* The United States has sent Iran a 15-point peace plan, via Pakistan, in an attempt to end the war with Iran, now in its fourth week, The New York Times reported on Tuesday, citing two unidentified officials.
* U.S. President Donald Trump claimed on Tuesday that negotiations between the United States and Iran are continuing, though Tehran has denied the existence of any direct or indirect talks between the two sides.
* Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that he and U.S. President Donald Trump discussed over the phone the ongoing situation in the Middle East and the importance of keeping the Strait of Hormuz open.
* Subject to concurrence by the United States and Iran, Pakistan stands ready to be the host to facilitate meaningful and conclusive talks for a comprehensive settlement of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, the country's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said in a social media post on Tuesday.
* The Navy Commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Alireza Tangsiri, said on Tuesday that any vessel transiting the Strait of Hormuz must fully coordinate with Iranian maritime authorities.
* Israel's military said on Tuesday that it had struck Iran's "most central explosives production facility" in Isfahan as part of a series of airstrikes targeting dozens of sites.
* French President Emmanuel Macron said he held a telephone conversation on Tuesday with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and called on Iran to cease its attacks and engage in negotiations.
* French President Emmanuel Macron emphasized the need for a moratorium on attacks targeting energy infrastructure in the Middle East during a telephone conversation with Israeli counterpart Isaac Herzog on Tuesday.
* Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty on Tuesday discussed efforts to de-escalate regional tensions during separate phone calls with his Kuwaiti and Jordanian counterparts, as conflict continues across the Middle East.
* China has achieved significant breakthroughs in the exploration of three key minerals -- rare earths, fluorite, and barite -- in its southwestern Sichuan Province, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources.
* Russia has temporarily suspended exports of ammonium nitrate in a bid to ensure sufficient supplies for domestic farmers during the spring sowing season, the Ministry of Agriculture announced on its website Tuesday.
* India on Tuesday extended tariff rate quota (TRQ) authorizations issued in the 2025-26 fiscal year for gold imports under the India-United Arab Emirates (UAE) trade agreement to June 30, officials said. The move is aimed at offering relief to importers facing supply disruptions amid the ongoing geopolitical crisis.
* Malaysia must prepare for the economic and security impact of a prolonged conflict in the Middle East, the country's National Security Council said on Tuesday.
* The Bank of Finland on Tuesday lowered its forecast for economic growth over 2026-2028, saying an energy shock caused by tensions in the Middle East was weakening the outlook.
* Business leaders, industry representatives and government officials from China and the Czech Republic gathered in Prague on Tuesday for a promotion event of the fourth China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE), highlighting growing interest in strengthening economic and trade cooperation between the two countries.
* Australia's annual rate of inflation fell to 3.7 percent in February, defying the expectation of economists who had forecast it would remain at 3.8 percent.
* Russia's steel production in February is estimated to fall by 10.2 percent year on year to 5 million tonnes, according to a report published by the World Steel Association on Tuesday.
* The World Bank said Monday it has approved a 200-million-U.S. dollar program for modernizing transport infrastructure in Uzbekistan's Surkhandarya region.
* The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) lost the connection to its 750 kv Dniprovska line on Tuesday, and is only depending on its sole back-up line for external power, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on social media.
* Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Tuesday exchanged views on global energy security over the phone, India's Ministry of External Affairs said.
* Kuwaiti authorities said early Wednesday that air defenses had intercepted multiple hostile drones and missiles, while a fuel depot at Kuwait International Airport was struck in an attack that caused a fire but no casualties.
* The United Arab Emirates said its air defense systems intercepted five ballistic missiles and 17 drones launched from Iran on Tuesday. Since Feb. 28, the UAE has intercepted a total of 357 ballistic missiles, 15 cruise missiles and 1,806 drones, according to the Ministry of Defense.
* UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres strongly condemned the killing of at least 60 people, including children and health workers, in a drone strike hitting the El-Daein Teaching Hospital in Sudan's East Darfur state on Friday, his spokesperson said Tuesday.
* The world is currently experiencing its most violent period since World War II as the escalation in the Middle East continues to have a devastating toll on civilians and livelihoods with global ripple effects, a UN official has said.
* Seven soldiers were killed and 13 others injured in an airstrike on a military base in Anbar in western Iraq on Wednesday, Al Arabiya News reported.
* The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) aborted the scheduled first flight test of its small reusable rocket experimental vehicle RV-X on Wednesday due to an unexpected issue that arose before launch, local media reported.
* NASA on Tuesday announced a set of initiatives to accelerate return to the Moon, including pausing the Gateway lunar orbit station in its current form, and building a sustained lunar surface presence.
* Greek authorities confirmed on Tuesday three additional cases of foot-and-mouth disease on Lesvos Island, bringing the total number of confirmed infections on Greece's third-largest island to five.
