The UN Security Council on August 7 condemned a suicide bombing outside a police station in Kabal, Swat District, Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, calling it a 'heinous and cowardly' act of terrorism; the Aug 2 attack killed at least 16 people, most of them civilians, and wounded dozens more; Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan claimed responsibility; Pakistan briefed the council that multiple militant groups continue to operate from sanctuaries inside Afghanistan

The UN and US-led regime of arms embargoes, export bans, and asset freezes on the DPRK, degraded since Russia's 2024 veto killed the UN monitoring arm.