* Russia and the United States are putting the process of normalizing their relations on hold, Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov said on Tuesday.
* Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), met with visiting Secretary of the Russian Federation Security Council Sergei Shoigu on Tuesday, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Wednesday.
* The Group of Seven (G7) leaders met for the final day of the two-day summit in Kananaskis in the province of Alberta, Canada, on Tuesday without U.S. President Donald Trump.
* U.S. President Donald Trump will extend the deadline for ByteDance Ltd. to divest TikTok's U.S. operations for the third time, allowing the app to continue operating in the United States as negotiations continue, the White House said Tuesday.
* Hungary's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto on Tuesday strongly criticized a European Union's (EU) legislative proposal to phase out Russian natural gas and oil imports.
* Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass on Tuesday lifted the curfew that has been in place for one week for portion of downtown of the second-largest city in the United States.
* Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday called for an immediate de-escalation of tensions between Iran and Israel, advocating for political and diplomatic solutions and a return to negotiations.
* President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan spoke by phone Tuesday with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, reaffirming UAE's commitment to reducing tensions and supporting regional peace.
* Syria's foreign affairs chief Asaad Hassan al-Shibani and German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul held a phone call on Tuesday to discuss the recent Israeli military escalation in southern Syria and ways to strengthen bilateral ties.
* Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia have begun to evacuate their citizens from the crisis-hit Middle East, according to radio broadcaster LRT on Tuesday.
* Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said on Tuesday that Thailand was fully prepared to evacuate its citizens from Israel as tensions escalated between Iran and Israel.
* Slovakia is evacuating more citizens and foreign nationals from the crisis-hit region in the Middle East, the Slovak Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs said on Tuesday.
* Nearly 2,000 Australian citizens have registered for assistance to leave the Middle East, according to updated government data.
* Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares has called on the European Union (EU) to impose an arms embargo on Israel as a means to end the ongoing conflict in Gaza.
* The Sri Lankan embassy in Tehran has been evacuated due to the ongoing conflict, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment, and Tourism Vijitha Herath told the parliament on Tuesday.
* Hungary's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto on Tuesday highlighted the strategic benefits of Montenegro's accession to the European Union (EU) and reaffirmed Hungary's continued support for the country.
* The European Commission on Tuesday proposed legislation to phase out all Russian natural gas and oil imports to the European Union (EU) by the end of 2027.
* Hungary's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto on Tuesday strongly criticized a European Union's (EU) legislative proposal to phase out Russian natural gas and oil imports.
* A flight carrying another 135 Venezuelan migrants deported from the United States landed Tuesday in the capital Caracas, the Interior, Justice and Peace Ministry confirmed.
* Tanzanian Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa on Tuesday urged citizens to uphold patriotism and preserve national peace as the country prepares for the October general elections.
* Qatar announced on Tuesday a 20 million USD contribution to support the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).
* U.S. President Donald Trump's tax and budget bill will increase the deficit by 2.8 trillion USD over the next decade, according to a report released Tuesday by the U.S. nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO).
* China's green electricity trading volume surpassed 220 billion kilowatt-hours in the first five months of this year, marking a year-on-year increase of nearly 50 percent, according to industry data released at a forum on Wednesday.
* Russia's trade turnover with friendly countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America has increased by 1.5 times in the past four years, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said on Tuesday.
* Hungary's parliament approved the 2026 central budget on Tuesday with 133 votes in favor, 47 against, and no abstentions.
* Indonesia's Ministry of Finance has once again canceled the implementation of the excise tax on packaged sweetened beverages (MBDK) for 2025, despite its revenue being included in this year's State Revenue and Expenditure Budget.
* The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Tuesday that it has approved an aid package of 100 million USD from the Asian Development Fund to deliver integrated humanitarian assistance to Myanmar.
* Indonesian Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati announced Tuesday that the country's state revenue and expenditure budget (APBN) as of May this year had experienced a deficit of 21 trillion rupiahs (1.2 billion USD).
* Sweden's economy is projected to grow 0.9 percent in 2025, with a stronger expansion of 2.7 percent expected in 2026, the Swedish National Institute of Economic Research (NIER) estimated in an outlook report published Tuesday.
* Belarusian gross domestic product (GDP) grew 2.5 percent year on year in the January-May period of 2025, data from the country's statistical committee showed on Tuesday.
* Indonesia is stepping up its measures to achieve malaria-free status by 2030, currently focusing on reducing cases in the country's easternmost region of Papua.
* The weather bureau of Laos has warned that continued rainfall in many parts of the country may cause floods and landslides, while water levels in rivers keep rising.
* The continued eruptions of Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki in Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara province have forced residents to evacuate and caused widespread flight cancellations, officials and airport authorities confirmed on Wednesday.
