Israeli forces began demolishing Palestinian-owned buildings in Hebron after two Israeli soldiers were shot dead by two Palestinian gunmen at a checkpoint outside the West Bank city. The attack took place on Friday morning.

Gunmen opened fire at a funeral inside a church in Jordan's southern Karak governorate, killing seven people and wounding 34 others, officials said. A manhunt for the attackers is under way.

Australia's Northern Territory parliament has passed a 'safe air' bill creating a scheme to monitor and publicly report toxic air pollutants around Darwin Harbour. The law follows separate pollution scandals involving energy companies Inpex and Santos, both of which operate major gas facilities in the harbour precinct.

Rising petrol prices have pushed New Zealand's headline inflation higher ahead of the Reserve Bank's next policy review. Economists widely expect the central bank to raise the official cash rate by 25 basis points next week, even though the latest price pressure stems mainly from fuel costs rather than broader demand.

Singapore's core inflation eased to 2 percent in September. Headline inflation also slipped to 2.2 percent from 2.3 percent in August, pointing to cooling price pressures in the city-state.

China unveiled a position paper calling for a global framework to prevent the weaponisation of space. Foreign Minister Wang Yi presented it at a forum near Beijing as part of a broader push for what Beijing calls equal rights for all nations beyond Earth.

Malawi's opposition is demanding answers after President Peter Mutharika extended his stay in South Africa, his fifth visit there this year. Critics say the absences raise questions about who is effectively running the government.

A senior official of Tanzania's main opposition party, Chadema, has been charged with treason, an offence that can carry the death penalty. The case adds to mounting legal pressure on the party ahead of future elections.

Repeated Ukrainian drone attacks are increasingly disrupting operations at Moscow's airports. Analysts say the strikes form part of a broader Ukrainian strategy to pressure Russian airspace and logistics far from the front line.

The White House says First Lady Melania Trump helped secure a ceasefire covering Oleshky, a Russian-occupied city in Ukraine's Kherson region. The truce takes effect on 29 October and is meant to open a corridor for humanitarian aid and civilian evacuations.

Argentina's Chamber of Deputies approved two government-backed bills, one restricting how much farmland foreigners can buy and another increasing funding for disability programs. The land measure reinstates limits that had been eased in recent years. Both bills now move to the Senate for further debate.

Canadian miner First Quantum Minerals is preparing incentive proposals to advance its $5.3 billion Taca Taca copper project in northern Argentina. The plans would seek tax breaks under the country's framework for large-scale investment projects. Taca Taca is one of several major copper deposits international miners are racing to develop as global demand grows.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 500 points on Friday as tensions in the Middle East intensified. Selling broadened beyond technology stocks into a wider market decline.

The U.S. Justice Department has sued to block Alaska from certifying its Senate race if the Republican candidate narrowly loses. The contest is one of several nationwide that could decide whether Republicans keep their slim Senate majority.

Israeli forces are accused of shooting dead a Syrian man with an intellectual disability and hearing impairment during a raid, Al Jazeera reported. The incident comes amid a continuing pattern of Israeli military operations inside Syrian territory.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the closure of the West Bank after a prolonged shoot-out at a checkpoint wounded five Israelis and left two gunmen dead. The decision came days before Israeli elections in which Netanyahu is fighting for a new term.

New Zealand automation firm Scott Technology lifted revenue 7 percent to post a record annual result.

Taiwan closed schools and grounded hundreds of flights as Typhoon Champi bore down on the island.

South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix has put on hold a planned US stock market listing for its Solidigm unit after regulators in Seoul raised concerns, citing market volatility as the reason for the delay.

A powerful earthquake struck a mountainous, sparsely populated part of the Tibet Autonomous Region on Friday, killing at least 16 people, according to Chinese state media reports.