* The Supreme People's Assembly (SPA) of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Sunday reelected Kim Jong Un as president of the State Affairs of the DPRK, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Monday.
* The Israeli military said Monday it had begun wide-scale strikes on Iranian infrastructure targets in Tehran. In Iran, semi-official Mehr news agency reported that explosions rang out in Tehran early Monday morning.
* Iran's primary military command, Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, issued a statement on Sunday warning that power plants in countries hosting U.S. bases would be considered legitimate targets if the United States attacks Iran's power facilities.
* Iran's Foreign Ministry said on Sunday that the Strait of Hormuz is not blocked and navigation continues in the waterway, with necessary measures being taken due to wartime conditions.
* The Israeli military said on Sunday that fighting against Iran and Hezbollah was expected to last "weeks," as the war entered its 23rd day.
* A senior Iranian official said on Sunday that Tehran is carrying out a pre-planned, multi-phase strategy in response to U.S.-Israeli attacks, while setting six conditions for ending the conflict, Lebanon-based Al Mayadeen reported.
* The assassinations of Iran's leaders will have grave consequences, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Sunday.
* China strongly calls on parties to the conflict in the Middle East to immediately stop military operations, return to dialogue and negotiation, and not continue the war that should not have happened in the first place, a foreign ministry spokesperson said in Beijing on Monday.
* French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday called for a halt to attacks on energy and civilian infrastructure amid rising tensions in the Middle East.
* The International Energy Agency (IEA) is in talks with member countries on releasing more stockpiled oil in response to the supply crisis driven by the conflict in the Middle East, IEA executive director Fatih Birol said in Canberra on Monday.
* China's top economic planner announced that temporary control measures on retail prices of gasoline and diesel have been implemented starting Monday amid increases in international oil prices.
* New Zealand will temporarily allow fuel that meets Australian specifications to be supplied domestically to strengthen the country's fuel resilience amid a tight global fuel market, a senior official said Monday.
* The Australian government announced on Monday that it will fast-track approval for data centers that use water sustainably and support the national clean energy transition.
* Myanmar introduced work-from-home Wednesdays for government departments starting March 25, 2026, until further notice to help reduce fuel consumption, according to a statement published in the state-owned daily The Mirror on Monday.
* Sokimex, one of Cambodia's leading petroleum and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) importers, has announced to temporarily suspend the supply of LPG from April due to severe transportation disruptions caused by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
* The Iraqi Civil Aviation Authority announced on Sunday another 72-hour extension of the country's airspace closure to all arriving, departing, and overflying aircraft, citing ongoing security concerns. In a statement, the authority said the extension will be effective from 12:00 p.m. local time (0900 GMT) on Sunday until 12:00 p.m. Wednesday.
* Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has reaffirmed that the free meals program (MBG) will continue despite ongoing fiscal adjustments amid global uncertainties.
* The pilot and the co-pilot were killed and two others injured as an Air Canada Express plane flying from Montreal collided with a ground vehicle upon landing at New York's LaGuardia Airport, local media reported Monday.
* Russia's Progress MS-33 cargo spacecraft is expected to dock with the International Space Station (ISS) on Tuesday in manual mode, Russia's state space corporation Roscosmos said Sunday.
