* Philippine Vice-President Sara Duterte resigned on Wednesday from her posts as education minister and vice-chair of an anti-insurgency task force, in the latest sign that her alliance with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has crumbled.
* China and Malaysia signed a slew of deals on Wednesday, renewing a five-year economic co-operation pact and allowing exports of fresh durians, during a visit by Chinese Premier Li Qiang to mark 50 years of diplomatic ties.
* Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s leader Kim Jong Un have signed a comprehensive strategic partnership pact, Interfax news agency reported on Wednesday.
* Russia has not ruled out the possibility of downgrading its diplomatic relations with the United States in response to the confiscation of Russian assets, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov was quoted by TASS news agency as saying on Wednesday.
* The fifth High-Level Environment and Climate Dialogue between China and the European Union (EU) was held Tuesday in Brussels, with both sides agreeing to deepen green cooperation.
* The Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America - Peoples' Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP) on Tuesday condemned the United States' seizure of the Venezuelan company Citgo in U.S. territory.
* Colombia will give legal status to up to 540,000 Venezuelan migrants who are guardians to minors residing in the country, Colombia's country's migration agency said on Tuesday.
* Mexico's government said on Tuesday it has signed an agreement with Switzerland to protect its interests in Ecuador, over two months after the two Latin American nations severed relations after Ecuadorean police raided Mexico's embassy in Quito.
* Europe has a duty to host children hurt and traumatised by war in Gaza for as long as the conflict continues, Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis told Reuters on Wednesday.
* Israeli forces may have repeatedly violated fundamental principles of the laws of war and failed to distinguish between civilians and fighters in their Gaza Strip military campaign, the United Nations human rights office said on Wednesday.
* Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday urged the White House to lift all restrictions on weapons shipments to Israel, imposed by U.S. President Joe Biden's administration over the Israeli ground offensive in Gaza's Rafah.
* The Israeli military announced Tuesday that it has approved "operational plans" for an offensive against the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah.
* Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani and Saudi Minister of Commerce Majid bin Abdullah Al-Qasabi met in Baghdad on Tuesday, exchanging views on developing bilateral ties and strengthening mutual cooperation, according to a statement issued by the prime minister's media office.
* Yemen's Houthi militants are believed to have sunk a second ship, the Tutor, in the Red Sea, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said on Tuesday.
* The Iraqi government on Tuesday has decided to return all Iraqis from the al-Hol refugee camp in Syria, the official Iraqi News Agency (INA) reported.
* Kenya has hosted an estimated 775,000 refugees and asylum seekers from over 20 countries, according to the United Nations refugee agency.
* Hundreds of visitors have died during the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca amid scorching heat, according to press reports and foreign ministries.
* Jordan's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday said 41 burial permits have been issued for Jordanian pilgrims to be buried in Mecca as they died from extreme heat during the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia.
* Egypt's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Tuesday that it is intensively coordinating with Saudi authorities to track down Egyptian citizens who have gone missing during the Hajj pilgrimage.
* Cambodia had attracted a total of 48.4 billion USD in foreign direct investment (FDI) from 2018 to 2023, the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) said in a news release on Wednesday.
* British inflation returned to its 2% target in May for the first time in nearly three years, data showed on Wednesday, but underlying price pressures remained strong, meaning the Bank of England is likely to wait longer before cutting interest rates.
* South Korea's current account surplus with the United States hit a record high last year due to strong demand for locally-made automobiles, central bank data showed Wednesday.
* Chile's central bank cut its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 5.75% on Tuesday, in line with expectations, in a four to one vote with the dissenting board member preferring a 50 basis point cut.
* Cyprus on Tuesday issued a notification to the markets that it will issue a seven-year Eurobond worth one billion euros, the Ministry of Finance said in a statement Tuesday.
* The Finnish government on Tuesday launched a national program aimed at increasing everyday physical activity among citizens, backed by an 80 million euro budget.
* Following last year's boom in Germany's solar market, newly installed photovoltaic capacity is expected to grow by a double-digit percentage in 2024, the country's Solar Association (BSW) said on Tuesday.
* The World Food Forum (WFF) on Tuesday announced a week of activities in restaurants worldwide, as part of the United Nations' "Sustainable Gastronomy Day", aimed at encouraging youth to reduce food waste.
* Highly pathogenic avian influenza was detected at a commercial poultry egg farm near Sydney, Australian authorities said on Wednesday, triggering emergency quarantine measures.
* India was battling on Wednesday extreme weather that caused severe heatwaves, landslides and floods, killing at least 11 people this week, officials and media said.
* South Korea's weather agency on Wednesday issued a heat wave advisory as temperature shot up nationwide.
* Extreme heat wave warnings are in effect for central and eastern Canada with temperatures feeling as warm as low 40s on Tuesday, CTV News reported.
* At least 35 Tunisian citizens died during this year's Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, the Tunisian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Tuesday.
