* Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Tuesday outlined Denmark's priorities for its six-month presidency of the Council of the European Union, with a strong focus on stronger security, green transition, and enhanced competitiveness.
* China on Tuesday released guidelines on providing regular, one-stop government services for major matters to improve administrative efficiency.
* Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a telephone conversation on expanding trade and economic cooperation, the press service of the Uzbek president said in a statement on Tuesday.
* U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday he has approved sending additional weapons to Ukraine and is considering new sanctions on Russia.
* Hungary has officially reopened its embassy in Tehran, restoring its full diplomatic presence in Iran, according to a statement posted Tuesday by Levente Magyar, Hungary's state secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
* Visiting French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday highlighted the two-state solution to solving the conflicts in Gaza, adding that recognizing the State of Palestine is the "only path to peace."
* The border checks reintroduced on Monday at Poland's borders with Germany and Lithuania are proceeding smoothly and have not disrupted inbound traffic, the Polish Press Agency (PAP) reported Tuesday, citing Polish Minister of the Interior and Administration Tomasz Siemoniak.
* French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday kicked off his three-day state visit to Britain, the first such visit by a French president since 2008.
* U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday a new tariff of 50 percent will be imposed on all copper imported into the United States, but did not give a specific time when the new tariff will take effect.
* Cambodia on Tuesday called on the United States to further lower tariffs it has imposed on Cambodian products exported to the U.S. market. The United States on Monday revised tariffs on Cambodian exports to 36 percent, taking effect on Aug. 1. The new tariff marked a reduction from the 49 percent it imposed on April 2.
* Sri Lanka's cabinet has authorized the navy to conduct maritime security operations on commercial ships operating in high-risk zones, according to the Department of Government Information on Tuesday.
* More than 2,600 Afghan refugee families, the majority of whom were from Iran, returned home in a single day on Tuesday, reported the state-run Bakhtar news agency on Wednesday.
* The Philippines has called for urgent reform of the international financial system to better support middle-income countries (MICs) amid mounting global challenges, the Department of Finance (DOF) said Wednesday.
* Singapore will recruit 1,000 new teachers annually over the next few years, Education Minister Desmond Lee announced on Wednesday. This represents an increase from the previous intake of about 700 teachers each year.
* Sri Lanka's police currently faces a shortage of 28,000 officers and recruitment is underway, said a minister on Tuesday. Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs Ananda Wijepala told parliament that the government has already issued an official gazette notification to recruit 5000 policemen.
* There is "positive engagement right now" between Hamas and Israel as Qatar is holding separate discussions with delegations of both parties in Doha, spokesperson for the Qatari Foreign Ministry Majed bin Mohammed Al Ansari said Tuesday.
* Iran has not requested any meeting with the United States, Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said on Tuesday, according to the semi-official Tasnim news agency.
* The health authorities in Gaza warned on Tuesday of a "worrying increase" in the number of cases of meningitis, especially among children, in the Gaza Strip amid "an unprecedented health, humanitarian, and environmental crisis."
* The injuries from Israeli attacks on Iran between June 13 and 24 hit 5,750, most of whom have been discharged from hospital, Iran's Deputy Health Minister for Treatment Seyed Sajjad Razavi said here Tuesday.
* Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi reviewed on Tuesday in the Saudi city of Jeddah the latest regional developments and bilateral relations, according to the Saudi Press Agency.
* Qatari Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani met in Doha on Tuesday with his Egyptian counterpart, Mostafa Kamal Madbouly, to discuss bilateral cooperation and the situation in the Gaza Strip.
* Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and the European Union's (EU) High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, discussed developments in the Middle East, particularly in the Gaza Strip and Iran, over the phone on Tuesday.
* Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud and his Iranian counterpart, Seyed Abbas Araghchi, reviewed regional development in the Saudi city of Mecca on Tuesday.
* Yemen's Houthi armed forces on Tuesday reiterated their position on maritime security, asserting their commitment to ensuring the freedom of navigation for all vessels, except those linked to Israel or supporting its military operations in Gaza.
* The East African Community (EAC) and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) have taken a major step toward integrating the region's digital markets, according to a statement released Tuesday by the EAC headquarters in Arusha, northern Tanzania.
* Global trade grew by an estimated 300 billion USD in the first half (H1) of 2025, despite showing a slower growth pace, the United Nations Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said in a report released Tuesday.
* German exports to the United States fell sharply in May, hitting their lowest level in more than three years as the threat of new tariffs continued to cast a shadow over Europe's largest economy.
* Thailand's consumer confidence declined for a fifth consecutive month in June, hitting the lowest rate in 28 months, due to concerns over ongoing political uncertainty and global trade tensions, a survey showed on Wednesday.
* Hungary's consumer price index rose by 4.6 percent year-on-year in June, according to data released Tuesday by the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH). On a monthly basis, inflation edged up 0.1 percent.
* Angola yielded a total of 3.6 trillion kwanzas (about 3.9 billion USD) in non-oil tax revenues in the first six months of this year, Angola Press Agency reported Monday.
* At least 109 people were dead and over 160 are still missing as of Tuesday after devastating flash floods slammed the U.S. Texas Hill Country, with rescue operations still going on along the Guadalupe River.
* The death toll from the passenger ship that capsized in Indonesia's Bali Strait last Wednesday has risen to 12, as search operations continue for 23 missing persons, officials said on Wednesday.
* June 2025 was the world's third-warmest June on record, trailing only 2023 and 2024, said the EU-funded Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) on Wednesday. The global average surface air temperature in June was 16.46 degrees Celsius, 0.47 degrees above the 1991-2020 average for the month and 1.3 degrees higher than the 1850-1900 pre-industrial level, C3S said in its monthly bulletin.
* Western Europe recorded its hottest June ever, with average temperatures reaching 20.49 degrees Celsius as two powerful heatwaves drove extreme weather across the region.
* China's Ministry of Water Resources on Wednesday activated a Level-IV emergency response to flooding in south China's Guangdong Province, hindered by the impact of Typhoon Danas.
* A rapidly spreading wildfire driven by winds of up to 70 km per hour has forced Marseille Provence airport in the south of France to shut down and suspend all flights, local authorities confirmed on Tuesday.
