* Security Council members Brazil and Switzerland, the co-penholders on the Syrian humanitarian file, have requested a council meeting to discuss response after the massive earthquake that struck Türkiye and Syria.
* The International Olympic Committee (IOC), the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), the European Olympic Committees (EOC) and the Olympic Refuge Foundation (ORF) will donate one million USD to the Olympic community affected by the earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria, the IOC announced on Friday.
* Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca announced late Friday that the country's death toll from Monday's earthquakes has climbed to 20,213, bringing the total fatalities with neighboring Syria to over 23,000, with tens of thousands injured.
* Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday the government would take action against those involved in looting and other crimes in the region affected by this week's devastating earthquakes.
* Peru has extended the state of emergency in several regions to deal with the two-month political turmoil that has claimed dozens of lives in clashes between protesters and security forces.
* Five soldiers were killed in a shooting at a military camp in the southern Philippines, including the shooter, the military said on Saturday.
* International Monetary Fund staff will meet with Ukrainian officials in Warsaw next week, a source familiar with the plans said on Friday, as Ukraine presses for a multi-billion dollar borrowing program to cover its funding needs given Russia's conflict.
* The Organization of American States (OAS) on Friday passed a resolution to support Haiti on its path to long-delayed elections and help the Caribbean country manage widespread gang violence that is driving a humanitarian crisis.
* The administration of Somalia's breakaway region of Somaliland said late on Friday it had agreed to an unconditional ceasefire, following five days of clashes in the east of the territory that health workers say have killed dozens of people.
* An extraordinary European Council summit convened in Brussels to discuss Ukraine, economic policy and migration wrapped up on Friday with unresolved differences among leaders over key issues.
* Readymade garment (RMG) buyers from Japan interacted with Indian sellers near New Delhi on Friday to promote garments exports from India to the East Asian nation.
* Swedish police said on Friday that they had launched an operation to bolster security in the capital Stockholm after the Security Service reported an increased number of threats against the country.
* A trade union representing British firefighters recommended an improved pay offer from fire service employers on Saturday after it postponed planned strike action for members to vote on the offer.
* Hundreds of thousands of people demonstrated across France on Saturday seeking to keep up pressure on the government over its pension reform plans, including a move to raise the retirement age to 64 from 62.
* The World Health Organization's (WHO) Regional Office for Europe on Friday urged countries in the region to immediately develop targeted measles vaccination catch-up strategies.
* Brunei recorded 2,856.8 million Brunei dollars (2,152.0 million USD) total trade for November 2022, a 41.1-percent year-on-year increase contributed by a rise in both export and import value.
* Malaysia's foreign direct investment (FDI) position rises 14.4 billion ringgit (3.3 billion USD) from the third quarter of 2022 to reach a record 875.1 billion ringgit at the end of the fourth quarter of 2022.
* In 2022, natural gas consumption in France decreased by 9.3 percent compared with 2021, the country's gas transmission system operator GRTgaz said on Friday.
* A 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit off Indonesia's North Sulawesi province Saturday, but did not cause any damage or casualties, disaster agency officials and weather agency said.
