* The United Nations Security Council on Sunday condemned the attack against UN peacekeepers in the Central African Republic, which left one Kenyan peacekeeper dead.
* China welcomes more foreign companies to cultivate the Chinese market, share in its development opportunities, and work cooperatively to create a better future together, a spokesperson for China's foreign ministry said on Monday.
* The presidents of Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan signed a treaty on the junction point of their national borders in Khujand, Tajikistan's second-largest city, on Monday.
* U.S. President Donald Trump plans to visit Saudi Arabia in mid-May for the first foreign trip of his second term, U.S. media reported on Sunday. Preparations for the trip are underway, said the report.
* The foreign ministers of Iran and Egypt discussed the situation in Gaza in a phone call on Sunday, exchanging views on the latest regional developments.
* At least 1,001 Palestinians were killed and 2,359 others injured since Israel renewed its intensive strikes on March 18 across the Gaza Strip, Gaza-based health authorities said on Monday.
* Uganda has received an additional 100,000 doses of the mpox vaccine from the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) to support the next phase of its prevention campaign, said a senior health official on Monday.
* Hannover Messe 2025, Germany's leading industrial trade fair, opened on Monday with a strong focus on industrial artificial intelligence (AI), highlighting the technology's transformative role in shaping the future of manufacturing.
* At least five people were confirmed dead and several others injured following an explosion in a mine in the Spanish region of Asturias on Monday morning.
* At least seven people were killed and 11 others injured Sunday when an interprovincial bus overturned in southwest Ecuador's coastal province of Guayas, local authorities said.
