* A top Iranian security official said on Sunday the country will form an interim council later in the day to assume the leadership responsibilities until the selection of a new leader. Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Larijani made the remarks in an interview with state-run IRIB TV hours after the country confirmed the death of its Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in strikes launched by the United States and Israel on Saturday in Tehran.
* U.S. President Donald Trump said Saturday night that a diplomatic solution in Iran remains possible and is "much easier now" following the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran and the death of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
* Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said Israel will soon conduct large-scale strikes against "thousands of targets" linked to Iran's leadership in Tehran.
* A top Iranian security official said on Sunday Iran will strike Israel and U.S. bases in the Middle East with a force "they have never experienced before."
* The death toll from a joint U.S.-Israeli strike on a girls' elementary school in Iran's southern province of Hormozgan rose to 148, semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Sunday. The attack also left 95 people wounded, local prosecutor Ebrahim Taheri was quoted as saying.
* Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Sunday held a phone conversation with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at the latter's request. Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said that under the impetus of China and Russia, the United Nations (UN) Security Council held an emergency meeting Saturday on current situation in Iran.
* At least three people were killed and 58 others injured in the United Arab Emirates during Iranian airstrikes, the UAE Ministry of Defense said on Sunday.
* The Iraqi Civil Aviation Authority on Sunday extended the total shutdown of the country's airspace for an additional 24 hours, citing continuous assessment of volatile regional security developments.
* The Azerbaijani and Iranian foreign ministers discussed the military escalation in Iran and its regional implications during a phone call on Sunday.
* The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Saturday urged restraint to avoid any nuclear safety risks to people in the Middle East, saying it is closely monitoring developments in the region.
* At least nine people were killed and more than 20 others injured on Sunday as protesters clashed with law enforcement personnel outside the U.S. Consulate in Karachi in Pakistan's southern Sindh province, officials said.
* Anti-war rallies were held on Sunday across Greece to protest U.S. and Israeli actions targeting Iran, according to Greek national broadcaster ERT.
* The time and place of the next meeting of the teams of Ukraine, the United States and Russia will be determined depending on the security circumstances and real diplomatic opportunities, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday.
* Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed a decree to sanction 10 Russian transport and logistics companies, according to the Ukrainian president's official website Saturday. The sanctions list includes private Russian companies that deliver items for Russian troops.
* Republic of Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Sunday called for continued efforts to restore trust with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
* French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday that the French Navy had assisted Belgian forces in boarding a "sanctioned oil tanker" in the North Sea.
* Authorities have confirmed global flight disruptions and cancellations at South African airports due to escalating tensions in the Middle East and related airspace closures.
* Cyprus' Minister of Defence Vasilis Palmas on Sunday categorically denied media reports alleging that missiles were fired toward the country to strike a target. In remarks to the Cyprus News Agency, Palmas dismissed circulating claims about the interception of missiles allegedly directed at Cyprus, stressing that such reports were unfounded.
* Republic of Korea's exports hit an all-time high for February due to strong demand for locally-made semiconductors, government data showed Sunday. Exports, which account for about half of the export-driven economy, soared 29.0 percent to 67.45 billion USD in February, surpassing all previous records for the month, according to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources.
* The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies, a group known as OPEC+, on Sunday decided to ramp up oil output by 206,000 barrels per day (bpd) in April.
* A gunman opened fire at a bar in Austin, U.S. state of Texas, early Sunday, killing two people and wounding 14 others, and the shooter was killed by police officers, multiple U.S. media outlets reported.
* At least 15 persons died and more than a dozen were injured when a powerful blast took place inside an ammunition factory in India's southwestern state of Maharashtra on Sunday, confirmed the local police on Sunday.
* Mongolia's National Agency for Meteorology and Environmental Monitoring on Sunday issued a warning of blizzards, dust storms and strong winds that are expected to cause poor visibility.
* Vanuatu's Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed an outbreak of Ciguatera Fish Poisoning across the country, with 44 cases reported from early January to mid-February this year.
