* Republic of Korean President Lee Jae-myung, who took office in June, named 11 ministers, including defense, foreign and unification ministers, the presidential office said Monday.
* The Israeli military announced in a statement on Monday that it struck access routes to the Fordow uranium enrichment site in Iran, saying the attack's goal was to obstruct access to the site.
* Iran fired new missile barrages at Israel on Monday in the late morning hours, triggering air raid sirens across the country, the Israeli military said in a statement.
* Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israel is "very close" to completing its objectives after inflicting major damage to Iran's nuclear facilities and missile programs, The Times of Israel reported.
* U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Sunday that the U.S. military is still assessing the impact of its strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, which "took months and weeks of positioning" to execute.
* Laos' Ministry of Education and Sports held a meeting to develop a nationwide messaging campaign that promotes the value of education, reduces dropout rates, and expands access to basic education across the country.
* Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru has canceled his scheduled visit to the Netherlands for the upcoming NATO summit due to various circumstances, the country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Monday.
* The Slovenian government announced on Sunday that it is extending temporary controls on its internal Schengen borders with Croatia and Hungary for another six months, citing heightened security concerns, including an increased threat of terrorism.
* Spain has agreed with NATO to limit its military spending to 2.1 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced on Sunday, ahead of the NATO summit set to start on Tuesday.
* The use of the right to self-defense without regard for the UN Charter leads to complete chaos, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Sunday, commenting on Israel's attacks on Iran.
* The U.S. State Department on Sunday issued a Worldwide Caution Security Alert, advising U.S. citizens overseas to exercise increased caution.
* Russia's ambassador to the United Nations on Sunday condemned the U.S. strikes on Iran's nuclear sites and accused Western Security Council members of hypocrisy.
* Several European governments on Sunday voiced concerns over U.S. airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, urging all parties to prioritize diplomacy and avoid further escalation. Some officials criticized the U.S. action as an "unlawful attack."
* The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) said on Sunday that no abnormal radiation levels have been detected across its member states following recent U.S. attacks on nuclear facilities in Iran.
* The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Monday strongly condemned the U.S. military strike against Iran's nuclear facilities on Saturday, the official Korean Central News Agency reported.
* Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said discussed regional developments, particularly in Iran and Gaza, during a phone conversation on Sunday.
* The Indonesian government announced on Monday that it has evacuated 96 nationals from Iran as the Iran-Israel conflict escalates.
* Indonesia's state-owned oil and gas firm PT Pertamina will change its oil transportation routes to safer shipping lanes, such as via Oman or India, if the Strait of Hormuz is shut down, a spokesperson said on Monday.
* Three United Nations agencies warned on Sunday that nearly 5 million people in Yemen's southern provinces face food insecurity, with conditions expected to deteriorate further without urgent intervention.
* A suicide bombing during Sunday evening Mass at a Damascus church killed at least 22 people and wounded 63 others, marking the deadliest and first attack of its kind on a Christian place of worship in the Syrian capital in several years, officials said.
* The African Union (AU) Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) and the Somali National Armed Forces (SNAF) have recaptured strategic locations of Sabiid and Anole in the southern region from al-Shabab, the AU mission said on Sunday.
* China's total power generation capacity had climbed to 3.61 billion kilowatts by the end of May, marking a year-on-year increase of 18.8 percent, the National Energy Administration said on Monday.
* Singapore's core inflation slowed to 0.6 percent year-on-year in May, down from 0.7 percent in April, according to official data released on Monday.
* The Beijing meteorological observatory on Monday upgraded the alert for high temperatures to orange, the second-highest alert level, forecasting highs of 38 degrees Celsius.
