* Peru's right-wing Popular Force candidate Keiko Fujimori secured more than half of the valid votes in the presidential election, the 100-percent official count results showed Monday.
* The Indonesian and Malaysian governments have reached an agreement on the key provisions of a proposed prisoner transfer pact, paving the way for further bilateral talks to repatriate each other's nationals facing legal proceedings, a senior official said Tuesday.
* Afghanistan's Ministry of Public Works is currently executing 74 road construction and rehabilitation projects across the country, aiming to improve connectivity to remote communities and generate employment opportunities, the office of the deputy prime minister for economic affairs announced on Tuesday.
* The Thai cabinet approved the proposal from the government of the Republic of Iraq to establish its embassy in Thailand, government spokesperson Ratchada Thanadirek said on Tuesday.
* New Zealand announced on Tuesday increased funding and support for Pacific fisheries, aiming to boost economic returns from tuna and strengthen regional sustainability efforts.
* Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz warned Monday that Israel could be at war with Iran as early as "tomorrow," amid growing regional tensions. Speaking during a briefing for military and diplomatic reporters, Katz said Israel is closely monitoring developments and fully prepared for rapid escalation.
* U.S. envoys will not meet Iranian officials directly at this time, a Qatar Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Tuesday.
* 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 and Oman have authority over the Strait of Hormuz's management, which will not return to what it was before the U.S. and Israeli war against Iran, Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Kazem Gharibabadi said Monday.
* France and Oman have agreed to work jointly with partners to clear mines in the Strait of Hormuz to secure maritime routes, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday.
* A delegation comprising Iranian experts will visit Qatar this week to pursue the release of Iran's frozen assets, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said Monday.
* Israel launched more attacks on southern Lebanon on Monday despite a recently signed Lebanon-Israel framework agreement, Lebanon's state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported.
* Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein met with Syrian foreign affairs chief Asaad Hassan al-Shibani in Damascus on Monday to discuss boosting bilateral ties and expanding cooperation across a range of sectors, the Iraqi Foreign Ministry said.
* Qatar's Ministry of Transport on Monday announced the temporary suspension of maritime navigation and marine activities as a precautionary measure to safeguard public safety.
* UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday stressed four priorities in global counter-terrorism efforts -- prevention, cooperation, technology and values.
* The UN Security Council on Monday adopted a resolution to extend the sanctions regime on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for a year, until July 1, 2027.
* Zimbabwe has repatriated 3,624 citizens from South Africa as of June 26, with more expected to arrive once South African authorities complete processing, Zimbabwe's Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Zhemu Soda said Monday.
* Spain's Council of Ministers on Monday approved a 1.8-billion-euro (2.1-billion-U.S.-dollar) package, extending tax relief and financial support for households and businesses to cushion the economic impact of the Middle East crisis.
* The volume of non-performing loans (NPLs) in Uzbekistan's banking system reached 23.6 trillion soums (about 1.87 billion USD) as of June 1, accounting for 3.7 percent of the aggregate loan portfolio of 636 trillion soums, according to the latest data released by the central bank.
* Consumer confidence in Finland rose in June to its highest level in more than four years, with the consumer confidence indicator climbing to minus 5.3 from minus 10.5 in May, its highest reading since February 2022, Statistics Finland said on Monday.
* The death toll from the two earthquakes that struck Venezuela on Wednesday has risen to 1,719, with more than 5,000 people injured, Venezuelan National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez said Monday.
* The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Monday reported 1,307 confirmed cases of Ebola virus disease, including 377 deaths, as authorities stepped up efforts against the outbreak.
* Australian authorities on Tuesday confirmed the fifth mainland case of the deadly H5N1 strain of avian influenza, but said there is no evidence of local transmission.
* The temperature exceeded 40 degrees Celsius in Belarus on Monday, the first time in the entire history of meteorological observations in the country. The temperature of 40.4 degrees Celsius was recorded between 2 p.m. and 2:20 p.m. in the city of Pinsk, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection said.
