* Russian President Vladimir Putin said Sunday that Russian forces are continuing offensive operations across multiple sectors of the front line in Ukraine, announcing advances in several key directions.
* Russia is facing harsh, unprecedented pressure exerted by Western countries, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday. He stressed that Ukraine has been weaponized as a "battering ram" in the West's confrontation with Russia, with blatant disregard for the Ukrainian people.
* U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will attend a meeting with Iran in Doha this week, White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt told FOX News on Monday.
* A senior Iranian diplomat said on Monday technical talks between the working groups of Iran and the United States were not scheduled for this week, according to Iran's semi-official Fars news agency.
* Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Monday that frozen Iranian assets worth 6 billion USD currently held in Qatar will be released and returned to the country, according to the official news agency IRNA.
* The Israeli army detonated a tunnel in the southern Lebanese town of Majdal Zoun on Sunday, with the blast heard across wide areas, Lebanon's state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported.
* Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri warned on Monday that the U.S.-brokered framework agreement signed between Lebanon and Israel could trigger internal strife and threaten Lebanon's unity.
* Hezbollah on Monday accused Israel of committing repeated violations of the ceasefire agreement, while affirming its continued adherence to the truce. The group said that it is monitoring the violations and "reserves the right" to defend Lebanon and its people.
* Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud received a phone call from French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday, during which they discussed regional and international developments, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.
* Iraqi President Nizar Amedi and Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi held separate meetings in Baghdad on Sunday with visiting Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi to discuss the recent Iran-U.S. memorandum of understanding (MoU) aimed at ending their war.
* Iran and Lebanon have agreed to establish a "conflict control unit" involving the United States to monitor the implementation of a recently signed Iran-U.S. peace memorandum of understanding (MoU) regarding Lebanon, Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said Sunday.
* Uganda on Sunday announced plans to evacuate 746 of its nationals from South Africa after months of escalating xenophobic violence, with the operation expected to begin within the next few days.
* The shooting incident on Monday in the city of Stade in northern Germany has led to five deaths, more casualties are possible, media reported. A German police speaker was quoted as saying that two suspects have been caught. The incident took place in the downtown of Stade in the state of Lower Saxony.
* Indonesia has offered to export at least 10,000 tons of premium rice to Singapore, Indonesian Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman said on Monday.
* China's total electricity trading volume surpassed 3 trillion kWh in the first five months of 2026, up 24.8 percent year on year, the National Energy Administration said Monday.
* The Indonesian Ministry of Finance has extended the placement of 281 trillion rupiahs (about 15.7 billion USD) in state cash funds with state-owned banks that are members of the Association of State-Owned Banks through the end of December 2026, a senior official said Monday.
* The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has teamed up with the Bank of Thailand, as well as financial institutions and payment service providers, to roll out its cross-border QR payment under the "Pay Like a Local" concept.
* The World Bank Group has approved new financing for the Philippines to expand access to affordable, reliable electricity and strengthen water security for Filipinos.
* The Malaysian government has extended its agreement with underwater exploration firm Ocean Infinity for another 12 months to continue the search for the wreckage of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 in the southern Indian Ocean, Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook said on Monday.
* Hungary ordered public-sector employees to work from home where possible from Monday as an intense heatwave gripped the country, prompting emergency measures including water-use restrictions, rail speed limits and health advisories.
* 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.
* Sri Lanka's reported dengue cases have exceeded 52,000 this year, with 31 deaths recorded by midnight on Saturday, as health authorities warn that a change in the dominant virus strain and continued mosquito breeding are driving infections.
