* The Central Election Commission (CEC) of Moldova on Sunday approved the final results of the September 28 parliamentary elections. According to the CEC in a release, the ruling Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) won 55 seats, followed by the Patriotic Electoral Bloc with 26, the Alternative Bloc with eight, Our Party with six, and the Democracy at Home Party also with six.
* Former football star and incumbent mayor Kakha Kaladze of the ruling Georgian Dream party has won a decisive victory in Tbilisi's mayoral election, showcasing the party's nationwide success, preliminary results showed on Sunday.
* A delegation from the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) arrived in Egypt on Sunday to prepare for negotiations with the Egyptian side on Monday in the Red Sea city of Sharm El Sheikh, Egyptian sources told Xinhua. The two sides will hold talks on implementing the first phase of U.S. President Donald Trump's Gaza ceasefire plan, according to the infor med sources.
* Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered a high-level delegation to depart for indirect talks with Hamas in Egypt on Monday, aimed at halting the Gaza war, his office said in a statement on Sunday.
* Egypt, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, Pakistan, Türkiye, Saudi Arabia and Qatar on Sunday issued a joint statement welcoming Hamas's steps toward the ceasefire plan proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump to end the war in the Gaza Strip.
* Russian forces launched a massive overnight strike against Ukraine's military-industrial complex and energy infrastructure on late Saturday night, the Russian Defense Ministry said Sunday. The raid involved combat drones and long-range precision weapons, including hypersonic aeroballistic "Kinzhal" missiles, the ministry said in a statement on Telegram.
* Lithuania on Monday launched Vycio Skliautas 2025, the country's largest-ever exercise aimed at testing national defense and crisis response capabilities. Running through Oct. 11, the drills involve all 60 municipalities along with 115 institutions and agencies, the Office of the Government said in a statement.
* Poland has extended temporary border control measures with Germany and Lithuania for another six months, with the regulation taking effect on Sunday and remaining in force until April 4 next year.
* Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto on Sunday criticized the European Union's (EU) proposed seven-year budget framework for 2028-2034, calling it an "Ukraine budget" and warning that European taxpayers' money would be spent in Ukraine instead of strengthening Europe's economy.
* Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa on Saturday night declared a 60-day state of emergency in 10 provinces, citing "serious internal unrest" caused by nationwide protests against the government's decision to scrap diesel subsidies. The presidential office said in a statement that the emergency aims to preserve public order, internal security and the well-being of citizens.
* Around 250,000 people joined a "Red Line" protest in Amsterdam on Sunday, calling on the Dutch government to take stronger action against Israel and help stop what organizers described as "genocide in Gaza."
* Four Portuguese citizens detained by Israel after taking part in a humanitarian flotilla bound for Gaza were released and repatriated on Sunday, the Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.
* Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said that the recent agreement on resuming cooperation with the United Nations nuclear watchdog can no longer serve as the basis for bilateral collaboration.
* Houthi forces launched a drone at Israel's Red Sea resort city of Eilat late on Sunday, the second attack in a day, the Israeli military said, adding that the unmanned aircraft was likely intercepted.
* Sri Lankan police have arrested 76,000 individuals who failed to comply with warrants issued against them between Jan. 1 and the end of September, local media reported on Monday.
* Yemen's government naval forces seized on Sunday a smuggling boat loaded with materials used to manufacture drones, explosives and missiles off the country's southern coast, a security official said. The boat was intercepted near the southern Lahj province while en route to Houthi-controlled areas, the official told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.
* Libya's Government of National Unity announced Sunday that it has reached an agreement with Indonesia to establish a joint committee to strengthen economic consultation, the Libyan News Agency (LNA) reported.
* The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies, known as OPEC+, on Sunday decided to raise oil output by 137,000 barrels per day (bpd) in November, following a similar increase in October.
* Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC) announced Sunday the resumption of oil exploration in several offshore areas that had been inactive for more than five years, in cooperation with the Italian company Eni.
* The death toll from the collapse of a school building in Indonesia's East Java province has climbed to 53, while search operations for trapped victims remain underway, regional rescue authorities said Monday.
* Dengue fever claimed nine lives in Bangladesh on Sunday, marking the country's highest single-day death toll this year and bringing the total fatalities to 212, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said.
