* China unveiled its "No. 1 central document" for 2025 on Sunday, outlining the priorities for further deepening rural reforms and taking solid steps in advancing all-around rural revitalization.
* Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday vowed to enhance the combat potential and effectiveness of Russia's armed forces while ensuring its military is equipped with modern weaponry.
* U.S. federal government employees received an email late Saturday asking them to summarize their work accomplishments from the previous week by Monday night or risk losing their jobs, media reported.
* U.S. President Donald Trump has expressed confidence that Washington can successfully negotiate the end of the Ukraine conflict "this week," White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Saturday.
* Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Saturday opposed Ukraine's bid to join NATO, and pledged to block its access to the European Union (EU) if it runs counter to Hungary's interests.
* The Sri Lankan navy has seized five Indian fishing boats and arrested 32 Indian fishermen for poaching in Sri Lankan waters, the navy announced in a press release on Sunday.
* Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced a 5.4 billion USD funding boost for the nation's universal healthcare system to cover the cost of more doctor visits.
* Pakistan reported a new case of polio in the country's southern Sindh province, bringing the total number of the disease-infected children to three since the beginning of this year, officials from the health ministry said on Sunday.
* Uzbekistan saw a 75 percent surge in tourist arrivals from China in 2024, local media reported on Saturday, citing the country's statistics agency. Statistics show that 74,304 Chinese tourists visited Uzbekistan in 2024, up from 42,470 in the previous year.
* The Sri Lankan government will introduce digital TV to free up spectrum space for the launch of 5G, local media on Sunday quoted Deputy Minister of Digital Economy Eranga Weeraratne as saying.
* Kenyan President William Ruto said on Sunday that the government will revise visa and Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) requirements for passengers arriving at the Port of Mombasa as part of efforts to boost cruise tourism.
* Afghanistan's National Statistics and Information Authority (NSIA) has distributed birth certificates to nearly 11,000 Afghan nationals over the past month, a local media outlet reported on Saturday.
* Syria will host a National Dialogue Conference "in the coming days" to advance the country's political transition and tackle pressing political and economic challenges, Hassan Al-Daghim, spokesperson for the conference's preparatory committee, said on Saturday.
* Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz on Sunday ordered the military to prepare for a yearlong presence in refugee camps in the West Bank as Israel escalates the ongoing large-scale military campaign in the occupied Palestinian territory.
* Israel announced early Sunday that it had postponed the release of Palestinian detainees, who were set to be freed Saturday under the ceasefire agreement until more hostages are released.
* Hamas accused Israel on Saturday of violating the terms of a Gaza ceasefire agreement by delaying the release of a seventh group of Palestinian prisoners, calling the move a "flagrant violation" of the truce.
* The Israeli military said on Saturday it conducted airstrikes targeting border crossings between Syria and Lebanon, accusing Hezbollah of using the routes to smuggle weapons into Lebanon.
* At least 82 suspected terrorists were killed and 198 others arrested by Nigerian troops in the past week during various anti-terror operations across the country, the military said.
* At least 20 Kenyan fishermen were killed Saturday night by suspected Ethiopian militiamen in the Todonyang border area along Lake Turkana in northwestern Kenya, government officials and witnesses confirmed Sunday.
* Kenya's Ministry of Health has launched a five-day polio immunization campaign in four northeastern counties, targeting over 800,000 children under 11 years of age.
* Tropical Cyclone Rae will enter Fiji waters from Sunday night. The Fiji Meteorological Service said Tropical Cyclone Rae is tracking towards the eastern part of the country, including the Northern Division, Lomaiviti, and Lau Group and the windward side of the main island.
