* Iran's Ambassador to Pakistan Reza Amiri Moghadam said on Sunday that Pakistan's mediation efforts remained intact to end the U.S.-Iran conflict.
* Russia is seeking to achieve the goals of its special military operation in Ukraine via a peace agreement, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Sunday.
* The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Sunday on social media that it had been informed by the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant that a drone had targeted the plant's External Radiation Control Laboratory earlier in the day.
* Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's plane was forced to make an emergency landing in Ankara, the capital of Turkey, on Sunday after a technical issue was detected en route to Armenia for the European Political Community (EPC) Summit.
* German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Sunday said, despite the recent verbal tensions with U.S. President Donald Trump, he would not give up on cooperation with the U.S. side.
* U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday that the United States will begin guiding ships out of the Strait of Hormuz on Monday morning, Middle East time. Calling the action "Project Freedom," Trump said it is "a humanitarian gesture."
* U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said Sunday that its forces will begin implementing President Donald Trump's "Project Freedom" by guiding ships out of the Strait of Hormuz on Monday.
* Iran on Monday warned the U.S. army against entering the Strait of Hormuz. The warning came after the United States announced it would start on Monday to free ships stranded in the waterway.
* Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said on Sunday the United States has responded to Iran's 14-point proposed plan to end the war. He made the remarks in an interview with state-run IRIB TV while noting that the U.S. response is being reviewed.
* Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar held a telephone conversation with his Iranian counterpart Seyed Abbas Araghchi on Sunday night, focusing on the evolving regional situation and efforts for peace, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan said on Monday.
* Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and visiting Syrian foreign affairs chief Asaad al-Shibani held talks in Cairo on Sunday to discuss rapid regional developments, including the trajectory of U.S.-Iranian negotiations and efforts to de-escalate regional tensions.
* At least eight people were killed and 11 others injured Sunday in a series of Israeli airstrikes across southern Lebanon, according to Lebanese official sources.
* Pakistan has facilitated the transfer of 22 Iranian crew members who had been held aboard a container ship seized by the United States last month, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Monday.
* A tanker was hit by unindentified projectiles off the coast of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Sunday evening, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency has said.
* German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul on Sunday called for a "negotiated solution" to the ongoing tension regarding Iran.
* Israel will add 350 billion shekels (about 118.9 billion USD) to its defense budget and has approved the purchase of two new squadrons of F-35 and F-15IA fighter jets, officials said Sunday.
* Algeria, a member of OPEC+, will increase its oil production by 6,000 barrels per day (bpd) in June, the Algerian Ministry of Hydrocarbons and Mines said Sunday.
* At least 10 people were hospitalized after a mass shooting at a campground near the Arcadia Lake in the U.S. state of Oklahoma on Sunday night, local police said.
* The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said Sunday it will commit up to 70 billion USD by 2035 to two initiatives to integrate power grids, expand cross-border electricity trade, and strengthen broadband access across the Asia-Pacific region.
* Bangladesh's exports surged to over 4 billion USD in April, an almost 33 percent jump from the same month last year.
* The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed on Sunday evening that three people had died on a cruise ship in the Atlantic, with at least one of them confirmed as the victim of hantavirus. The agency said detailed investigations are going on, including further laboratory testing and epidemiological investigations.
* Chinese railways are bracing for the peak of return trips on the fourth day of a five-day May Day holiday, with the railway system expected to handle 20.3 million trips on Monday.
* India's space agency, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), on Sunday launched a privately-developed Earth observation satellite "Drishti," developed by the country's space-tech startup "GalaxEye." The ISRO posted on X that it was a significant milestone in India's space journey.
* Municipal authorities in western Afghanistan's Herat city have completed 80 development projects across various districts over the past year, with total spending exceeding 1 billion afghanis (about 15.6 million USD), the provincial government said on Monday.
* The number of marriages in New Zealand continued its long-term decline in 2025, while divorces rose slightly, Stats NZ reported Monday. The statistics department said there were 17,481 marriages and civil unions in 2025, down 3 percent from 2024 and extending a downward trend since the early 1970s.
* A 6.1-magnitude earthquake jolted Eastern Samar Province in the central Philippines, at 2:09 p.m. local time on Monday, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology. The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 11.76 degrees north latitude and 125.37 degrees east longitude, according to the institute.
