* Russia and Ukraine reported drone attacks from each other Saturday, both claiming numerous interceptions. The Russian air defense shot down 155 Ukrainian drones overnight, said the Russian defense ministry.
* Ukraine is ready for trilateral negotiations with the United States and Russia, reported the Interfax-Ukraine news agency on Friday, citing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
* Russia and the United States are discussing a possible extension of the operation of the International Space Station (ISS) beyond 2028, a senior Russian space official said Friday.
* Poland has raised its travel warning for Cuba to the highest level, urging its citizens to avoid all travel to the country, Polish media reported on Saturday.
* Qatar and Ukraine signed a defense cooperation agreement on Saturday aimed at enhancing collaboration in military and technological fields, according to a statement from Qatar's Ministry of Defense.
* Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov on Friday held a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss current issues in bilateral cooperation, according to the Kyrgyz president's press service.
* The White House is expecting to receive Iran's response via intermediaries later on Friday over the U.S. 15-point plan for a potential ceasefire to end the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, according to a report from CBS News.
* U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday that the ongoing operation against Iran is expected to "conclude in weeks."
* Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday briefed Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Islamabad's ongoing diplomatic efforts aimed at creating a conducive environment for peace talks amid escalating regional hostilities, said a statement issued by the Prime Minister's Office.
* The European Union is facing the risk of a stagflationary shock as the ongoing conflict in the Middle East drives up energy prices and clouds the economic outlook, European Commissioner for Economy Valdis Dombrovskis said on Friday.
* A depot storing Ukrainian anti-drone defense systems in Dubai was destroyed in a missile strike by Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC), the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported Saturday.
* The Australian government will underwrite the purchase of essential products affected by the conflict in the Middle East under new fuel security measures announced by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Saturday.
* Thailand has successfully secured safe passage for its oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz following diplomatic coordination with regional partners, helping ease concerns over potential energy supply disruptions amid the ongoing tensions in the Middle East, according to the government's public relations department.
* The counter-terrorism department (CTD) of police foiled major terror plots in Pakistan's eastern Punjab province and arrested 36 terrorists during multiple operations over the past month, the CTD said on Saturday.
* The Philippine National Oil Company Exploration Corporation (PNOC-EC) has processed and secured diesel delivery of a total of 165.68 million liters, or about 1.04 million barrels, to support the country's fuel requirements, said the Philippine Department of Energy (DOE) on Friday.
* Fiji is expected to release a comprehensive plan to address the global energy crisis triggered by the Middle East conflict, with the adoption of green energy being a key component of these measures.
* The post-war Afghanistan exported carpets worth more than 18 million USD last year, the spokesman for the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, Abdul Salam Jawad Akhundzada, has said.
* The Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army (JAF) said Saturday the country intercepted most of the 22 missiles launched from Iran targeting Jordan during the fourth week of the ongoing regional conflict.
* Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) said on Saturday that it destroyed a Ukrainian anti-drone equipment depot in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, used to assist U.S. forces.
* The Iraqi Civil Aviation Authority announced on Saturday another 72-hour extension of the country's airspace closure to all arriving, departing and overflying aircraft, citing ongoing security concerns.
* A delegation is currently in Washington to establish Venezuela's diplomatic mission in the United States, the Venezuelan Foreign Ministry said Friday.
* No radiation risk has been detected at Iran's facilities in Khondab and Khuzestan following attacks on Friday, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said.
* Twenty two people have been reported dead after a migrant boat drifted for several days at sea off Greece's island of Crete, the Hellenic Coast Guard said on Saturday.
* Schools in Malaysia may close if temperatures exceed 37 degrees Celsius for three days in a row, Deputy Education Minister Wong Kah Woh has said.
* Heavy snowfall and severe damage to electricity infrastructure have left around 50,000 users without power in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH)'s northwestern Una-Sana Canton, local authorities said on Friday.
