* Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni on Tuesday inaugurated the Constitutional Monument in celebration of the 31st anniversary of the promulgation of the country's constitution.
* United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is alarmed by the escalating situation in Lebanon and very concerned by the large number of civilian casualties reported by Lebanese authorities, his spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said on Monday.
* The prime minister of the State of Palestine on Monday condemned Israel's "genocidal war" in Gaza at a meeting of the United Nations (UN), pleading for urgent action by the international community to stop the aggression.
* Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said early on Tuesday that he had held talks with Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio on Japan's energy aid to Kyiv. Both Zelenskiy and Kishida are in the United States to attend sessions at the U.N. General Assembly.
* Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan called for U.S. sanctions blocking some defence purchases by his country and for other "unilateral" measures that hinder the NATO allies' ability to hit long-term bilateral trade targets to be lifted.
* The foreign ministers of the Group of Seven (G7) major democracies on Monday warned that actions and counter-actions in the Middle East risked dragging the region into a broader conflict that no country would gain from.
* The escalation between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah is almost a full-fledged war, the European Union's foreign policy chief said on Monday.
* Israel's military said it launched airstrikes against Hezbollah sites in Lebanon on Monday, which Lebanese authorities said had killed 492 people and sent tens of thousands fleeing for safety in the country's deadliest day in decades.
* Israel's military said on Tuesday it struck dozens of Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon overnight, a day after it launched a wave of airstrikes against the group's sites in Lebanon's deadliest day in decades.
* Turkey slammed Israel's recent attacks on Lebanon as "efforts to drag the region into chaos" on Monday, calling for international measures against them and a halt to support for Israel.
* Israel wants to drag the Middle East into a full-blown war by provoking Iran to join the nearly year-old conflict between Israel and the Hezbollah in Lebanon, Iran's president said on Monday, warning of its "irreversible" consequences.
* Britain foreign minister David Lammy said on Monday that he was "deeply alarmed" by rockets and air strikes in Lebanon and Israel and resulting civilian casualties.
* Saudi Arabia expressed deep concern in a statement on Monday over security developments in Lebanon, warning of escalating violence and urging all parties to exercise restraint, state news agency SPA reported.
* Israel is not facing sufficient pressure to end the war in Gaza and the escalation in Lebanon is a minefield that the international community may not be able to deal with, Greece's foreign minister said on Monday.
* U.S. President Joe Biden and United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan stressed in a meeting on Monday that there was no military solution to the conflict in Sudan, where a war has triggered the world's largest displacement crisis, according to a joint statement released by the White House.
* Mali's president Assimi Goita pledged on Sunday to intensify the fight against terrorism, reaffirming his determination to pursue peace, security, and development in the country.
* Senegal's navy announced on Monday that it had discovered 30 bodies in a drifting boat that was towed ashore on Sunday off the coast of Dakar, the country's capital.
* Spain has increased its target for green hydrogen production capacity in a sign of confidence in an industry that has seen some energy giants scale back plans due to high costs and uncertain demand.
* The European Commission on Monday proposed financial support of 119.7 million euros (141.4 million USD) for farmers in Bulgaria, Germany, Estonia, Italy and Romania impacted by severe weather this spring and summer.
* Finland is emerging from recession, but the public economy is expected to remain in persistent deficit, according to the latest forecast of the Finnish Ministry of Finance on Monday.
* Nepal's international trade increased slightly in the first two months of the current 2024-25 fiscal year, though not as high as expected, according to the Department of Customs.
* The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Tuesday said it has launched a new country partnership strategy with Fiji for 2024-2028 to support Fiji's resilience to economic and climate-related shocks.
* The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Tuesday announced a set of actions to mainstream lead exposure mitigation into its operations, as part of its participation in the newly formed Partnership for a Lead-Free Future.
* Japan has issued a tsunami advisory to residents of Izu and Ogasawara islands after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 occurred in the Pacific Ocean near Torishima island.
* More than 430,000 people in Shangqiu City, central China's Henan Province, have been affected by heavy rainfall brought by Typhoon Bebinca, local authorities said Tuesday.
* The desert city of Phoenix, Arizona, suffered a record 113 straight days with temperatures over 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius) this year, leading to hundreds of heat-related deaths and more acres burned by wildfire across the state, officials said.
* Egyptian Minister of Health and Population Khaled Abdel-Ghaffa reported on Monday that Aswan Governorate, southern Egypt, has seen a surge in intestinal flu cases, with 480 patients having visited local hospitals.
