* Russian fighters in the special military operation are resisting an aggressive force that is being armed and supported by the entire North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) bloc, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday.
* U.S. President Donald Trump told Italian media that he is "still considering" relocating troops from bases in Italy, adding that "Italy was not there when we needed it," local newspaper Corriere della Sera reported on Saturday.
* A U.S. Air Force Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fighter jet squawked 7700 emergency signal Sunday morning as it was flying over the Gulf of Oman, Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency reported.
* Iran's response to the latest U.S. proposed text for ending the war was sent on Sunday to the Pakistani mediator, Iran's official news agency IRNA reported.
* Ali Abdollahi, chief commander of Iran's main military command Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, has met the country's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, presenting the leader with a report of the country's armed forces' readiness, the official news agency IRNA reported on Sunday.
* The Navy of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) warned on Saturday that any "aggression" against Iranian oil tankers and commercial vessels will result in a heavy attack against one of the U.S. military centers in the region and "enemy" ships.
* Britian is sending destroyer HMS Dragon the Eastern Mediterranean to the Middle East amid preparations for a possible multinational mission to safeguard shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, British media said on Saturday.
* Qatar's Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Jassim Al-Thani and Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi on Sunday discussed regional developments and efforts aimed at promoting peace, security and stability.
* Israel's military said on Sunday that it killed more than 30 militants in Lebanon over the past week. In a statement, the military said Israeli forces struck about 70 Hezbollah sites in Lebanon.
* The United Arab Emirates (UAE) reported on Sunday that full in-person education will resume nationwide starting May 11.
* Qatar's Ministry of Defense said on Sunday that a commercial cargo vessel in the country's territorial waters northeast of Mesaieed Port was targeted by a drone attack.
* World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Saturday reassured residents on the Spanish island of Tenerife that the public health risk remained low as the cruise ship MV Hondius approached the Canary Islands following a hantavirus outbreak onboard.
* American passengers aboard the cruise ship at the center of a hantavirus outbreak will be quarantined in Nebraska upon arrival in the United States, NBC News reported Friday, citing an official from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
* The Cambodian government on Saturday called on people to be vigilant over Hantavirus although no any cases in humans have been detected in the kingdom so far.
* Indonesia's largest city, Jakarta, is stepping up efforts to control the invasive suckerfish amid concerns over its impact on river ecosystems and potential health risks.
* The China-Europe Railway Express has made 130,000 trips by Saturday, marked by the departure of a freight train from Zhengzhou, capital of central China's Henan Province, bound for Hamburg, Germany, at 10 a.m. local time. Total cargo value has exceeded 520 billion USD, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd.
* The Australian government will invest an extra 2 billion Australian dollars (about 1.45 billion USD) to address housing issues, said Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers on Sunday.
