* The Trump administration announced Monday that it will partially fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), as the federal government shutdown entered its 34th day and neared a record for the longest in U.S. history.
* Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan was sworn in on Monday for a five-year term, after she secured 97.66 percent of the vote in the recent general elections.
* Republic of Korean President Lee Jae-myung on Tuesday vowed to open an artificial intelligence (AI) era in the Asian country through a dramatic investment in research and development (R&D).
* Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko signed a decree outlining the country's essential economic and social development forecasts for 2026, the press service of the Belarusian leader said Monday.
* Romania's Ministry of National Defense signed a contract on Monday to acquire 18 F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft and related equipment from the Netherlands for a symbolic price of one euro, Defense Minister Ionut Mosteanu said.
* The Dominican government announced Monday that it will postpone the 10th Summit of the Americas, originally scheduled for this year, until 2026 after consultations with key partners, including the United States.
* The Romanian government and Germany's Rheinmetall AG signed a 500-million-euro (576 million USD) deal Monday to build a joint venture producing propellant powders in Victoria, Brasov County, the government said.
* The government of Peru has decided to break diplomatic relations with Mexico, Peruvian Foreign Minister Hugo de Zela told a press conference on Monday.
* Germany's capital Berlin plans to more than double its number of trees to over 1 million in 15 years as part of a sweeping climate adaptation strategy approved by the state government on Monday.
* Singapore on Tuesday announced a new food production target to locally produce 20 percent of its fiber and 30 percent of its protein consumption by 2035, as part of the city-state's refreshed food security strategy, "Singapore Food Story 2."
* Flights between Türkiye's Istanbul and Sulaymaniyah in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region resumed on Monday morning, more than two and a half years after being suspended.
* Gaza health authorities said Monday that they have received the remains of 45 Palestinians from Israel through the International Committee of the Red Cross.
* Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani said Monday that Iraqi political parties have reached a "unified national consensus" to end the presence of all weapons operating outside the authority of the state.
* Lebanon has no choice but to negotiate with Israel, President Joseph Aoun said on Monday, stressing that diplomacy should take precedence over war, according to a statement from the presidency.
* At least 20 civilians were killed and 34 others wounded on Monday in two separate drone attacks by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in central and western Sudan, volunteer groups reported.
* The Houthi movement, which controls Yemen's capital Sanaa and much of the northwest, announced a general mobilization on Monday, calling on allied tribes to prepare for a potential Israeli air strike.
* Thailand's business sentiment improved for a third straight month in October, driven by the non-manufacturing sector due to the tourism high season and government stimulus measures, data from the central bank showed on Monday. The business sentiment index (BSI) was recorded at 48.7 last month, up from 48.0 in September, marking the highest level since March.
* Brazil's financial market slightly lowered its inflation forecast for 2025, bringing expectations closer to the government's targets, the Central Bank of Brazil said Monday.
* Pakistan's headline inflation, measured by Consumer Price Index (CPI), rose to 6.2 percent in October, up from 5.6 percent in September, official data showed.
* Indonesia welcomed 11.43 million foreign tourist arrivals in the first nine months of 2025, up 10.22 percent from the same period last year, Statistics Indonesia (BPS) said on Monday.
* A Philippine military Super Huey helicopter crashed on Tuesday in Agusan del Sur province in the Mindanao region in the southern Philippines while on a relief operation, the Philippine Air Force (PAF) said. The PAF added that a thorough investigation is being conducted to determine the circumstances and cause of the accident.
* An outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza has been confirmed at a poultry farm in the central Japanese prefecture of Niigata, local authorities said Tuesday. The prefectural government said it has confirmed the outbreak at the farm in the city of Tainai, with a total of 630,000 egg-laying chickens to be culled.
