* Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday that Ukrainian forces had carried out overnight strikes on two oil refineries in Russia.
* U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that U.S. forces struck Iranian missile and drone storage locations, and coastal radar sites.
* The United States conducted further strikes against multiple Iranian targets on Saturday, the U.S. Central Command said. U.S. military aircraft targeted Iranian military surveillance infrastructure, communication systems, air defense sites, drone storage facilities, and minelayer capabilities, according to a statement from the command.
* The World Bank's board of executive directors has approved 250 million USD in financing to help Bangladesh modernize five key government agencies, aiming to improve transparency, accountability and efficiency in public sector operations.
* Israeli military activities continued across southern Lebanon on Sunday despite a newly signed framework agreement between Lebanon and Israel aimed at lasting peace and security.
* Gaza-based health authorities said the medical evacuation of patients through the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, scheduled on Sunday, was canceled due to the lack of Israeli security clearances.
* Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein met his visiting Iranian counterpart Seyed Abbas Araghchi here on Sunday to discuss bilateral ties and regional security.
* Botswana has reaffirmed its unwavering commitment to advancing regional integration and prosperity to steer the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) into a new era of industrialization and economic transformation, as Botswana's 2026/2027 term as chair of SACU starts from July 15.
* More than 1,300 excess deaths have been recorded across Europe since June 21 linked to high temperatures, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on social media platform X on Sunday.
* Germany and the Czech Republic have both recorded their highest-ever temperatures on Saturday. Germany recorded a temperature of 41.5 degrees Celsius in the eastern community of Moeckern-Drewitz, setting a new national record, German Press Agency reported, citing the German Weather Service (DWD).
* The first summer heatwave in Spain has been followed recently by a wave of wildfires affecting different parts of the country. Among the affected areas were La Litera in the northern province of Huesca, where around 4,000 hectares have been affected, the northwestern region of El Bierzo, and parts of the province of Zaragoza.
* The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), the World Health Organization (WHO), and the Ugandan government have officially launched the Joint Continental Incident Management Support Team (IMST) to support continental health emergency capabilities amid the ongoing Ebola outbreak.
* A small civilian aircraft crashed on Sunday in Meurthe-et-Moselle department in northeastern France, killing all 11 people on board, local media reported.
