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 A day after recommending President Donald Trump for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for his "decisive diplomatic intervention" during last month's India-Pakistan conflict, Pakistan on Sunday "condemned" the US attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities, NDTV reported.

"We are gravely concerned at the possible further escalation of tensions in the region," Pakistan's foreign ministry said in a statement, hours after the American warplanes and submarines bombed three key nuclear sites in Iran, officially joining Israel's war against the country.

Pakistan, which shares a 900-kilometre border with Iran, also reiterated that these attacks violate "all norms of international law and that Iran has the legitimate right to defend itself under the UN Charter,” according to NDTV.

South Korea's top trade negotiator said on Sunday he would raise concerns about potential U.S. restrictions on chipmakers in China when he meets U.S. officials in Washington this week for the third round of technical discussions in tariff talks, Reuters reported.

"I will pass on the concerns among those in the industry and take utmost care," South Korean Trade Minister Yeo Han-koo told reporters before leaving for Washington, when asked to comment about concerns the U.S. may adopt policies to make it difficult for foreign chipmakers to operate in China.

Yeo also said Seoul may not stick to the July deadline, suggesting talks may continue beyond July 8 amid political and economic uncertainties in the U.S.

South Korea, currently subject to a blanket 10% tariff with a 25% country-specific duty on pause for 90 days, agreed with the U.S. in their opening round of trade talks in late April to craft a trade deal reducing tariffs by July 8, according to Reuters.

Around 10,000 Russian soldiers are fighting in Russia's Kursk region, about 90 square kilometers (35 square miles) of which is controlled by Ukraine, Ukraine's top military commander said, Reuters reported.

"We control about 90 square kilometers of territory in the Hlushkov district of the Kursk region of the Russian Federation, and these are our preemptive actions in response to a possible enemy attack," Oleksandr Syrskyi said without elaborating, in remarks released by his office for publication on Sunday.

The Ukrainian military said the activity in this area prevented Russia from sending a significant number of its forces to Ukraine's eastern region of Donetsk, where some of the heaviest fighting has taken place in the more than three-year-old full-scale invasion.

Syrskyi's troops are repelling Russian forces along the frontline, which stretches for about 1,200 km, where the situation remains difficult, the Ukrainian military said, according to Reuters.

Rastriya Swatantra Party and Rastriya Prajatantra Party lawmakers continued obstructing the Parliament demanding investigation into the visit visa scam.

Soon after the commencement of the Parliament meeting on Sunday, RSP and RPP lawmakers stood from their seats to obstruct the House proceedings.

They have been obstructing Parliament business for the past few days demanding formation of a high-level investigation committee to look into the visit visa scandal.

After the lawmakers from the RSP and RPP stood from their seats in protest, Speaker Devraj Ghimire gave time to RSP lawmaker Asim Sah.

Saying that the visit visa scam is a case of human trafficking, he said that it should be investigated impartially.

Similarly, RPP lawmaker Dhawal Shumsher Rana said that the government should try to address the demands of the opposition parties.

Reiterating that the government should take the responsibility of the March 28 incident, he said that the incident should also be investigated.