* Thailand's Election Commission on Wednesday officially certified 499 parliamentary seats won in the February general election, paving the way for a new House of Representatives to convene.
* UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has been concerned about the lack of unity in the Security Council in dealing with a number of issues, his spokesperson said Wednesday.
* Russia on Wednesday expressed concern over France and the United Kingdom's decision to expand their nuclear arsenals, warning of implications for its national security.
* Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the next trilateral meeting with the United States and Russia is expected to take place on March 5 or 6, the Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported Tuesday.
* Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), expressed satisfaction with the country's navy nuclear armament while visiting Destroyer Choe Hyon, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Thursday.
* At least 80 on board the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena were killed after the vessel was attacked and sunk by a U.S. military submarine off the southern coast of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Arun Hemachandra said Wednesday.
* U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday that a U.S. submarine sank an Iranian warship in international waters.
* Iran has not closed the Strait of Hormuz, local media reported on Thursday, citing a military official.
* Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Larijani said Wednesday the United States will have to pay a "heavy price" for killing the country's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
* Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi on Wednesday exchanged views with his Russian and French counterparts on the latest developments in the wake of the U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran.
* Russia is ready, if necessary, to act as a mediator in peace talks between Iran and the United States, Russia's Permanent Representative to International Organizations in Vienna Mikhail Ulyanov told Russian newspaper Izvestia.
* The Turkish Defense Ministry announced on Wednesday that a ballistic projectile allegedly launched from Iran was successfully intercepted by NATO air and missile defense units deployed in the Eastern Mediterranean.
* Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Wednesday urged an immediate end to the violation of international law amid the military escalation in the Middle East.
* Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Wednesday called for peace amid the widening conflict involving the United States, Israel and Iran, and rejected U.S. threats after refusing to allow American bases on Spanish territory to be used in the fighting.
* French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday expressed support for Spain after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to "cut off all trade with Spain," local media reported.
* Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday that he would not "categorically rule out" the possibility of Canada's military participation in the ongoing Middle East conflict, local media reported.
* Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro said Wednesday that Portugal was not involved in and did not monitor or endorse the U.S. and Israeli military operation against Iran.
* French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Wednesday that French Rafale fighter jets had "neutralized" Iranian drones targeting French military bases in the United Arab Emirates, as the conflict in the Middle East entered its fifth day.
* Britain had taken the precautionary measure to temporarily withdraw some of the staff members and their dependents from its embassy in Bahrain amid the escalating tensions in the Middle East, a statement from the government's website said Wednesday.
* Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko met with Iranian Ambassador to Belarus Alireza Sanei on Wednesday. The talks focused on the ongoing situation in the Middle East, including the recent attack on Iran and the death of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
* The Repupblic Korean government on Thursday issued a precautionary alert under its resource security monitoring system, citing concerns that escalating tensions in the Middle East could disrupt global energy supplies.
* French President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday that he had called on Israel to respect Lebanon's territorial integrity and refrain from a ground offensive.
* Middle East hostilities are severely impacting aid operations across the region, with disruptions to shipping and travel routes affecting relief supply chains, UN humanitarians said on Wednesday.
* Global economic resilience has been tested yet again by the new conflict in the Middle East, said Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), on Thursday.
* Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani held a phone call on Wednesday with Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi to discuss the recent regional developments, read a statement released by Qatar's Foreign Ministry.
* Two people, including a Hamas official, were killed and a woman injured in an Israeli drone strike that targeted a residential apartment in the Beddawi Palestinian refugee camp in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli before dawn on Thursday, Lebanon's Health Ministry said.
* Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday warned against the repetition of the incident of a ballistic missile fired from Iran toward Turkish airspace.
* Hezbollah said late Wednesday that its fighters clashed with Israeli troops near the southern Lebanese border town of Al-Dhahira.
* The Ministry of Defense of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) said on Wednesday that its air defense systems intercepted three ballistic missiles and detected 129 drones earlier in the day, amid what it described as continued Iranian attacks.
* Sirens were heard for a second time in central Israel before dawn on Thursday, as the military urged residents to return to shelters while it worked to intercept more missiles from Iran. The country's Magen David Adom emergency service said there were no immediate reports of casualties in either attack.
* Qatar's Ministry of Interior announced early Thursday that authorities are evacuating residents living near the U.S. Embassy in Doha as a temporary precautionary measure. In a statement, the ministry said that the evacuation is conducted "in the framework of maintaining public safety."
* Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Thursday confirmed that Australia has deployed military assets to the Middle East to aid with the repatriation of citizens.
* Around 7,000 Russian nationals have been evacuated from across the Middle East amid the escalating tensions in the region, a senior representative of the Russian Union of Travel Industry (RUTI) said on Wednesday.
* Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum announced Wednesday that 279 Mexican nationals have been evacuated by land from various Middle Eastern countries amid the ongoing military conflict in the region.
* A Russian liquefied gas tanker sank Tuesday evening in international waters about 130 nautical miles north of the Libyan north-central city of Sirte, following a series of explosions and a huge fire, Libya's Ports and Maritime Transport Authority announced on Wednesday.
* Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Wednesday criticized prioritizing military spending over food security, asserting that hunger eradication is an attainable goal hindered by a "lack of commitment."
* No damage has been found to facilities containing nuclear material in Iran, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Wednesday, based on the analysis of latest available satellite imagery.
* Russia may stop supplying natural gas to European Union (EU) countries earlier than expected for reasons of commercial expediency, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview on Wednesday.
* Thailand's Ministry of Finance, the Bank of Thailand and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday announced steady progress in their preparations to host the 2026 annual meetings of the IMF and the World Bank Group. Preparations are advancing well across various areas, including construction, security and branding, a joint statement said.
* New Zealand and Chile have signed a new cooperation arrangement aimed at boosting agricultural collaboration and strengthening trade ties, New Zealand Agriculture Minister Todd McClay said Thursday.
* The Philippines' year-on-year headline inflation accelerated to 2.4 percent in February from 2 percent in January, driven mainly by a faster annual increase in food prices, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said Thursday.
* Malaysia's crude oil and condensate production increased by 1.1 percent year-on-year to 183.6 million barrels in 2025, official data showed Wednesday.
* New Zealand's exports rose by 2.2 billion NZ dollars (1.3 billion USD) in the December 2025 quarter, driven by strong performances in dairy, meat and tourism sectors, its top trade official said Wednesday.
* Kyrgyzstan's gross domestic product (GDP) in the construction sector has surged over the past six years, Adylbek Kasymaliev, chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, announced on Wednesday.
* Poland's Monetary Policy Council (MPC) on Wednesday cut the benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 3.75 percent from 4 percent, the National Bank of Poland (NBP) said.
