* George Simion, chairman of the Alliance for the Union of Romanians, and Bucharest Mayor Nicusor Dan will advance to the runoff of Romania's presidential election rerun, scheduled for May 18.
* Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday urged all-out efforts to search those falling into water and treat the injured after two boats capsized in southwest China's Guizhou Province. The tourist boats capsized on a river in a tourist attraction in Qianxi City, Guizhou Province, around 4:40 p.m. Sunday, leaving three people dead and 14 others missing. A total of 60 people have been hospitalized for treatment.
* Reliable and stable Russia-China relations strengthen stability in the world, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a documentary aired Sunday on Rossiya-1 TV channel.
* Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has rejected U.S. President Donald Trump's offer to deploy U.S. military troops in her country to "help Mexico fight drug trafficking."
* Cambodia recorded about 20,000 new cases of cancers, with nearly 14,000 deaths a year, Prime Minister Hun Manet said in a speech during the launch of the National Cancer Control Plan 2025-2030 on Monday.
* The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Sunday announced plans to expand its support to long-term food and nutrition security in Asia and the Pacific by 26 billion USD, bringing its total funding for food security initiatives to 40 billion dollars over 2022-2030.
* More than 250,000 Afghan refugees have returned to their homeland from neighboring Pakistan and Iran in April, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reported late Sunday.
* Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani met visiting Qatari Transport Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulla bin Mohammed Al Thani in Baghdad on Sunday to discuss transportation cooperation.
* Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi departed Tehran on Sunday for Islamabad, where he is scheduled to hold talks with senior Pakistani officials on bilateral and regional issues, Iran's Foreign Ministry said.
* Israel's military has begun issuing "tens of thousands" of call-up orders for reservists to intensify its offensive in the Gaza Strip, a senior defense official said on Sunday, vowing to increase pressure on Hamas to free hostages.
* At least 14 people were injured in fresh U.S. airstrikes on Yemen's capital of Sanaa early Monday morning, local medics told Xinhua. The medics said 14 residents in the densely populated Shu'ub neighborhood in the eastern part of Sanaa were injured as a result of the strikes, which also shattered windows in several homes and shops.
* Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Sunday to retaliate against Houthi forces in Yemen and their ally, Iran, after a missile launched by the group struck Israel's international airport.
* Iran on Monday rejected accusations by U.S. and Israeli officials of its involvement in attacks on Israel by the Houthis in Yemen. In a statement released early Monday, the Iranian Foreign Ministry described the repetition of such "baseless" claims as an "affront to the powerful but oppressed" Yemeni nation.
* Iranian Defense Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh warned that Iran would strike U.S. and Israeli interests, bases, and troops "wherever and whenever deemed necessary" if either country initiates a war against the Islamic Republic.
* Turkish police have detained 33 people, including 20 public officials, over their alleged ties to the Gulen movement, authorities said Monday.
* Malaysia's steel industry groups have called on the government to take action to address the country's industry challenges, including overcapacity and rising costs.
* The development of poultry farms has been on a constant rise in Afghanistan as more than 100,000 people are directly engaged in the business, said Mawlawi Sadr Azam Osmani, deputy minister of agriculture, irrigation and livestock.
* Jordan evacuated hundreds of tourists from the ancient city of Petra on Sunday after flash floods swept through the archaeological site amid severe weather, officials said.
