* Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof's cabinet avoided collapse Friday night following hours of crisis talks in response to the resignation of State Secretary for Finance Nora Achahbar, local media said.
* Georgia's election commission on Saturday confirmed the ruling party's parliamentary victory after a meeting disrupted by an opposition politician throwing paint at the commission chairman.
* Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's National People's Power (NPP) party secured two thirds majority in parliament after Thursday's parliamentary election, data released by the country's Election Commission showed Friday. The NPP has won 159 seats, and former opposition leader Sajith Premadasa's Samagi Jana Balawegaya party came in second, securing 40 seats.
* Campaigning for Senegal's legislative elections concluded nationwide on Friday night, marking the end of a largely smooth process despite isolated tensions in recent days. On Sunday, 7,371,890 registered voters are expected to cast their ballots to elect 165 members of the National Assembly at 7,048 polling stations and 16,440 voting centers, both domestically and abroad.
* The Indian government Saturday directed security forces deployed in Manipur to take necessary steps to restore order and peace in the trouble-torn northeastern state. The directions have been issued by the federal home ministry citing the fragile security scenario in Manipur for the past few days.
* China is willing to be partners and friends with the United States, China's ambassador to Washington said, seeking to strengthen dialogue between the world's two largest economies.
* Moscow expects to resume dialogue with Washington after Donald Trump's victory in the recent presidential election, local media reported citing Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Friday.
* New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Chinese President Xi Jinping, in their first meeting, pledged cooperation at an Asia-Pacific summit in Peru.
* Russia told Austria on Friday it will suspend gas deliveries via Ukraine on Saturday, in a development that signals a fast-approaching end of Moscow's last gas flows to Europe.
* Russia has imposed temporary restrictions on exporting enriched uranium to the United States, the government said Friday.
* Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi on Friday visited two Iranian nuclear sites of Natanz and Fordow for the first time.
* Pacific leaders are intensifying efforts to link tourism and aviation, aiming to boost economic growth and advance sustainable development goals.
* New Zealand signed a trade agreement with Costa Rica, Iceland, and Switzerland that prioritizes Kiwi sustainable exports, according to the New Zealand government on Saturday.
* The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Abu Dhabi Future Energy PJSC (Masdar) on Saturday signed two loans, totaling 160 million USD, to build two of the largest solar power plants in Azerbaijan.
* Uzbekistan will "resolutely" continue gas accounting and control in industries to ensure a stable supply and reduce losses, Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev said.
* An Italian air force plane took off on Saturday carrying more than 15 tons of humanitarian aid to be delivered to the population in Gaza, a defence ministry statement said.
* Some 43,799 Palestinians are confirmed to have been killed and 103,601 wounded in Israel's military offensive on Gaza since Oct. 7, 2023, the Gaza health ministry said in a statement on Saturday.
