Oman's Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Albusaidi held talks with his Iranian counterpart, Seyyed Abbas Araghchi, to discuss the latest regional developments and the Israeli strikes on sites in Iran.

During a phone conversation, the Omani minister expressed his country's "rejection and condemnation" of any actions that violate national sovereignty, undermine international law, and "threaten security and stability in the region," according to a statement by the Omani Foreign Ministry, news agency reported.

He further emphasised "the importance of strengthening dialogue and diplomatic cooperation among countries of the region to maintain regional security and prevent tensions and escalation."

In a confrontation with China, “we will kick their ass”, Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump has said at a campaign rally, asserting, “We have the greatest military in the world”.

Speaking out against what he asserted was the weakening of respect for the US under President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, he said on Sunday, “A report that they issued that if we end up in a war with China, we cannot win. We're not strong enough”.

“We have the greatest military in the world,” he declared.

“You don't put out reports like that – and it's not true. We would kick their ass,” he said.

Even “assuming that's true, how stupid are you to put out a report like that,” he said. He did not say which report he was referring to, but it was likely a report from the Commission on the National Defence Strategy to the Senate Armed Services earlier this year.

Jordan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates has announced the evacuation of 10 Jordanian citizens from Lebanon aboard a military plane, which had carried food, relief supplies, medicine, and medical equipment for the Lebanese.

Sufian Qudah, the Ministry's spokesperson, said that the number of Jordanian aid planes sent to Lebanon has reached 14, with two military planes landing at Lebanon's Rafic Hariri International Airport on Sunday, news agency reported.

The number of evacuation flights for Jordanian citizens in Lebanon has reached seven, the Ministry added.

Qudah said that 174 Jordanian citizens have been evacuated from Lebanon aboard Royal Jordanian Air Force planes.

Following Japan's general election, the ruling coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its partner Komeito fell short of the majority threshold, bringing political uncertainty to an economy that is already facing an array of challenges.

The LDP and Komeito got a total of 215 of the 465 seats in the powerful chamber of Parliament, below the 233 seats needed for the majority. The LDP alone won 191 seats, much less than the 247 seats it held before the election, news agency reported.

In contrast, the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party significantly increased its representation, rising from 98 seats before the election to 148 seats.

The result is largely in line with media forecasts as public outrage over the LDP's funding scandal persisted. The last time the coalition lost a majority was in 2009.

A Palestinian was killed by Israeli gunfire after allegedly attempting a ramming attack on soldiers near a military checkpoint north of Jerusalem.

The Jerusalem Governorate of the Palestinian Authority said on Sunday in a press statement that Sami Al-Amoudi, a young man residing in the Shu'fat refugee camp on the outskirts of Jerusalem, was killed as Israeli soldiers opened fire on him.

Earlier on Sunday, Israeli police announced that a vehicle driven by a Palestinian attempted to ram soldiers near the Palestinian village of Hizma, prompting soldiers to open fire on the attacker, news agency reported.

In a statement, police said that the attack caused no injuries and the "terrorist was immediately neutralised".

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF), the Israel Security Agency, and the Israel Police said in a joint statement that they killed a Palestinian Hamas militant in the West Bank city of Tulkarm on Saturday.

The statement added that the killed militant, Islam Oda, "planned to carry out terror attacks and had armed additional terrorists to support the execution of terror attacks."

The Israeli army said that during the operation, Oda opened fire at Israeli security forces, who encircled him and returned fire,news agency reported.

Israeli security forces also located weaponry, including compounds used to produce improvised explosive devices, in his vehicle, read the statement

Pakistan’s financial capital of Karachi, a city that caters to over 60 per cent of the country’s revenue, has been hit with a severe water crisis, leaving many neighbourhoods desiccated. The current water crisis, one of the biggest problems of Karachi, has aggravated after damage to the water infrastructure triggered blockage in supplies to various locations.

While the Karachi Water and Sewerage Corporation (KWSC) claims that the supply will be restored soon, several areas of the city are left without any water supply, giving nightmares to the citizens who are already coping up with hot and dry weather.

As per the latest reports, many areas are still waiting for the water supply to be restored.

"It has been four days that we are waiting for the water supply to get restored. The weather is also so hot and dry that my family, and several people in the neighbourhood, are dehydrated. The situation is becoming very difficult now," said a resident of Gulshan Iqbal in Karachi.

Myanmar police seized 238,000 stimulant tablets and 220 grams of heroin in the eastern Shan state, according to the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CCDAC) on Saturday.

Acting on a tip-off, a joint anti-narcotic task force intercepted a vehicle in the state's Yatsauk township on October 24 and confiscated the drugs.

The seized drugs had a street value of 122.3 million kyats (about $58,238). A suspect was also arrested,news agency reported.

At least 15 security personnel have been killed in attacks spread across Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province in the past 48 hours, sending the law enforcement agencies into a tizzy in a region plagued by unrest.

The deadliest attack occurred in province’s Dera Ismail (DI) Khan, where at least 10 Frontier Constabulary (FC) personnel were killed and three got injured in a targeted attack at a security checkpoint in Darazinda town in the wee hours of Friday. According to Pakistan's Interior Ministry, six personnel hailed from South Waziristan while four belonged to Karak city.

"We pay our tribute to the martyrs of the FC (Frontier Corps). The sacrifices only strengthen the forces’ determination to eradicate terrorism," read a statement issued by the ministry.

All the fishing vessels in Hainan, China's southernmost island province, have returned to port, and more than 50,000 people working on them have been evacuated to the land as Typhoon Trami strengthens, the provincial meteorological bureau said on Saturday.

Trami, designated as this year's 20th typhoon, has intensified to a force of 12 (approximately 119 km per hour). It is expected to rotate over the waters off the southern coast of Hainan and the Xisha Islands starting Sunday night.

The city of Sansha has elevated its warning level and activated the emergency response in light of the typhoon, news agency reported.