* Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said Sunday that he was ready for a snap parliamentary election as early as January if the governing coalition can no longer secure a majority in Parliament, according to the News Agency of the Slovak Republic (TASR).
* The National Rally (RN) will form a political caucus in the French Senate for the first time in the far-right party's history, according to preliminary results from the Senate elections held Sunday.
* The Lao government is stepping up efforts to strengthen the e-commerce sector and accelerate digital economic growth. According to Lao Economic Daily on Monday, the Ministry of Industry and Commerce held a meeting on Sept. 25 to review the draft Master Plan for E-Commerce Management and Development in Laos (2026-2035), bringing together representatives from the public and private sectors to provide feedback on the plan.
* Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Sunday reiterated her rejection of foreign interference in Mexico's internal affairs during a rally in Mexico City's Zocalo Square marking the conclusion of her nationwide accountability tour.
* U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday that he expects the United States and Iran to hold more talks this week, a day after confirming that he had rejected Iran's latest truce proposal.
* Russian forces struck data centers operated by Omega Telecom and Kyivstar in Kiev, which provided high-speed internet services to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the Russian Defense Ministry said Sunday.
* 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.
* The Arab League and Egypt on Sunday condemned the ongoing Israeli escalation in the Palestinian territories and repeated settler incursions into the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, warning of the repercussions of such practices on the situation in the Palestinian territories.
* 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.
* Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Sunday and met President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, with Iran the main focus of their talks, Israel's state-owned Kan TV News reported.
* Israel said on Sunday that it would revoke the diplomatic privileges and immunities of Dutch diplomats based in Ramallah, in retaliation for a Dutch ban on products from Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories.
* Djibouti on Sunday called for de-escalation and the peaceful resolution of disputes amid recent security tensions in Ethiopia.
* 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.
* Japan's ocean freight transportation service fees surged 74.2 percent in August compared with the previous year as the protracted Middle East conflict kept crude oil and shipping costs high, according to a preliminary report the Bank of Japan released on Monday.
* Australia's budget deficit at the end of the 2025-26 financial year came in 6 billion Australian dollars (4.2 billion USD) lower than previously forecast, Treasurer Jim Chalmers said on Monday.
* At least 81 people were killed and 62 others injured as heavy rains triggered flooding and widespread damage during the past three days in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, local media reported Monday.
* Flash floods triggered by heavy rainfall have affected 44,889 families across Cambodia, forcing 3,685 families to evacuate to higher ground, a disaster control spokesperson said on Monday.
* An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 jolted 68 km ENE of Tadine, New Caledonia at 2123 GMT on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 17.1 km, was initially determined to be at 21.25 degrees south latitude and 168.45 degrees east longitude.
