Asia Yemen Yemen defeated Sri Lanka 3-0 at Damac Club Stadium in the first leg of the Preliminary Joint Qualification Round 1 for the FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027, thus taking a significant step towards the next round
Asia Bhutan Bhutan's national digital identity was launched, the first digital identity system based on the self-sovereign identity system
Asia Brunei The seventh consecutive Brunei Film Blitz will be held December 1-13; the dates have been announced during a press conference at the Mahakarya Institute of the Arts Asia
Asia Iraq The country intends to invite investors for its first waste-to-energy project as part of its post-war development plans
Asia Kyrgyzstan Free training courses for migrant workers returning from abroad will start in Jalal-Abad in November
Asia Lebanon The country has lodged a formal complaint with the UN Security Council over Israel's 'deliberate killing' of the Lebanese Reuters journalist and the wounding of other members of the press
Asia Kuwait Kuwaiti citizens can now enter over 50 countries without a visa, 10 in Europe, 3 in Australasia and neighbouring nations, 7 in Asia, 4 in Africa, 13 in the Americas and 13 Arab countries
Asia Myanmar Flooding caused by heavy monsoon rains in Myanmar's southern areas has displaced more than 14.000 people and disrupted traffic on railway lines connecting the country's major cities
Asia Laos The Lao Ministry of Industry and Trade will facilitate the production, supply and use of electric vehicles, as well as support the establishment of a charging station network across the country
Asia Saudi Arabia McDonald's Saudi Arabia donated $533.000 for relief efforts in Gaza in support of Palestinian people; after news that McDonald's franchise owners in Israel donated meals, McDonald's KSA said it was an independent decision and action
Asia Taiwan Taiwanese movie director Hsiao Mei-ling won the Directors Guild of Japan award for her documentary 'Parallel World' at the biennial Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival
Asia Tajikistan A shortage of electricity is expected this season, as the inflow of water feeding hydroelectric power plant is much lower than last year, requiring a regulation of the use of water and energy resources by both businesses and residential customers
Asia Armenia The country ratified membership in the International Criminal Court, the leading international court for war crimes and crimes against humanity; the parliament's decision has been read as a distancing from Russia