* In the face of the global development financing gap, China calls on the international community to sincerely cooperate and work together to solve the problems of developing countries, especially vulnerable countries, Chinese Premier Li Qiang said in Paris on Friday.
* Russia's National Anti-terrorism Committee announced on Saturday that a counter-terrorist operation regime has been introduced in Moscow city, the Moscow region and the Voronezh region to prevent possible terrorist acts, after the Wagner private military group was accused of trying to organize an armed rebellion.
* General Director of Russia's Rosatom State Corporation Alexey Likhachev discussed the current nuclear safety situation around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (ZNPP) with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director-General Rafael Grossi in Russia's Kaliningrad on Friday.
* Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke on Saturday to Uzbekistan's President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Russian state news agency TASS reported, citing Putin's spokesman.
* South Africa's governing party, the African National Congress (ANC), said Friday that political parties from the BRICS countries will meet next month to discuss how to strengthen the BRICS mechanism, economic recovery and conflict resolutions.
* A senior Palestinian official on Friday denied the Israeli claims that the Palestinian Authority (PA) cannot control the West Bank and is on its way to collapse.
* Morocco announced on Friday that the second Negev Forum summit, which includes Israel, the United States, Morocco, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain, will not take place in July as expected.
* Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen on Saturday called for people to be vigilant over a significant rise in new HIV infections last year.
* Beijing topped 40 degrees Celsius (104F) on Saturday for a record third day as the Chinese capital sweltered in extreme heat, while uncommonly high temperatures for June grilled an area the size of California in northern China.
* Pakistan's Finance Minister Ishaq Dar told parliament on Saturday the government had lifted all restrictions on imports.
* A top Iranian commander said on Friday that any ship seeking to pass through the Strait of Hormuz must inform Iran of its name, nationality and cargo in Persian language, official news agency IRNA reported.
* Nigeria's Chief of Defense Staff Christopher Musa has vowed to step up the fight against terrorists, bandits and other criminals in a bid to stabilize the populous west African country.
* Mali's new constitution was approved by 97 percent of voters who took part in the referendum last Sunday, according to provisional results announced Friday by the Independent Election Management Authority in Mali (AIGE).
* The World Bank said Saturday it has approved a 110 million USD loan to finance a project aiming to boost education quality in the southern Philippines.
* The World Bank said it had approved on Friday a $700 million operation for Mexico to promote public policies to create economic opportunities and expand social security for women.
* The South Sudanese government, in partnership with global charity Save the Children, on Friday launched a new multi-year resilience program aimed at enrolling about 135,000 children in schools across 14 counties.
* The number of people arriving in Ethiopia fleeing from armed conflict in Sudan has surpassed 52,000, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) said in its latest situation update published on Thursday evening.
* The European Union (EU) has allocated 3.7 million euros (4 million USD) to fund 2Circular, a project implemented by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) to support the green and circular economy in Lebanon.
