* Gombojav Zandanshatar was on Friday appointed as Mongolia's new prime minister at the proposal of the ruling Mongolian People's Party. Zandanshatar's appointment was approved by a vote of 92.3 percent in the country's 126-seat parliament, or the State Great Khural.
* U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that an Israeli strike on Iran "could very well happen," warning of a possible "massive conflict" in the Middle East.
* The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Friday it had completed a new series of "precision strikes" on Iran's surface-to-surface missile systems, destroying multiple launchers, storage facilities, and other military sites.
* Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian pledged on Friday that Iran will deliver a "legitimate and powerful" response to Israel's airstrikes earlier in the day.
* Indian Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu posted on social media on Friday that the flight data recorder (Black Box) of the crashed plane has been recovered from the accident site in Ahmedabad by Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau.
* Samdech Techo Hun Sen, president of the ruling Cambodian People's Party, said on Friday that the country may suspend importing products from Thailand if the latter refuses to reopen the border checkpoints.
* Russia is currently creating unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) forces as a separate branch, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday.
* The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Thursday relaunched its second Choe Hyon-class destroyer in a ceremony held at the Rajin shipyard, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Friday.
* U.S. President Donald Trump won a swift legal victory on Thursday night when a federal appeals court blocked a lower court's order issued just hours earlier that would have returned 4,000 California National Guard troops to state control, allowing the military deployment in Los Angeles to continue.
* The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Friday called for an end of attacks on nuclear facilities after Israel attacked nuclear facilities in Iran early in the morning.
* Iraq on Friday submitted an official complaint to the United Nations Security Council, condemning Israel for violating its airspace to conduct military operations in the region, the Foreign Ministry said.
* Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on Friday appointed new military commanders following the deaths of key security officials in Israeli airstrikes on Tehran, the state-run IRNA news agency reported.
* Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said on Friday that his government is closely monitoring developments following Israel's military strikes on Iran, as Cairo moves to strengthen its strategic reserves and prepare for potential regional spillover.
* The Indian government on Friday expressed deep concern over the recent developments between Iran and Israel and called for restraint from both sides.
* At least 32 flights from the United States and Europe bound for Israel were diverted to Cyprus on Friday after Israel closed its airspace following overnight strikes on targets in Iran, Cypriot authorities said.
* UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is deeply saddened by the news of an Air India plane crash that led to more than 200 deaths, said his spokesman on Thursday.
* Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino on Thursday demanded the U.S. Embassy in Panama City stop meddling in domestic affairs, following its repeated public statements on issues that fall solely under Panama's national jurisdiction.
* Portugal is set to tighten its immigration laws under a new government policy program approved by the Council of Ministers on Wednesday.
* The Baltic interior ministers have signed a memorandum aimed at promoting regional cooperation in cross-border evacuation planning, developing joint mass evacuation plans and ensuring timely exchange of information, the Baltic News Service (BNS) reported on Friday.
* An Air India flight from Thailand's resort island of Phuket to Delhi requested an emergency landing on Friday due to a bomb threat, Phuket's airport said. Local media reported that Flight AI 379 has later safely landed and the airport has responded with a related plan.
* The UN Security Council on Thursday expressed deep concern over escalating violence in different parts of Sudan, including in and around El Fasher, the capital city of North Darfur state.
* Nearly 75,000 people have fled Sudan and crossed into Ethiopia seeking international protection since the conflict began about two years ago, the United Nations refugee agency has disclosed.
* Unleashing consumption potential will help sustain economic growth in China, according to a World Bank report published in Beijing on Friday.
* The Indonesian government is committed to reducing carbon emissions in the nickel industry by 81 percent by 2045, as part of its efforts to support a sustainable energy transition and low-carbon development, a senior official said on Friday.
* Cambodia launched on Friday a Fast Track Roadmap for Improving Nutrition, aiming to ensure that every child, adolescent, and adult have access to the nutrition they need to thrive.
* Bangladesh on Friday recorded two new COVID-19 deaths during the past 24 hours, taking the overall death toll to 29,502 since the epidemic began.
* Cambodia's trade with the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) member countries reached 16.47 billion USD in the first five months of 2025, up 16.3 percent from 14.17 billion dollars over the same period last year, said an official report on Friday.
* The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a loan of 109.97 million USD to support skills development in Gujarat, western India, as part of efforts to enhance the state's workforce and industrial competitiveness.
* The Philippines' external debt rose in the first quarter of 2025 due to increased borrowings by the national government and the banking sector, the Philippine central bank said Friday.
* Foreign exchange reserves of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) increased by 167 million USD, the central bank said in a statement on Thursday.
* The death toll from the devastating floods in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa has risen to 78, with only 21 bodies identified so far, a senior government official confirmed on Thursday.
* At least three people lost their lives, and significant property damage has been reported after flash floods swept through northern Afghanistan's Badakhshan province, a local official said on Thursday.
