* Czech President Petr Pavel on Monday officially tasked Andrej Babis, leader of the ANO movement, with forming a new government. Coalition negotiations among ANO, the Freedom and Direct Democracy (SPD) party, and Motorists for Themselves have been underway for about two weeks and are reportedly nearing completion.
* Following his re-election, Cameroonian President Paul Biya on Monday reaffirmed his commitment to building a "peaceful, united and prosperous Cameroon."
* Singapore's Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Monday called on countries to strengthen regional and interregional trade cooperation and not give up on the World Trade Organization (WTO), as global trade faces rising fragmentation and geopolitical competition.
* Tests of the Burevestnik missile should not strain the relationship between Russia and the United States, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Monday.
* Hungary will not support the launch of European Union (EU) accession talks with Ukraine as long as a national government is in power, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said Monday.
* Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Monday that her U.S. counterpart Donald Trump agreed to postpone tariffs on Mexican exports previously scheduled to take effect on Nov. 1.
* Belarusian Foreign Minister Maxim Ryzhenkov on Monday denounced Lithuania's latest border closure with Belarus as a deliberate provocation. Ryzhenkov accused Vilnius of seeking excuses to justify anti-Belarusian and anti-Russian actions, including potential disruptions to transit to Russia's Kaliningrad or flight restrictions.
* Lithuania's decision to close its border with Belarus will not affect transit to and from Russia's Kaliningrad exclave, the Foreign Ministry said on Monday.
* Lithuania's airports were closed three times over the weekend due to balloons, affecting 112 flights and more than 16,500 passengers, the Baltic News Service (BNS) reported.
* Armenia has lifted all restrictions on goods transit to Azerbaijan, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced Monday during a parliamentary discussion of the 2026 state budget draft.
* After a hiatus of nearly two decades, the Bangladesh-Pakistan Joint Economic Commission (JEC) resumed the bilateral economic talks in Dhaka on Monday.
* Sri Lanka and Australia have signed agreements on external debt restructuring, the Ministry of Finance of Sri Lanka said in a statement on Monday.
* Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty discussed developments in Gaza and Sudan in separate calls on Monday with his French, Greek, Saudi, and Jordanian counterparts, the foreign ministry said.
* The G20 Empowerment of Women Working Group on Monday convened its fourth technical meeting in Ekurhuleni, South Africa's Gauteng Province, with a call for efforts to reach a ministerial declaration.
* Israel decided on Monday to lift the "special situation" in its south for the first time since October 2023. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said in a statement that he has accepted the military's recommendation to end the "special situation," which will be lifted on Tuesday morning.
* Israel on Monday night received the body of an unidentified hostage who had been held by Hamas in Gaza, the Prime Minister's Office said in a statement.
* Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Monday that Tehran is ready to expand cooperation with Oman in all areas, during a meeting with visiting Omani Interior Minister Hamoud bin Faisal al-Busaidi, according to a statement from the president's office.
* Saudi Arabia and Syria discussed ways to boost investment cooperation at a high-level meeting in Riyadh on Monday, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
* The number of overseas tourists claiming China's departure tax refund surged 229.8 percent year on year in the first nine months of 2025, while the total tax refund rose by 97.4 percent, according to data released by the State Taxation Administration on Tuesday.
* Republic of Korea's real gross domestic product (GDP), adjusted for inflation, grew 1.2 percent in the third quarter compared to the previous quarter due to recovery in consumption and investment, central bank data showed Tuesday.
* Uzbekistan's economy expanded by 7.6 percent in the first nine months of this year, the presidential press service said on Monday. During the same period, the country's gold and foreign exchange reserves grew by 35 percent compared to last year and reached 55 billion USD.
* Afghanistan has exported fresh pomegranates to Russia via Torghundi port in western Herat province for the first time, spokesperson for the Afghan government announced on Monday.
* Swedish children aged between 13 and 14 convicted of serious crimes could serve prison sentences in dedicated youth units, according to a government decision announced on Monday. Following a draft legislative proposal, the measure seeks to lower the age limit of such sentences from the previously discussed 15-17 years.
* UN agencies are assisting Caribbean nations in strengthening coordination and preparedness efforts as Hurricane Melissa, now a Category 5 storm, heads toward the region, said Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for the UN secretary-general, on Monday.
* An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 jolted 170 km east of Beausejour, Guadeloupe at 1238 GMT on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10 km, was initially determined to be at 16.54 degrees north latitude and 59.49 degrees west longitude.
