* Incumbent President David Adeang has been re-elected as president of Nauru for a second term following Saturday's national elections. The government of Nauru said in a post on social media that Adeang was elected unopposed as president during the inaugural sitting of the Micronesian nation's 25th parliament on Tuesday.
* Cameroon's Minister of Territorial Administration Paul Atanga Nji on Tuesday rejected opposition candidate Issa Tchiroma Bakary's claim of victory in Sunday's presidential election, calling it unconstitutional and "an act of extreme gravity."
* U.S. President Donald Trump addressed the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, on Monday during a brief visit as the Israel-Hamas ceasefire entered its fourth day, hailing an "end" to Israel's two-year war in Gaza.
* Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday met with visiting European Union (EU) High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas to discuss EU support for Ukraine, according to the presidential press service.
* Visiting EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas announced on Monday that the bloc is preparing to allocate additional funds to support Ukraine during the upcoming winter, the Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported.
* As the U.S. federal government shutdown stretches into its third week, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned that the closure is already beginning to weigh on the real economy.
* Türkiye's first humanitarian aid convoy since the latest ceasefire arrived in Gaza on Monday, including 17 trucks of food and three trucks of blankets and tents.
* Israel on Tuesday handed over the remains of 45 Palestinians to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), which later transferred them to local authorities in the Gaza Strip as part of the ongoing prisoner exchange deal, medical sources said.
* Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday said the ceasefire agreement reached in Egypt's Sharm el-Sheikh should not be mistaken for a final settlement to the Palestinian issue, while urging Israel to honor its commitments and warning against possible violations.
* Four mediators of the recently-reached Gaza ceasefire deal on Monday jointly called for resolving future disputes in the Middle East through diplomatic engagement and negotiation, according to a joint statement issued by the White House.
* A senior Israeli government official said on Tuesday the country will "intensify" pressure on Hamas until the group releases the remaining bodies of deceased hostages still held in Gaza.
* Israel decided on Tuesday to halt the reopening of the Rafah crossing and further reduce humanitarian aid to Gaza, as both sides traded accusations of violating the fragile ceasefire. The crossing, a key route for aid from Egypt to Gaza, had been scheduled to reopen today.
* Hamas announced Monday that it had handed over 13 more hostages to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Gaza, marking the release of the last remaining living hostages held by the group.
* Belarus has expressed strong approval of the recent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, the launch of the initial phase of the peace plan, and the start of prisoner exchanges, Ruslan Varankov, spokesperson for the Belarusian Foreign Ministry, said on Monday.
* Iran on Tuesday strongly condemned U.S. President Donald Trump's "baseless and shameful accusations" against Tehran, after he labeled Iran "the number-one state sponsor of terror" and claimed it was seeking nuclear weapons in a speech to Israel's parliament.
* Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday the recent claim by France, Germany and Britain, collectively known as the E3, about their determination to reinitiate nuclear negotiations with Iran lacks "goodwill and sincerity."
* African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf has expressed deep concern over the escalating tensions in Madagascar, calling for restraint and dialogue to end ongoing protests.
* Delegations from participating countries to the upcoming 2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Brazil broadly agreed on the need to strengthen multilateralism, a Brazilian offical in charge of the summit said Monday.
* China's Ministry of Transport on Tuesday revealed a detailed document regarding measures to charge special port fees on ships owned or operated by U.S. enterprises, organizations and individuals.
* India's postal department on Tuesday announced the resumption of all postal services to the United States from Oct. 15. The federal ministry of communications said the postal department has established a compliant mechanism for Delivery Duty Paid processing after extensive system development and coordination with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
* Kazakhstan exported 60.5 million tons of oil between January and September 2025, up 14.9 percent year on year, the Kazinform news agency reported Tuesday, citing the country's Energy Minister Yerlan Akkenzhenov.
* The Philippines and Brunei signed a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) to strengthen cooperation in agriculture and fisheries, marking a renewed push for regional food security, trade, and sustainable development, the Philippines' Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Tuesday.
* The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Tuesday that it has approved a policy-based loan of 400 million USD to support reforms aimed at enhancing the efficiency of the Philippines' insurance industry, creating an enabling environment for broader participation in the sector, and helping stimulate stronger economic growth.
* Google on Tuesday announced it would set up its first artificial intelligence (AI) hub in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, enabling the company to deploy its full AI stack to help accelerate AI-driven transformation across the country.
* OpenAI and Broadcom on Monday announced a strategic collaboration to develop 10 gigawatts of custom artificial intelligence accelerators.
* The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued an alert about three contaminated cough syrups identified in India, urging health authorities around the world to report any detection of these medicines in their countries to the global health body.
* The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday raised its global economic growth for 2025 to 3.2 percent, 0.2 percentage point higher than the July forecast, the latest World Economic Outlook report said.
* Cambodia earned 390 million USD in revenue from exports of natural rubber latex in the first nine months of 2025, down 1 percent year-on-year, said an official report on Tuesday.
* The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lowered its growth forecast for Lithuania's economy to 2.7 percent for 2025, down from 2.9 percent projected in September, the Baltic News Service (BNS) reported Tuesday. The forecast for 2026 was also revised downward, from 3.4 percent to 2.9 percent.
* Germany's inflation rate rose again in September to 2.4 percent, marking the highest level so far this year, official data showed on Tuesday.
* Brazil's financial market lowered its inflation forecast for 2025 from 4.80 percent to 4.72 percent, and maintained its 2026 forecast at 4.28 percent, bringing projections closer to the government's target ceiling, the Central Bank of Brazil said Monday.
* Türkiye took in 10.6 billion USD in foreign direct investment (FDI) in January-August 2025, up 58 percent from a year earlier, Türkiye's International Investors Association said Tuesday.
