* By attacking the college in Starobelsk, Ukraine has assumed full responsibility for escalating the conflict and undermining political-diplomatic efforts to resolve it, said a statement by the Russian Foreign Ministry on Friday.
* The Republic of Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Saturday vowed to carry on late President Roh Moo-hyun's efforts to promote peace on the Korean Peninsula at a memorial ceremony marking the 17th anniversary of Roh's death.
* Discussions between Pakistani Army Chief Asim Munir and the Iranian leadership during Munir's official visit to Iran over the past 24 hours have resulted in encouraging progress towards a final understanding, the Pakistani military said in a statement on Saturday.
* U.S. President Donald Trump announced Saturday that a peace agreement with Iran has been "largely negotiated," subject to finalization between the United States, Iran and other relevant countries in the Middle East.
* Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said Saturday Iran and the United States are working to finalize a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on ending the war.
* A proposed agreement the United States and Iran are close to signing involves a 60-day ceasefire extension during which the Strait of Hormuz would be reopened, Iran would be able to freely sell oil, and negotiations would be held on curbing Iran's nuclear program, Axios quoted a U.S. official as saying on Saturday.
* Slovakia's Defence Ministry has signed a 25-million-euro (about 27 million USD) agreement with U.S. company Lockheed Martin over the supply of spare parts and repair services for its F-16 C/D Block 70 fighter jets through the end of 2030.
* Indonesia is encouraging stronger local conservation efforts to reinforce biodiversity protection ahead of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) COP17 negotiations scheduled for October 2026.
* French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot on Saturday announced that Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir had been banned from entering France effective immediately.
* The number of ships allowed to transit the Strait of Hormuz would return to pre-war level within 30 days, Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Sunday.
* Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein and his Iranian counterpart, Seyed Abbas Araghchi, discussed the latest developments in negotiations between Iran and the United States during a phone call, Iraq's Foreign Ministry said Saturday.
* Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani discussed the latest regional developments with U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday, according to a statement by the Emiri Diwan, the administrative office of the emir.
* The Palestinian Ministry of Health warned Saturday that a severe medicine shortage is threatening the collapse of the West Bank health system, urging the international community to intervene.
* Hamas said Saturday that the ongoing Israeli crimes, violations, and escalation against the Gaza Strip constitute a clear violation of the peace understandings and agreements brokered by mediators.
* Israeli airstrikes across southern and eastern Lebanon killed at least 11 people and wounded several others overnight into Saturday, Lebanon's National News Agency reported.
* At least 24 people were killed and 82 others injured in a blast targeting a shuttle of the Jaffar Express in the Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province on Sunday, police sources said.
* Tunisia has voluntarily repatriated more than 4,000 irregular migrants to their countries of origin since July 2025, the Tunis Afrique Presse (TAP) reported Saturday.
* The number of overseas-invested enterprises in China has risen for three consecutive years to surpass 530,000, with total accumulated foreign direct investment (FDI) exceeding 3.6 trillion USD, data released by the Ministry of Commerce showed on Saturday.
* The Afghan government has approved 15 projects with a total investment of 4.2 billion afghani (around 68 million USD) to accelerate the development and reconstruction process of the post-war country, the official Radio and Television of Afghanistan (RTA) reported on Saturday night.
* Portuguese President Antonio Jose Seguro warned Saturday that the consequences of the storms that struck the country in early 2026 demand accelerated support, clearer measures and better coordination between authorities.
* At least 37 people were killed in the two southern Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana due to heatwave conditions, officials and local media reports said Saturday.
* More than 31,000 people in Sri Lanka have been affected by the adverse weather conditions currently prevailing across the country, according to the Disaster Management Center (DMC) on Sunday.
* There is no tsunami threat to the U.S. state of Hawaii after an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 jolted 12 km south of Honaunau-Napoopoo on Hawaii's Big Island Friday night, authorities said.
