* Voting in Honduras' nationwide elections officially ended at 6:00 p.m. on Sunday (0000 GMT Monday). However, thousands of voters are still casting their ballots, as the country's Electoral Law stipulates that polling stations may only close once the last person who was in line at the official closing time has voted.
* Libya's High National Elections Commission (HNEC) announced Sunday that it has achieved full operational readiness to hold the country's presidential elections, according to an official statement posted on its Facebook page.
* At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, French President Emmanuel Macron will pay a state visit to China from Dec. 3 to 5, a foreign ministry spokesperson announced on Monday.
* U.S. President Donald Trump suggested on Sunday that there was a "good chance" for a peace deal to be reached to end the Russia-Ukraine conflict that has lasted nearly four years. His remarks came after a roughly four-hour high-level U.S.-Ukraine meeting in the U.S. state of Florida earlier on Sunday.
* Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with U.S. presidential special envoy Steve Witkoff in Moscow on Tuesday to discuss ending the conflict with Ukraine, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Monday.
* Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova on Sunday condemned recent Ukrainian attacks on two oil tankers and a port in the Black Sea, denouncing those who planned and carried out the strikes.
* U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed on Sunday that he had a phone call with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, but refused to reveal any details of the call, according to The New York Times.
* As part of a new phase in testing the regulations governing the entry and exit of foreign nationals, Russia will begin on Dec. 1 collecting biometric personal data at technically feasible border crossings, local media reported Monday.
* South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Sunday that the country would remain fully engaged in G20 activities, despite recent tensions with the United States, the host of next year's G20 meetings.
* The United States' military threats in the Caribbean could jeopardize global energy market stability, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro warned in a letter to the Secretary General of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Haitham Al Ghais.
* A large-scale joint anti-terror exercise of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) kicked off in Iran's northwestern East Azarbaijan Province on Monday. Hosted by the Ground Force of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), the drill, named "Sahand-2025," will run for five days, said a statement by the IRGC.
* Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani met on Sunday with U.S. Special Envoy for Syria Tom Barrack to discuss regional stability and efforts to prevent further escalation.
* The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies, known as OPEC+, have decided to pause oil output increases in January, February and March 2026 due to seasonality, OPEC said in a statement on Sunday.
* The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved an investment program to help Cambodia expand access to safe water supply, and strengthen water security and resilience in its cities, the lender said in a press release on Monday.
* The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Monday approved a 50-million-U.S.-dollar grant to help Tajikistan advance structural reforms that promote green jobs, boost economic diversification, and strengthen fiscal governance and transparency, with a particular focus on expanding opportunities for women.
* Department of Economy, Planning, and Development Secretary Arsenio Balisacan on Monday said the Philippine economy remains resilient, anchored on "strong and steady fundamentals" that continue to support growth despite global and domestic uncertainties.
* Australia's 2025 beef production is set to break new ground with record volumes, supported by strong export demand from the United States and China, an industry report said Monday.
* The death toll from recent floods and landslides across three provinces on Indonesia's Sumatra Island has risen to 502 with 508 missing, the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) said on Monday. Rescue operations are continuing at full speed across affected areas, the agency said.
* Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Sunday described the ongoing extreme weather crisis as the worst natural disaster the country has ever faced, pledging full state support for recovery from the catastrophe.
* The Nepali government on Sunday announced financial aid of 200,000 USD for Sri Lanka to support relief and recovery efforts for people badly affected by recent floods.
* Pakistan has vaccinated more than 33 million children in its nationwide measles-rubella (MR) and oral polio vaccine (OPV) campaign, achieving over 95 percent MR coverage, the Ministry of National Health Services said on Monday.
* The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Monday declared an end to the latest Ebola outbreak in the country.
