* The UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Iraq, Mohamed Al Hassan, underscored the organization's commitment to supporting Iraq's Nov. 11 parliamentary elections, according to a statement by the Iraqi Foreign Ministry.
* The Bangladeshi Election Commission has announced that more than 127 million voters are registered for the country's 13th general election scheduled for February next year. The commission published the third list of voters on Sunday, stating that the number of voters across the country stands at 127.61 million, of whom 1.30 million are new voters.
* China's National Immigration Administration (NIA) announced on Monday that the country's 240-hour visa-free transit program will be expanded to five more ports in Guangdong Province, as part of China's latest efforts to further deepen its opening-up policy. The new policy, to be effective on Wednesday, will raise the total number of ports eligible for the 240-hour visa-free transit from 60 to 65.
* Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng co-chaired the 29th session of the committee for regular meetings between the Chinese and Russian heads of government, together with Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko, on Sunday in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province
* There is no need to rapidly organize a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in an interview released Sunday. Peskov said that promptly preparing such a meeting is possible, but there is no need for it, TASS news agency reported.
* Russia has added Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko to its list of individuals subject to special economic sanctions, according to a decree published on the government portal Saturday.
* The Russian military forces launched a coordinated strike against Ukraine's military-industrial enterprises, gas and energy complex facilities, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday.
* Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu on Monday announced a substantial increase in defense spending and infrastructure investment from the 2026 budget.
* Mexico on Sunday blamed organized crime for the killing of Carlos Manzo Rodriguez, mayor of Uruapan in the western state of Michoacan. Omar Garcia Harfuch, a senior security officer, said the mayor's death during a public event Saturday night was linked to clashes between rival criminal groups operating in the region.
* Hamas on Sunday rejected U.S. accusations that its members looted humanitarian aid bound for the Gaza Strip, calling the claims false and politically motivated.
* Cameroon's Minister of Communication Rene Emmanuel Sadi on Monday condemned violent post-election protests and acts of civil disobedience, vowing that effective measures will be taken to restore order.
* Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Sunday to disarm Hamas and demilitarize the Gaza Strip, saying his government would keep targeting remaining militant cells despite a ceasefire that took effect last month.
* Israel has rejected a request by mediators to allow about 200 militants to safely exit an underground tunnel in southern Gaza and return to an area not controlled by the Israeli military, an Israeli government official said Monday.
* Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Sunday his government is fully committed to supporting the development of the country's "peaceful" nuclear program, according to a statement from his office.
* Iraq and Türkiye on Sunday signed an executive mechanism for implementing a water cooperation agreement, a move hailed by Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani as "one of the sustainable solutions to the water crisis in Iraq."
* The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), an oil giant of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), on Sunday announced an agreement with Microsoft to co-develop and deploy AI agents across ADNOC's operations.
* China has unveiled a plan to achieve technological breakthroughs by 2027 in the development of water-saving equipment for key areas including water supply, utilization and recycling, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) announced on Monday.
* Thailand recorded investment from foreign film production worth 2,586.83 million baht (79.64 million USD) in October, marking the highest single-month revenue so far this year, official data showed on Monday. According to the Thailand Film Office, 56 international productions were granted permits to film in the Southeast Asian country last month.
* The Philippines has deposited 4,417 samples of Filipino rice in Norway's Svalbard Global Seed Vault, the country's Department of Agriculture (DA) has said. The majority of the Philippine samples were collected by the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) since the 1980s, the DA said in a press release on Sunday.
* The Pakistani government has set a target to raise the country's gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate to 5.7 percent over the next three years under a new macroeconomic framework, the Ministry of Finance said here on Sunday.
* The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies, known as OPEC+, on Sunday decided to raise oil output by 137,000 barrels per day (bpd) in December.
* The Afghan government has disbursed more than 136 million USD in assistance to widows, orphans, and persons with disabilities over the past five months, the Ministry of Martyrs and Disabled Affairs announced on Saturday.
* Türkiye's annual inflation slightly eased to 32.87 percent in October, down from 33.29 percent in September, official data showed Monday. The largest annual increases were recorded in housing (50.96 percent), food and non-alcoholic beverages (34.87 percent), and transportation (27.33 percent), said the Turkish Statistical Institute.
* Romania has reported 49 cases of West Nile virus infection, including three deaths, between June 2 and Oct. 30, public health authorities said on Monday.
