* Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Saturday that he is ready to lead the ruling party alliance in the upcoming parliamentary election. The earliest date allowed by Hungarian law for the parliamentary election is April 12.
* China's cyberspace regulator on Saturday released draft rules regulating the collection and use of personal information by internet applications, seeking public feedback.
* Cambodia said on Saturday that the United States will provide multi-million USD in aid to support displaced families, mine clearance and combating online scams.
* Venezuelan lawmaker Nicolas Maduro Guerra said on Saturday that his father, President Nicolas Maduro, sent a message through his lawyers saying he is in good condition and remains resolute while being held in the United States.
* U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order declaring a national emergency to "safeguard Venezuelan oil revenue held in U.S. Treasury accounts from attachment or judicial process," ensuring the funds are preserved "to advance U.S. foreign policy objectives," according to a release by the White House.
* Venezuela's acting president Delcy Rodriguez on Saturday pledged to realize the return of President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, who were seized by the United States on Jan. 3.
* The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Consular Affairs on Saturday warned that as international flights have resumed, U.S. citizens in Venezuela "should leave the country immediately."
* U.S. President Donald Trump said Saturday that the United States "stands ready to help" concerning the situation in Iran as he claimed Iran is "looking at FREEDOM," renewing his threats against the Middle Eastern country.
* The Iranian military pledged on Saturday to defend national interests, protect strategic infrastructure and public property amid ongoing protests, and urged Iranians to unite to "thwart the enemy's plots," according to state broadcaster IRIB.
* U.S. Central Command said Saturday that its forces conducted large-scale strikes against multiple Islamic State (IS) targets across Syria.
* Pakistan Navy on Saturday carried out a successful test-firing of a surface-to-air missile, demonstrating a range of conventional and unmanned warfare capabilities in the north Arabian Sea, the military said.
* Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) announced Saturday the formation of a Supreme Military Committee under the command of the Saudi Arabia-led coalition, signaling a new phase of military preparedness amid stalled peace efforts with the Houthi group.
* Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and his Jordanian counterpart Ayman Safadi on Saturday warned that Israel's illegal measures in the occupied West Bank risk triggering a dangerous escalation and undermining peace efforts.
* Tunisia recorded over 1 billion dinars (about 350 million USD) in financial losses at 11 public institutions and companies last year, according to an official report cited by the Tunisian presidency.
* Russia's capital Moscow on Friday experienced the heaviest snowfall in 56 years, with 42 percent of the monthly average precipitation recorded in just 24 hours.
* Several wildfires continued to rage across South Africa's Western and Eastern Cape provinces on Saturday, with more than 100,000 hectares of land burned in the Western Cape and further evacuations underway, authorities said.
* Japan's weather agency said that severe blizzards with strong winds are expected to hit areas along the Sea of Japan, as snow is forecast for a wide area from northern to southwestern Japan through Monday.
* A 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia's Talaud Islands on Saturday, the country's Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) reported.
* The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said a 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit off Davao Occidental province in the southern Philippines late Saturday.
