* Nepal's interim Prime Minister Sushila Karki on Monday urged citizens to actively participate in the parliamentary elections scheduled for March 5, calling the vote as an opportunity to shape their future and that of their children.
* U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday evening that "it's getting very close" to achieving objectives in Iran, noting that he doesn't think boots on the ground will be necessary.
* U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that the U.S. military campaign against Iran has "capability to go far longer" than the four to five weeks he projected during media interviews one day earlier.
* The U.S. Department of State on Monday urged Americans to depart immediately from the Middle East "due to serious safety risks."
* The UN Security Council "must act firmly, clearly, and without ambiguity" on the military strikes launched by the United States and Israel against Iran, Amir Saeid Iravani, Iran's permanent representative to the United Nations, said Monday.
* Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Monday that the urgent priority concerning the current situation in the Middle East is to immediately halt military operations and prevent the conflict from further spilling over.
* U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran disrupted efforts to facilitate a peaceful resolution to the Iran nuclear issue, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday.
* German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul on Monday clarified that Germany has no intention of participating in military operations against Iran. In an interview with German radio station Deutschlandfunk, Wadephul expressed concerns over the escalation in the Middle East.
* French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said Monday that France is ready to participate in the defense of the Gulf countries and Jordan based on binding agreements.
* Britain is not joining the U.S. and Israeli "offensive strikes" on Iran, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday. Speaking to the British parliament, Starmer said making decisions like this requires "a lawful basis for what the United Kingdom is doing" and "a viable thought-through plan."
* Spain will not support military action taken by the United States and Israel against Iran and will not authorize the use of Spanish bases for such operations, Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares and Defense Minister Margarita Robles said in separate remarks on Monday.
* Croatian President Zoran Milanovic on Monday warned that any unilateral use of force in violation of international law is dangerous, as it threatens both present and future peace and global security.
* Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty on Monday called for an urgent de-escalation of regional tensions to prevent the Middle East from sliding into "total chaos."
* The Israeli military said early Tuesday that it has bombed Iran's communications center with dozens of munitions and "destroyed" it.
* Iran had carried out a "large-scale drone and missile attack" targeting a U.S. air base in Bahrain, its official IRNA news agency said on Tuesday.
* A senior Iranian military advisor said on Monday the country's armed forces will not let any oil be exported through the Strait of Hormuz.
* All personnel at the U.S. Embassy in Amman have temporarily departed the embassy compound due to a security threat, the embassy said in a statement on Monday.
* King Abdullah II of Jordan on Monday received a phone call from U.S. President Donald Trump, during which they discussed the latest regional escalations and their implications for regional and global security and stability.
* Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that Türkiye will intensify diplomatic efforts at all levels until a ceasefire is reached on Iran, warning that a prolonged conflict would unleash regional and global turmoil.
* Israeli airstrikes hit the Jnah and Bir Hassan areas in Beirut's southern suburbs on Monday evening, the first strikes near central Beirut since a ceasefire in November 2024, local broadcaster al-Jadeed reported.
* The Israeli military launched on Tuesday a ground invasion into southern Lebanon, saying its troops are operating in several points in Lebanon near the Israeli border as part of an "enhanced forward defense posture."
* The Islamic Resistance in Iraq, an umbrella body for Iraq's pro-Iranian militias, announced on Monday evening that it had carried out 28 military operations against "enemy bases" in Iraq and the broader region since dawn.
* Eight drones were intercepted and destroyed near the cities of Riyadh and Al-Kharj, the Saudi Defense Ministry said on Tuesday. Earlier, the ministry said that two drones hit the U.S. embassy in Riyadh, resulting in "limited" fire and material damage.
* Russian air defenses shot down 172 Ukrainian drones overnight, Russia's Defense Ministry said Monday.
* Ukrainian forces have struck a major oil terminal and a naval base in Russia's southern port city of Novorossiysk, the armed forces said on Tuesday.
* Cross-border clashes between Afghanistan and Pakistan were ongoing on Monday, and the UN Mission in Afghanistan reiterated its call for a halt in the fighting and called on all parties to comply with their obligations under international law, including international humanitarian law to protect civilians, a UN spokesperson said.
* At least 17 civilians were killed and 15 others injured over the past 24 hours following attacks carried out by Pakistani military forces in eastern Afghanistan, the local media Tolo News said on Monday.
* More than 1.7 million farming families in Afghanistan are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said, according to local media Tolo news on Monday.
* India and Canada on Monday signed a long-term deal worth 1.9 billion USD for uranium supply aimed at expanding nuclear energy generation projects in India. The significant deal was inked in the presence of visiting Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Carney was in New Delhi on a four-day official visit.
* French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Monday that he has ordered to increase the number of France's nuclear warheads to strengthen the country's arsenal.
* France and Germany have established a high-ranking nuclear steering group to strengthen deterrence cooperation, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced in a joint declaration issued on Monday.
* Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said on Monday that Sweden is ready to take part in talks proposed by France on enhancing cooperation around a European dimension of nuclear deterrence.
* The Dutch government on Monday accepted France's offer to discuss closer cooperation on nuclear weapons, the country's defense and foreign ministers said in an open letter.
* Canada and Greenland on Monday signed a Joint Declaration of Intent on critical minerals and energy cooperation, the Department of Natural Resources of Canada said.
* New Zealand and Argentina have agreed to deepen cooperation to boost business, education and people-to-people links, a New Zealand government statement said Tuesday.
* Russia's seaport capacity will increase by more than 175 million tonnes by 2030 compared with 2021, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Savelyev said Monday.
* Kazakhstan's new power generation projects will require more than 19 million tons of coal annually by 2032, the country's Energy Ministry said Monday.
* India's Index of Industrial Production (IIP) recorded a 4.8 percent year-on-year growth during January, supported by 4.8 percent growth in the Manufacturing sector and 5.1 percent growth in the Electricity sector, showed the official data released by the federal Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation on Monday.
* Britain's manufacturing industry continued the upturn trend in February, with production growth rate reaching a 17-month high, data from the S&P Global showed on Monday.
* Latvia has confirmed three cases of Chikungunya virus this year in individuals who had traveled to Seychelles, the Latvian Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (SPKC) said on Monday.
