* Cambodia will initiate the compulsory conciliation mechanism under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) after Thailand on Tuesday cancelled the 2001 Memorandum of Understanding concerning overlapping maritime claims between the two ASEAN member states, Cambodia's Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn said.
* Thailand's cabinet on Tuesday approved the cancellation of a 2001 maritime agreement with Cambodia, pivoting future negotiations over overlapping territorial claims to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
* Russia's Defense Ministry on Monday declared a ceasefire on May 8-9 in honor of the Victory Day celebration, voicing hope that the Ukrainian side will follow suit.
* Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha on Monday described the Ukrainian ceasefire offer to Russia as "a serious proposal" to end the crisis and turn to diplomacy.
* Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced Monday that Ukraine will implement a ceasefire with Russia starting Wednesday.
* The Republic of Korea said Tuesday it was reviewing a U.S. proposal related to the Strait of Hormuz, taking into account principles such as freedom of navigation, according to the foreign ministry.
* Indonesia's economy grew 5.61 percent year on year in the first quarter of 2026, driven by broad-based expansion across sectors and a surge in government spending, Statistics Indonesia (BPS) said Tuesday.
* Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said Tuesday that the cabinet has approved a draft emergency decree to borrow up to 400 billion baht (about 12.2 billion USD), aimed at cushioning economic impacts from the global energy crisis and accelerating the country's transition toward clean energy.
* The Afghan government has secured investment commitments worth 35 billion Afghanis (over 552 million USD), marking a significant push to revitalize the national economy and foster sustainable growth, the office of the deputy prime minister for economic affairs announced Tuesday.
* Malaysia is beefing up efforts to regulate its fast-evolving digital landscape in the field of online safety, artificial intelligence (AI) governance and content development, Malaysian Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil said.
* Kazakhstan's annual inflation continued to decline to 10.6 percent in April, down from 11 percent in March, the country's Bureau of National Statistics reported on Monday. The reduction came following a decrease of 0.7 percentage points in March from the previous month.
* Cambodia has revised its economic growth forecast to 4.2 percent in 2026, down from its earlier prediction of 5 percent, mainly due to the impacts of rising fuel prices caused by the Middle East conflict, and the border conflict with Thailand.
* Fifteen crew members of the Iranian vessel Touska seized by the United States were handed over to Iranian authorities at a border crossing point in Gwadar district of Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province on Monday, officials told Xinhua.
* Sri Lanka and the Maldives signed seven memoranda of understanding during Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu's state visit to Colombo, the President's Media Division (PMD) said on Monday.
* A Maersk-operated U.S.-flagged vehicle carrier has safely transited the Strait of Hormuz, the Danish broadcaster DR reported Tuesday, citing a statement from the Danish shipping giant Maersk. In the statement, Maersk said the vessel, named Alliance Fairfax, passed through the strait on Monday.
* The U.S. Southern Command said that its Joint Task Force Southern Spear on Monday conducted a "lethal kinetic strike" on a vessel operated by "Designated Terrorist Organizations."
* Two military exercises, "Crystal Arrow 2026" and "Spring Warrior," are being held in Latvia from Tuesday to May 15, said the Latvian Defense Ministry.
* Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said on Tuesday that events in the Strait of Hormuz make clear that there's no military solution to a political crisis.
* The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday strongly condemned what it described as renewed "Iranian aggression using missiles and drones" against the country, according to a statement by the UAE's foreign ministry.
* Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei on Monday accused the United Arab Emirates (UAE) of its "support for and cooperation with the aggressors against Iran."
* The U.S. military has sunk six Iranian small boats in the Strait of Hormuz, Brad Cooper, chief of U.S. Central Command, said Monday. The Iranian boats were struck by U.S. Apache and MH-60 Seahawk helicopters, Cooper told a news conference.
* Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday called on the European Union to refrain from actions and rhetoric that could undermine Türkiye's "constructive stance," saying "strategic myopia" toward the country "persists unfortunately and quite visibly" across many of the bloc's institutions.
* The maritime security threat level in the Strait of Hormuz remains "critical" due to ongoing regional military operations, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said in an advisory on Monday.
* The Israeli military raised its alert level on Monday in the wake of the escalation in the Gulf, state-owned Kan TV News reported. Civilian safety guidelines remained unchanged. The move came after the United Arab Emirates said Iran attacked it with four missiles and a drone hit an oil facility.
* Humanitarians are warning of the lack of prosthetic and rehabilitation care in Gaza for amputees, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Monday.
* Algerian Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf on Monday received a phone call from his Iranian counterpart, Seyed Abbas Araghchi, to discuss ongoing diplomatic efforts to end military escalation in the Gulf region, Algeria's Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
* The United Arab Emirates (UAE) said on Monday that its air defence systems intercepted 12 ballistic missiles, three cruise missiles and four drones launched from Iran, which it said resulted in three moderate injuries.
* Iran has no plan to target the United Arab Emirates (UAE), state-run IRIB news agency reported on Monday, citing a senior military source.
* The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) said on Monday that Israeli threats to resume military operations in the Gaza Strip constitute a "violation" of the ceasefire agreement and a clear breach of a peace plan proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump.
* At least 1,133 people suffered suffocation across several Iraqi provinces due to a recent wave of dust storms, Iraq's health ministry said Monday. Ministry spokesperson Saif al-Badr told Xinhua that no fatalities were reported.
* Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said Monday that the timing is not suitable for a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, stressing that efforts should first focus on reaching a security agreement and halting Israeli attacks.
* Syria's interim authorities said Monday that joint restoration work has repaired key sections of the Arab Gas Pipeline, adding that gas flows through Jordan have "significantly stabilized" the country's national grid.
* The UAE's Ministry of Interior lifted an emergency alert shortly after it was issued to mobile phones across Dubai and Sharjah on Monday afternoon, which had warned residents to seek shelter due to a potential missile threat.
* Sudan has recalled its ambassador to Ethiopia after accusing Addis Ababa of a series of drone attacks that hit its international airport here on Monday.
* A total of 435 migrants were returned to Libya during the past week from April 26 to May 2 after being intercepted at sea while attempting to reach European shores, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Monday.
* International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva warned on Monday that the global economy would face a "much worse outcome" if the Middle East war drags on into 2027 with oil prices hitting around 125 dollars per barrel.
* The fireworks plant explosion on Monday in central China's Hunan Province has left 26 people dead and 61 others injured, authorities said at a press conference on Tuesday.
