* A football club from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) arrived at Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, on Sunday for the semifinals of the AFC Women's Champions League, marking the first visit by DPRK athletes to the Republic of Korea (ROK) for a sports competition in nearly eight years.
* Cuba has obtained over 300 military drones and began exploring plans to attack the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay, American warships, and potentially Key West in southeastern U.S. state of Florida, U.S. online media outlet Axios reported on Sunday.
* United Arab Emirates (UAE) Abu Dhabi media office said Sunday that a drone strike caused a fire near the Barakah nuclear power plant in the Al Dhafra region, with no injuries or impact on radiological safety levels reported.
* Police authorities from China, the United States and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have recently carried out their first joint international law enforcement operation, targeting telecom and online fraud in Dubai, China's Ministry of Public Security said on Sunday.
* UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday welcomed the announcement of a 45-day extension of the cessation of hostilities between Lebanon and Israel, said his press office.
* Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday held a telephone conversation with United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan to discuss the crisis situation in the Middle East and around Iran.
* The ROK’s Foreign Minister Cho Hyun held phone talks with his Iranian counterpart Seyyed Abbas Araghchi on Sunday to discuss the recent Middle East situation, bilateral ties, and the safety and passage of the ROK’s vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, the ROK foreign ministry said.
* Iranian Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni met with his Pakistani counterpart Mohsin Naqvi on Saturday to discuss security, trade and regional peace efforts, according to IRNA.
* Iran's Interior Ministry spokesperson Ali Zeinivand said on Saturday that the country has no concerns about supplying essential goods, emphasizing that Iran cannot be blockaded.
* Hamas said Saturday in an official statement that it has held an election to choose its leader, but the result was not decided in the first round. A second round of voting will be held "at a later date," the statement added.
* The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Saturday that it struck around 100 Hezbollah targets across southern Lebanon over the weekend.
* The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has called on Somali leaders to resolve remaining disputes through consensus as the nation enters a transitional phase.
* At least 17 police officers were killed in an attack by suspected terrorists on a military training facility in Nigeria's northeastern Yobe State earlier this month, an official said on Saturday.
* The Sharjah Ports, Customs and Free Zones Authority said on Sunday that it has launched a logistics corridor connecting Sharjah, one of the seven emirates of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), with ports in Oman through land border crossings.
* The World Health Organisation on Sunday determined that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda constitutes a "public health emergency of international concern."
* Following an outbreak of the Ebola virus in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the Burundian government has announced measures to counter the deadly disease, the health minister said Saturday evening in a press release.
* The borders connecting Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in Rubavu District were closed on Sunday following the Ebola outbreak in DRC.
* Dukono volcano in Indonesia's North Maluku province erupted on Sunday, spewing gray ash up to 5,000 meters above its peak, the country's Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation said. The 1,087-meter volcano is currently at the second-highest alert level.
