* Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Sunday called an early election on April 28, pledging to counter U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff impositions and annexation threats.
* Republic of Korea's constitutional court on Monday rejected a motion by the parliament to impeach Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, according to the court. With the rejection, Han was immediately reinstated as prime minister and acting president as the ruling took effect right after delivering the decision.
* Republic of Korea's court on Monday held the second preparatory hearing of the impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol's criminal trial.
* China will implement a more proactive fiscal policy this year and ensure its sustained strength and effectiveness, said Finance Minister Lan Fo'an at the ongoing China Development Forum 2025.
* Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission, on Sunday met with representatives from seven Japan-China friendship groups, highlighting the importance of bilateral cooperation amid global uncertainties.
* The public consultation on New Zealand's negotiations for a comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with India was launched on Monday.
* Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Sunday that achieving a ceasefire in the Russia-Ukraine conflict remains a complex challenge requiring substantial efforts, emphasizing that negotiations are still in their early stages.
* U.S. and Russian delegations started fresh talks on Monday in Saudi Arabia, which are reportedly expected to cover discussions on the Ukraine settlement and the Black Sea initiative.
* Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov announced Sunday that the talks between U.S. and Ukrainian delegations have concluded in Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh, saying the discussion was "productive and focused," with "key points including energy" addressed.
* China and Thailand will hold a joint maritime exercise near Zhanjiang, in south China's Guangdong Province, from late March to early April, China's Ministry of National Defense said on Monday.
* Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Sunday expressed concerns about a planned visit by senior U.S. officials to Greenland, emphasizing that any collaboration must be grounded in mutual respect and sovereignty.
* Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Sunday urged the U.S. government to cease persecution and infringement on the rights of Venezuelan migrants.
* Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday discussed over the phone efforts to release hostages in Hamas captivity and Israel's renewed assault on Gaza.
* Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly and his Palestinian counterpart Mohammad Mustafa met in Cairo on Sunday to discuss ongoing efforts to revive the ceasefire in Gaza and advance its reconstruction.
* Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and Kaja Kallas, the European Union's (EU) high representative for foreign affairs and security policy, on Sunday called for the resumption of Gaza ceasefire negotiations.
* Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi on Sunday discussed dangerous escalation in the region with his Iranian counterpart Seyed Abbas Araghchi, according to a statement by Jordan's Foreign Ministry.
* At least one person was killed and 15 others wounded in a U.S. airstrike targeting a residential building in Yemen's Houthi-held capital Sanaa on Sunday night, Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported.
* The Israeli army on Sunday killed Ismail Barhoum, a member of Hamas' politburo, and at least four other Palestinians in an airstrike on the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, according to Palestinian medical sources and eyewitnesses.
* Brunei's population in 2024 stood at 455,500, up by 1.1 percent, compared to 450,500 in 2023, the Department of Economic Planning and Statistics at the Ministry of Finance and Economy said in a statement on Sunday.
* The Afghan Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development has launched 169 essential development projects worth 3.3 million USD in eastern Afghanistan's Paktia province.
* The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday called on countries to take "urgent and decisive action" to end Tuberculosis (TB) by 2030.
* Singapore recorded 1,156 new cases of active tuberculosis in 2024, with an incidence rate of 27.6 cases per 100,000 residents, the Ministry of Health announced on Sunday, ahead of World Tuberculosis Day on Monday.
