* Moldova's incumbent President Maia Sandu emerged as the winner of Sunday's presidential runoff, according to preliminary results released by the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) on Monday.
* A senior official of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) lashed out at the United States, South Korea and Japan for conducting a joint air drill as a "counteraction" and "warning" to the latest strategic weapon test by the DPRK, insisting the country will stick to its policy of bolstering up the self-defensive nuclear deterrent, state media reported Tuesday.
* Australia and India's foreign ministers said on Tuesday they were confident the Quad group of the U.S., India, Australia and Japan would continue to cooperate in the Indo-Pacific region regardless of the outcome of the U.S. presidential election.
* German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday said Germany will continue its commitment to strengthening defense forces in the coming years, including modernizing the Bundeswehr with the special fund of 100 billion euros (108 billion USD).
* United Kingdom (UK) Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced on Monday to inject an additional 75 million British pounds (97.3 million USD) to combat the people-smuggling issue.
* Nigeria and Britain said on Monday they had established a strategic partnership to boost economic growth, strengthen security cooperation and enhance personal ties.
* British Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has announced that university tuition fees in England will increase by 3.1 percent next year, the first rise since 2016.
* Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday urged all countries to recognize the State of Palestine to halt what he described as "Zionist aggression."
* Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas discussed on Monday the recent developments in the Palestinian territories.
* At least 29 Palestinians were killed early on Tuesday in Israeli airstrikes on tents housing displaced people in several areas of Gaza, including Beit Lahiya, Deir Al-Balah and the town of Al-Zawayda, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported.
* Israeli attacks on Lebanon have killed at least 3,002 people and injured 13,492 since Oct. 2023, Lebanon's health ministry said on Monday.
* The Iranian and Azerbaijani naval forces on Monday staged a joint rescue and relief drill in the Caspian Sea, Iran's official news agency IRNA reported.
* The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) on Monday called for an immediate and long-lasting ceasefire in Lebanon to enable children to return to their education.
* A senior Hamas leader announced on Monday that the movement has held discussions with Fatah about forming a committee to manage Gaza-related issues.
* The International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Monday said that 285 migrants were intercepted and returned off the coast of Libya over the past week.
* Greek authorities have uncovered a terrorist attack plan by four Greek nationals suspected of participating in a domestic group, Greek Citizen Protection Minister Michalis Chrysochoidis said on Monday.
* The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Tuesday said it approved a loan of 311 million USD to modernize electricity transmission and distribution infrastructure in Nepal.
* The seasonally adjusted S&P Global Singapore Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) was 55.5 in October, marking a continued improvement in business conditions, the S&P Global said Tuesday.
* The Philippines' annual inflation rate increased to 2.3 percent in October from 1.9 percent in September, driven by higher prices in food such as rice and vegetables, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said on Tuesday.
* Iceland's economy is expected to grow by a mere 0.1 percent in 2024, a sharp drop from an earlier forecast of 0.9 percent, Statistics Iceland announced Monday.
* Iran has approved a plan to increase oil production by 250,000 barrels per day, the oil ministry's news website Shana reported on Monday.
* Algerian Finance Minister Laaziz Faid announced on Monday a projected economic growth rate of 4.5 percent for 2025, as part of the presentation of the budget bill to the National People's Assembly, or the lower house of parliament, the state-run APS news agency reported.
* The Philippines ordered evacuations, stockpiled food and put soldiers on standby in preparation for Typhoon Yinxing, officials said on Tuesday, as the storm barrels towards northeastern towns where it could make landfall this week.
* The region of Catalonia in the north-east of Spain was hit by flooding on Monday, as rescue work continues in the neighboring region of Valencia in the wake of the floods that claimed 217 lives six days previously.
* The Indonesian government aims to evacuate at least 16,000 residents from villages around the active Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki volcano that erupted and killed nine people and damaged thousands of houses, an official said on Tuesday.
* Tropical Storm Rafael gained steam late on Monday as it churned northward toward Cuba, which is still struggling to recover from a nationwide blackout and hurricane two weeks ago.
* Russia launched a Soyuz-2.1b rocket Tuesday from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia's Far East to deploy two heliophysics satellites and 53 smaller ones into orbit, Russia's RIA Novosti news agency reported.
