according to a joint statement issued late Friday.
* Qatar's Ministry of Transport on Sunday announced the full resumption of maritime navigation for all types of marine vessels, effective immediately.
* A senior Iranian diplomat warned Saturday the Strait of Hormuz is not a "theater" for transregional powers' military display.
* The Malian Armed Forces said Saturday that attacks against several military positions in the country earlier in the day were repelled and the situation was "fully under control."
* Iraqi fighter jets conducted three airstrikes against Islamic State (IS) hideouts in northern Iraq on Sunday, hours after a counter-terrorism officer was killed in the same area, military sources said.
* The death toll from a Houthi attack on Yemeni government forces in the Red Sea province of Hodeidah has risen to 14, with several others wounded after fierce clashes on the Hays frontline, military and medical officials told Xinhua on Sunday.
* A cargo vessel came under attack by unknown armed assailants off Yemen's Red Sea coast on Sunday, triggering a distress alert, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said.
* Another 255 Ugandan nationals returned home on Sunday, bringing the total number of Ugandans evacuated from South Africa to 560 amid ongoing xenophobic violence and anti-migrant protests.
* Bangladesh's export earnings slipped 0.58 percent to roughly 48 billion USD in the just-concluded 2025-26 fiscal year (July 2025-June 2026). According to official data released by the Export Promotion Bureau on Sunday, the country shipped goods worth 4.20 billion dollars in June, nearly 26 percent higher than the same month a year ago, largely due to the growing demand for ready-made garments.
* At least 20 people have died, with over 100 others missing, after a boat capsized at the confluence of the Kasai and Sankuru rivers in the Ilebo territory of the Kasai province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
* Guinea-Bissau has confirmed its first mpox case, prompting health authorities to activate national response mechanisms and call for heightened public vigilance.
* The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has reported 1,528 confirmed Ebola cases, including 492 deaths, as the country's latest outbreak continues to expand.
