* Multiple U.S. lawmakers have vowed to reverse the tariff policies of President Donald Trump's administration, after Democrats flipped both chambers of Congress in Tuesday's midterm elections.
* Russia launched 36 ballistic missiles at Kiev and the surrounding region overnight into Saturday, targeting energy infrastructure and other facilities, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Telegram.
* The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) said Saturday that vote counting in the country's local government elections was nearing completion, with nearly 99 percent of voting districts having reported their results.
* Israeli President Isaac Herzog announced Saturday evening that he would task Yashar party leader Gadi Eisenkot with forming the next government, following consultations with political parties.
* The Palestinian presidency on Saturday held Israel and the U.S.-led "Board of Peace" responsible for the worsening humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip, where heavy rain has flooded thousands of tents sheltering displaced Palestinians.
* Egypt reopened its embassy in the Libyan capital of Tripoli on Saturday at its main headquarters, ending a closure that began in 2014 amid security tensions in the country, according to the Libyan News Agency.
* The 22nd ordinary session of the Executive Council of the Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) opened in Tripoli on Saturday, according to the Libyan government's Hakomitna platform.
* A Syrian diplomatic source on Saturday dismissed reports that Syria was sending troops to Yemen, saying its current military cooperation with Saudi Arabia focuses on training, military advice and the exchange of expertise.
* One person was killed and three others were wounded after two separate shootings on the campus of Winston-Salem State University in the U.S. state of North Carolina Saturday night, police said.
* Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Sunday that Israel's mission against Iran is "not yet complete," reiterating allegations that Tehran is seeking to revive efforts to obtain nuclear weapons, which Iran has denied repeatedly.
* A thick, toxic haze enveloped New Delhi on Sunday morning as air quality plunged into the severe category. The sharp deterioration followed widespread overnight firecracker celebrations during Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, pushing the overall Air Quality Index to a hazardous 483, with multiple locations across the capital recording readings above 400, according to the Central Pollution Control Board.
* A boat carrying irregular migrants sank off the coast of Kebemer in northwestern Senegal, leaving 21 people dead and one rescued as of Saturday evening, the Ministry of the Interior and Public Security said in a statement.
* A total of 101 migrants were rescued off Sika and Albreda in The Gambia on Saturday after their boat caught fire, the Gambia Immigration Department (GID) said in a statement.
* Jordanian anti-narcotics police arrested 28 drug dealers and traffickers while handling 15 major drug-related cases, seizing large quantities of narcotics, the Public Security Directorate spokesperson said on Sunday.
