* Tech billionaire Elon Musk announced Saturday that "the America Party is formed to give you back your freedom," following an online poll he launched earlier in the week that showed strong support for a new political force.
* Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni was on Saturday nominated as the sole candidate to represent the ruling party in next year's presidential election.
* China, Myanmar and Thailand agreed to intensify cooperation to dismantle all telecom scam compounds and arrest all suspects in Myawaddy and other telecom fraud hubs, China's Ministry of Public Security announced Sunday.
* Bangladesh has expressed its readiness to cooperate with the Malaysian authorities in the terror investigation into the arrest of dozens of Bangladeshi nationals in Malaysia on alleged militancy charges.
* Ukraine's Special Operations Forces on Saturday carried out a strike on the Borysoglebsk airfield in Russia's Voronezh Region, said the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
* Colombia and Uzbekistan have joined the New Development Bank (NDB), expanding the membership of the multilateral lender commonly known as the BRICS Bank, the institution's president, Dilma Rousseff, announced here Saturday.
* Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has instructed a negotiating team to travel to Qatar on Sunday for talks with Hamas on a ceasefire-hostages deal, Israeli Prime Minister's Office said in a statement Saturday night.
* Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff on Saturday discussed the developments of the Gaza ceasefire negotiations in a phone call.
* Syria and Britain officially renewed diplomatic relations on Saturday, marked by British Foreign Secretary David Lammy's visit to Damascus, according to official statements released by both sides.
* Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on Saturday night attended a religious mourning ceremony in the Iranian capital Tehran, according to footage released by his website.
* Israel killed the head of Hamas' naval force in northern Gaza in an airstrike, the military and Shin Bet domestic security agency said on Sunday.
* The Israeli military said Sunday it has struck about 130 sites throughout Gaza over the past 24 hours.
* At least 43 Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip on Sunday, the Civil Defense in Gaza said. Israeli warplanes attacked two homes in the al-Nasr and Sheikh Radwan neighborhoods in Gaza City, according to eyewitnesses.
* Iran's Tabriz Shahid Madani International Airport, which had been partially damaged during the country's 12-day war with Israel, has resumed operations, Iran's Civil Aviation Organization (CAO) said in a statement on Saturday.
* Yemen's Houthi armed forces claimed responsibility on Sunday morning for a "hypersonic ballistic missile" attack on Israel, which was reportedly intercepted earlier in the day by Israeli defense systems.
* The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) has issued a security alert on Sunday following reports of a vessel attack approximately 51 nautical miles southwest of Al Hudaydah, Yemen.
* Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Saturday called on the international community to exert pressure on Israel to stop its attacks on Lebanon, warning that the continued "aggression" threatens national sovereignty and regional stability.
* Guinea has launched its fourth General Population and Housing Census (RGPH-4) to collect reliable indicators and up-to-date data that will enable public authorities to design and implement development plans and programs.
* OPEC and its allies, collectively known as OPEC+, announced the decision on Saturday to increase oil output by 548,000 barrels per day (bpd) in August, a faster move compared with July. In July, the OPEC+ countries saw an oil output increase of 411,000 bpd amid a plan to gradually unwind their most recent layer of output cuts.
* Russia's cargo spacecraft Progress MS-31 successfully docked with the International Space Station (ISS), Russia's state space corporation Roscosmos said Sunday on its website.
* Severe flooding across central Texas has killed at least 49 people and left dozens missing, local authorities said over the weekend, as rescue operations continued across several counties.
* A barrier belt spanning three deserts in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region has been completed, marking a milestone achievement in the country's desertification control efforts.
* Romania's National Meteorological Administration has issued on Sunday a Code Red warning as a severe heatwave blankets much of the country from July 6 to June 8.
