On Saturday, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani reaffirmed that the state's monopoly over arms and the enforcement of the rule of law are long-standing principles upheld by the country's religious authority.
A court in Chad sentenced former prime minister and opposition leader Succes Masra to 20 years in prison on Saturday, convicting him of hate speech, xenophobia, and inciting a massacre.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that French President Emmanuel Macron's decision to recognize Palestinian statehood immediately ended any chance of successful ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas.
Bangladesh's election commission chief announced on Saturday that general elections would be held in the first week of February 2026, but ensuring they are free, fair, and impartial remains a major challenge.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy rejected the idea of giving up land to end the war with Russia. The Wall Street Journal reported that Ukrainian and European officials have presented Washington with a counterproposal.
The Thai Army reported that three Thai soldiers were injured in a landmine explosion on Saturday morning during a patrol operation along the Thai-Cambodian border. However, Cambodia strongly refuted the Thai accusations.
SpaceX and NASA successfully completed the Crew-10 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) on Saturday, with all four astronauts safely returning to Earth aboard the Crew Dragon spacecraft.
