* The number of evacuees rose to over 18,000 in Malaysia on Tuesday, with 10 states affected across the country due to the current northeast monsoon season, according to authorities.
* The U.S.-proposed 28-point peace plan aiming to end the Ukraine crisis has been trimmed to a 19-point framework drafted by the United States and Ukraine over the weekend in Geneva, multiple media outlets reported Monday.
* Russia is aware of the European peace plan for the Ukraine crisis, but its provisions are considered "unconstructive," a senior Russian official said Monday. There is much speculation about the peace plan, and Russia only trusts information received directly from the United States, said Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov.
* The Republic of Korean President Lee Jae Myung has stressed the need for dialogue efforts with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) citing the highly perilous situation on the Korean Peninsula, according to Yonhap news agency.
* Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday discussed bilateral ties and the situation of Ukraine in a phone call, according to the Kremlin.
* Türkiye and the Republic of Korea signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Monday during the ROK’s President Lee Jae Myung's visit to Ankara, aiming to strengthen cooperation in the nuclear energy sector.
* Norway and Brazil have vowed to step up joint efforts to halt deforestation and mobilize large-scale finance for forest conservation, the Norwegian government said on Monday in a release.
* U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order to launch the process of designating multiple Muslim Brotherhood branches, including those in Lebanon, Jordan and Egypt, as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists.
* The Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America-Peoples' Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP) on Monday "categorically" rejected the U.S. designation of Venezuela's "non-existent" Cartel de los Soles as a "terrorist organization."
* The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has said that recent changes to its energy policy will allow the institution to support nuclear power projects for the first time, subject to strict safeguards and international oversight.
* The Australian government on Tuesday announced an almost 40-percent funding boost for the national domestic, family and sexual violence support service in response to growing demand for support services.
* Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Tuesday that ensuring women's safety is essential for the country's peace, stability, development, and prosperity.
* Turkish police apprehended 16 illegal migrants traveling in a truck in the southern border province of Hatay and arrested two suspects accused of smuggling them into the country, authorities said Tuesday.
* Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi is scheduled to visit France on Wednesday for talks on bilateral issues, regional and international developments, said the Iranian foreign ministry.
* A Palestinian man was killed on Monday evening during an exchange of fire with Israeli forces in the northern West Bank city of Nablus, Palestinian sources said.
* Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Monday vowed a "crushing response" to Israel over the assassination of senior Hezbollah commander Haytham Ali Tabtabai.
* The International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Libya announced on Tuesday that it facilitated a humanitarian return flight, repatriating 160 migrants from Libya to Chad.
* China's Ministry of Commerce said Tuesday that it has decided to further extend the deadline for the safeguard investigation of imported beef to Jan. 26, 2026, citing the complexity of the case.
* The World Bank Group has signed a collaboration agreement with Malaysia to jointly develop the Southern Johor Renewable Energy Corridor (SJREC) in the country, with a project value of 6 billion USD.
* The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Tuesday said it has approved a 400 million USD results-based lending (RBL) program to help the Indian state of Maharashtra build climate-resilient, low-carbon, safe, and inclusive road networks.
* Sri Lanka's export earnings reached 14.43 billion USD in the first 10 months of 2025, an increase of six percent over the same period last year, the Export Development Board (EDB) said on Tuesday.
* Lithuania's fiscal position is expected to worsen in 2026, with both the deficit and public debt projected to increase due to rising defense and social spending, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned on Monday.
