* Cambodian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Prak Sokhonn said on Tuesday that the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) has stood as a successful model of win-win cooperation, built on the spirit of unity, mutual trust and shared development.
* Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum told a press briefing on Monday her government supports a peaceful resolution to tensions between the United States and Cuba, advocating the use of diplomatic and multilateral channels over violence or invasion.
* The European Commission said on Monday that the trade agreement between the European Union (EU) and four countries of Mercosur, a South American economic and political bloc, will be provisionally applied from May 1.
* Australian and European Union (EU) leaders on Tuesday announced they have finalized a "landmark" free trade agreement following years of negotiations.
* A demonstration called by political parties and pro-government social organizations was held in the Venezuelan capital of Caracas on Monday, demanding the complete lifting of U.S. economic sanctions, local authorities said.
* More than 2,100 children have been killed or injured since the military escalation in the Middle East, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) Deputy Executive Director Ted Chaiban said Monday.
* Russia's air defenses destroyed 67 Ukrainian drones over 12 regions in seven hours on Monday, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
* U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said Washington had "major points of agreement" with Iran during the weekend talks that proceeded late into the evening Sunday and suggested the Strait of Hormuz could be "jointly controlled."
* The Pentagon is weighing a possible deployment of airborne troops to support military operations in Iran, The New York Times reported Monday, citing senior defense officials.
* U.S. and Israeli forces attacked gas company offices and the gas pressure reduction station in the central Iranian city of Isfahan, and targeted the gas pipeline of a power plant in Khorramshahr city, Iran's semi-official Fars news agency reported Tuesday.
* Iran launched a new wave of missiles towards Israel early Tuesday, state-run Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting reported, saying that the missiles passed through several Israeli missile defenses.
* Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that Israel will leverage its attacks on Iran to ensure any potential diplomatic agreement protects its "vital interests."
* Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Monday that Iran reserves the "inalienable and natural" right to defend its territory.
* British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday that the war in Iran is not a war for Britain, and his country is not getting dragged into it.
* Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov had a phone call on Monday with Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi to exchange views on developments in the Persian Gulf.
* Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi said Monday that efforts are being made to secure safe passage arrangements through the Strait of Hormuz amid rising regional tensions.
* Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian spoke by phone with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday and reaffirmed Tehran's commitment to regional cooperation, Iran's Tasnim news agency reported.
* Azerbaijan's Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov and his Iranian counterpart, Seyed Abbas Araghchi, on Monday stressed security in the Caspian region.
* Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi and his Egyptian counterpart Badr Abdelatty held a phone call on Tuesday to discuss the aftermath of recent U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran.
* Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday announced a 300-million-euro (344.7 million USD) support package aimed at helping households, businesses and farmers cope with rising energy costs linked to ongoing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East.
* The Polish government is "ready to intervene" regarding current fuel prices, Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz said on Monday.
* Malaysia is studying alternative transit routes and strengthening its focus on the Asian market to sustain tourist arrivals amid disruptions linked to tensions in the Middle East, the country's state-owned agency Bernama reported on Monday.
* The Swedish government on Monday announced a 4.7-billion-krona (about 500 million USD) relief package to help households cope with economic turbulence linked to the Middle East conflict and broader regional instability.
* The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) expects higher short-term inflation and weaker growth as the Middle East conflict disrupts global energy supplies, RBNZ Governor Anna Breman said Tuesday.
* The Croatian government has decided to extend a fuel price cap for another two weeks amid rising prices linked to the situation in the Middle East, Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said on Monday during a government session.
* Asia remains the world's primary growth engine, with its economy forecast to expand by 4.5 percent in 2026, according to a report released by the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) on Tuesday.
* Economists have trimmed ASEAN-6 gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast to 4.5 percent in 2026 from 4.8 percent, and to 4.7 percent in 2027 from 4.8 percent, due to the fallout of the conflict in the Middle East.
* Freight traffic at seven of the 16 border crossings between Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and European Union (EU) member Croatia was disrupted on Monday as truckers staged protests over working conditions and regulatory constraints, local authorities said.
* UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday condemned the recent attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinians and their property in the occupied West Bank, his spokesperson said.
* Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday warned of the dangerous situation in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, and called for the conclusion of the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement.
* Iraq's paramilitary Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) said on Monday that U.S.-Israeli airstrikes attacked two of its bases, without causing casualties.
* A Syrian military base near the northeastern border with Iraq came under rocket attack on Monday, the Syrian army said, in an incident highlighting ongoing security tensions in the region.
* Russia has successfully launched 16 satellites into low Earth orbit for its communications constellation, aerospace company Bureau 1440 said Tuesday.
* Singapore reported 1,019 new cases of active tuberculosis disease among residents in 2025, marking the seventh consecutive year of decline, the Communicable Diseases Agency said on Monday.
* Niger recorded 17,406 tuberculosis cases in 2025, including 13,607 new pulmonary ones, the most contagious form of the disease, Public Health Minister Colonel-Major Garba Hakimi has said.
* A 7.5-magnitude earthquake jolted 166 km West of Neiafu, Tonga at 17:37 local time on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.
