* The Palestinian Central Elections Commission (CEC) on Saturday opened registration for electoral lists seeking to participate in the upcoming legislative elections. The CEC said in a press statement that it began accepting applications at 8:00 a.m. local time (0500 GMT) at its headquarters in Al-Bireh in the West Bank and its office in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip.
* Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to the United States has led to new progress in a constructive China-U.S. relationship of strategic stability, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said after Xi wrapped up his U.S. visit on Friday. Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks while briefing reporters on Xi's state visit to the United States from Sept. 23 to 25.
* Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his German counterpart, Johann Wadephul, met briefly on Saturday at UN Headquarters in New York, the first such meeting since the start of Russia's special military operation in 2022. The German side requested the meeting on Friday "at the very last minute," Lavrov said. The two foreign ministers met before Lavrov's speech at the General Assembly.
* Strikes by Russian forces on data centers in Kiev have led to the destruction of a quarter of the facilities providing internet access and Starlink support for the Ukrainian forces, TASS news agency reported on Saturday, citing a source from the Russian security forces.
* U.S. President Donald Trump said Saturday that he has rejected a conditional proposal by Iran concerning the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
* The navy of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) announced on Sunday that its forces have captured another "advanced smart" unmanned submarine belonging to the U.S. Army in the Strait of Hormuz.
* Pakistani security forces have killed over 71 militants in a series of counterterrorism operations over the past four days in different areas of the country's southwest Balochistan province, the military said on Sunday.
* At least seven people were killed and 40 others wounded in airstrikes in Yemen's southwestern province of Taiz on Sunday, Houthi-run media reported.
* Chief Commander of Iran's Army Amir Hatami said Sunday the war imposed by the United States and Israel against the country has not ended yet, and the "enemy" must still be ready to receive "severe blows" from the Iranian armed forces.
* Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud on Saturday stressed the importance of restoring the situation in the Strait of Hormuz to its pre-Feb. 28 status without the imposition of any fees or restrictions.
* Lieutenant General Fahd bin Hamad Al Salman, commander of the Joint Forces of the Saudi-led coalition supporting Yemen's internationally recognized government, and General Tariq Saleh, a member of Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council and commander of the National Resistance Forces, met on Saturday in Riyadh to discuss enhancing their military readiness.
* Iran's Defense Ministry spokesman Reza Talaei-Nik said on Saturday that part of the strategic capabilities of the country's armed forces had been deployed in secure environments and underground, according to the official news agency IRNA.
* The Secretariat of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) denied in a statement on Saturday that Iran would take military retaliatory action in response to the recent aviation restrictions imposed on the country, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported.
* The Iraqi government is in direct dialogue with the United States to secure sanctions exemptions for certain Iraqi airports to resume flights with Iran on humanitarian grounds, according to an official statement on Saturday.
* Pakistan Navy's newly inducted submarine PNS/M Hangor has successfully carried out its maiden live weapon firing in the North Arabian Sea, accurately striking a designated long-range target with an anti-ship cruise missile, the military said on Sunday.
* Malaysia's government-owned fund Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB) aims to channel 15 billion ringgit (about 3.68 billion USD) into green and transition assets and 500 million ringgit into social impact investments by 2030, the fund said on Friday.
* The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a concessional loan of 100 million USD for a project to expand access to affordable and resilient housing finance for low- and middle-income borrowers in Bangladesh, particularly women.
* Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC) said Saturday evening it had resumed regular crude oil pumping through the main Sharara-Zawiya pipeline after valve No. 7 was reopened.
* Nigerian troops rescued more than 60 victims of abduction during various anti-terror operations conducted nationwide in the past week, the military said Saturday.
* Seventeen people were killed and 15 others injured in a shooting at a tavern in Wedela, a mining township in South Africa's Gauteng Province, police said on Sunday.
* The death toll from a ferry that sank in Indonesia's Java Sea nearly two weeks ago has risen to 64, while 71 people remain missing, an official said Saturday.
* Flooding has affected 25,561 families across Cambodia, forcing 2,908 families to evacuate to higher ground, a disaster control spokesperson said on Saturday.
