* Brazilian Vice President Geraldo Alckmin on Monday rejected U.S. President Donald Trump's claim that Brazil's presidential election appeared to have been "rigged," saying there was no evidence to support the allegation.
* The opening ceremony for the "Sharp Knife 2026" joint army counter-terrorism training between China and Indonesia was held in south China's Guangdong Province on Tuesday.
* A humanitarian ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia in the area around Oleshky took effect on Tuesday, Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets said on social media.
* Swedish Centre Party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist said on Monday that there was insufficient parliamentary support to form a centrist government, highlighting the continuing deadlock in the country's government formation process.
* The resumption of trilateral negotiations on the Ukraine conflict does not entail any restrictions on military operations, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told a press briefing Monday.
* Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Tuesday that the government is reviewing new safety measures for politicians after an attack on Member of Parliament (MP) Helen Haines.
* Singapore's Energy Market Authority (EMA) and the French Energy Regulatory Commission have signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen cooperation on energy market regulation, regional interconnectivity and low-carbon technologies.
* Hungary is set to receive more than 92 billion forints (280 million USD) in funding after signing agreements covering European Economic Area (EEA) Grants and Norway Grants on Monday, Hungarian news agency MTI reported.
* Singapore and New Zealand will strengthen cooperation on electricity market regulation and low-carbon energy technologies under a new agreement between their energy regulators, the two countries' authorities said on Tuesday.
* The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Monday said it has approved a financing package of 72 million USD to help Cambodia strengthen agriculture and increase women's participation in agriculture.
* The Slovak Interior Ministry and Health Ministry have signed a memorandum of cooperation to strengthen the protection of healthcare workers following a series of recent attacks on medical staff in Bratislava, the News Agency of the Slovak Republic (TASR) reported Monday.
* Indonesian immigration authorities detained 17 foreigners suspected of operating an online lending business in violation of their residence permits in the resort island of Bali, officials said Tuesday. The detainees comprise 15 Malaysians and two Singaporeans, said Muhamad Novyandri, head of the local immigration office.
* Seventeen prisoners at a jail in India's southern state of Tamil Nadu escaped, prompting authorities to launch intensive search operations to trace them, police said Tuesday.
* UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday that there was an opportunity to reach understandings to help ensure freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz and resolve issues related to Iran's nuclear program through peaceful means.
* The Pentagon is prepared to launch new and potentially major military operations against Iran "within 96 hours of receiving" an order from U.S. President Donald Trump, CNN reported on Monday.
* Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and his Iranian counterpart Seyed Abbas Araghchi discussed regional developments and de-escalation efforts in a phone call on Tuesday, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said.
* Jordan will form a joint committee with Syria to follow up its recent strikes against Islamic State (IS) targets in southern Syria and strengthen coordination in combating terrorism, Jordanian government spokesperson Mohammad Al Momani said Tuesday.
* Somali National Army (SNA) forces killed 75 al-Shabaab militants and wounded 56 others during an operation targeting a militant base near the Burhakaba district in southwestern Somalia, officials said Tuesday.
* At least 4.9 million Afghan refugees returned to the country between 2023 and 2025, placing heavy pressure on employment, essential services and infrastructure, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) said on Tuesday.
* The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said Monday it had intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile and three drones launched by Yemen's Houthi group toward Saudi Arabia.
* All schools across Sri Lanka will remain closed on Tuesday as a precautionary measure due to prevailing adverse weather conditions, the Ministry of Education announced Tuesday. The ministry said the decision was taken to ensure the safety of students and school staff amid the current weather situation.
* The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has reported more than 10,000 confirmed Ebola cases since the outbreak began in May, according to data released Tuesday by the country's health authorities.
* Thirty-nine people were evacuated and no casualties were reported yet on Tuesday after a huge fire hit a shantytown in the southern district of Gangnam in the Republic of Korea's capital Seoul, according to Yonhap news agency.
* Five people were killed and four others injured when a speeding truck plowed into a group of stranded bus passengers along a highway in Sitakunda on the outskirts of Bangladesh's southeastern Chattogram city early Tuesday.
