* Chile saw a historic turnout this weekend as over 13 million Chileans, or 84.87 percent of eligible voters, went to polls to elect mayors, city councilors, and regional governors, the Electoral Service (Servel) reported Monday.
* Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Monday called on the international community to provide continued assistance for stability and peace in the African country following the recent elections.
* Bangladesh's interim government has formed a search committee in order to constitute a new election commission for conducting activities related to holding the next national election.
* Indonesia President Prabowo Subianto will visit China and the United States during a five-country trip just a few weeks after taking office, Kompas newspaper reported on Tuesday, signalling his intent to pursue an active role on the international stage.
* Russia held a training exercise on Tuesday to simulate a "massive nuclear strike" in response to a first strike by an enemy, Defence Minister Andrei Belousov said.
* NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday that they had agreed to set up a new high-level task force to strengthen cooperation between the military alliance and the European Union.
* Russia has resumed rotating its embassy staff in Denmark following two large-scale expulsions, though the process remains challenging, Russian Ambassador to Denmark Vladimir Barbin said on Tuesday.
* Hungarian President Tamas Sulyok has reaffirmed Hungary's strong support for Serbia's European Union (EU) accession during an official visit to Belgrade on Monday. He also emphasized the importance of energy and infrastructure cooperation between the two countries.
* Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky proposed Monday to extend the country's current martial law until Feb. 7, 2025. The parliament press service reported that the presidential bill on extending martial law has been submitted to the parliament.
* Poland's Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Pawel Wronski announced on Monday that diplomats from the recently closed Russian consulate in Poznan must leave Poland territory by Nov. 30.
* Mongolia and Kazakhstan announced on Tuesday the establishment of a strategic partnership, marking a significant step in strengthening bilateral relations.
* Croatia and Australia signed an agreement on Monday to prevent double taxation, a move expected to boost trade and investment between the two countries, Croatian Radiotelevision reported.
* Norway has pledged 220 million Norwegian kroner (20 million USD) to Colombia to bolster its efforts against deforestation, the government said in a press release on Monday.
* Morocco agreed to buy high-speed trains from French company Alstom ALSO.PA on Monday, one of a series of business deals signed during President Emmanuel Macron's state visit to the kingdom as the two countries turn the page on years of diplomatic tensions.
* Spain's Interior Ministry said on Tuesday it was cancelling a contract to buy ammunition from an Israeli firm, widening a Spanish pledge not to sell weapons to Israel to include purchases too.
* Israel's defence ministry said on Monday it had signed a 2 billion shekel ($536-million) deal with local contractors to expand production of a new laser-based missile defence system that could be operational in the next year.
* Eight Austrian soldiers belonging to the U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) sustained superficial injuries in a rocket strike on Camp Naqoura near Israel, Austria's Defence Ministry said on Tuesday.
* UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Monday that the Israeli parliament's legislation banning a UN agency's operations could have "devastating consequences" for Palestinian refugees, calling it "unacceptable."
* Turkey's foreign ministry said on Tuesday that Israel's decision to ban the U.N. relief agency UNRWA from operating inside of the country was a clear violation of international law that aimed to prevent displaced Palestinians from returning home.
* Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi stressed on Monday the need for concerted international efforts to achieve an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon.
* South Africa on Monday submitted evidence of Israel's genocidal acts in the Gaza Strip to the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
* Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday he hopes to reach peace deals with more Arab countries once the war against Iranian proxies Hamas and Hezbollah is complete.
* Qatar will work with U.S. President Joe Biden's administration "until the last minute" before the Presidential election to reach a Gaza ceasefire deal, the Qatari foreign ministry said on Tuesday.
* At least 60 Palestinians were killed with 17 others missing under the rubble after an Israeli strike on a residential building in the northern Gaza town of Beit Lahiya on Tuesday, Gaza health ministry official Marwan Al-Hams told a press conference.
* Hezbollah announced on Tuesday the election of Naim Qassem as party secretary-general, succeeding Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed in an Israeli raid on the party's headquarters in Beirut's southern suburb on Sept. 27.
* The death toll from Israeli attacks in Lebanon has risen to 2,710, with 12,592 others injured since October 2023, Lebanon's health ministry reported on Monday.
* Yemen's Houthis said on Monday that they targeted three ships in the Red Sea and Arabian Sea, attacks they called part of their efforts to enforce a naval blockade on Israel.
* Malta's Finance Minister Clyde Caruana announced on Monday that the government will continue subsidizing energy, fuels, cereals, flour, and animal feed for the fourth consecutive year.
* Russia's Gazprom GAZP.MM said that it would send 42.4 million cubic metres (mcm) of gas to Europe via Ukraine on Tuesday, roughly the same volume as on Monday.
* The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Tuesday said it has approved a sovereign-guaranteed local currency loan of up to 291.49 million USD equivalent to reconstruct 208 km of road in central Kazakhstan that will improve domestic and regional connectivity, road safety, and promote national and international trade.
* Sri Lanka's Export Development Board (EDB) aims to raise service sector revenue to 5 billion USD by 2030, local media reported on Tuesday, citing EDB Chairperson and CEO Mangala Wijesinghe.
* The Maldivian parliament on Tuesday approved the government's supplementary budget of 5.1 billion Maldivian rufiyaa (around 330 million USD) after a parliamentary committee endorsed it.
* South African farmers are expected to harvest 22.6% less maize in the 2023/2024 season compared with the previous one, the government's Crop Estimates Committee (CEC) said on Tuesday.
* The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Tuesday said it issued its first biodiversity and nature theme bond to finance a pool of eligible projects across Asia and the Pacific.
* The Philippines is bracing for heavy rainfall from the new typhoon, Kong-rey, which threatens to develop into a super typhoon as the death toll from the previous tropical storm Trami further rises to 125, with at least 28 still missing, authorities said Tuesday.
* Most parts of China are expected to register above-normal temperatures in November this year, according to the National Climate Center on Tuesday.
* A nationwide campaign to protect millions of children from polio kicked off in Pakistan, an official statement has said. The campaign that aims to reach more than 45 million children across the country was launched on Monday, and will continue till Nov. 3, the statement from the National Institute of Health said.
