Afghanistan

1. EU delivers humanitarian aid to quake survivors

https://pajhwok.com/2023/10/31/eu-delivers-humanitarian-aid-to-quake-survivors/

2. Mullah Baradar Appointed Head of National Standards Council

https://tolonews.com/afghanistan-185799

3. Canada Meets Goal of Welcoming 40,000 Afghan Refugees

https://www.voanews.com/a/canada-meets-goal-of-welcoming-40-000-afghans-refugees-/7333512.html

4. ARA export, import, transited 314,000 tonnes of goods last month

https://pajhwok.com/2023/10/30/ara-export-import-transited-314000-tonnes-of-goods-last-month/

5. Afghanistan girls education activist Matiullah Wesa released by Taliban

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/26/afghan-girls-rights-activist-matiulah-wesa-freed-by-taliban

6. Turkey for full stop to armed resistance in Afghanistan

https://pajhwok.com/2023/10/31/turkey-for-full-stop-to-armed-resistance-in-afghanistan/

7.  Pakistan: 200,000 Afghan Nationals Returned Home

https://www.voanews.com/a/pakistan-200-000-afghan-nationals-returned-home-/7333541.html

8. No Islamic country would be invaded if Muslims were united: Stanikzai

https://www.ariananews.af/no-islamic-country-would-be-invaded-if-muslims-were-united-stanikzai/

9. Uzbekistan Delegates Call for Peace in Afghanistan

https://tolonews.com/afghanistan-185784

10. 2 killed, 9 injured in Kabul explosion

https://www.ariananews.af/2-killed-9-injured-in-kabul-explosion/

Middle East

11. Middle East crisis raises geopolitical risks, says World Bank

https://www.dawn.com/news/1785123/middle-east-crisis-raises-geopolitical-risks-says-world-bank

12. Israeli forces attack Gaza’s main city from two directions

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-pounds-gazas-north-it-steps-up-ground-assault-2023-10-30/

13. Hamas’s attack on Israel has changed the Middle East

https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2023/10/28/hamass-attack-on-israel-has-changed-the-middle-east

14. Iran says US forces in Mideast are attacked due to ‘wrong American policies’

https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2023/10/30/Iran-says-US-forces-in-Mideast-are-attacked-due-to-wrong-American-policies-

15. ​Drone attacks on American bases injured two dozen U.S. military personnel

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/drone-attacks-american-bases-injured-two-dozen-us-military-personnel-rcna121961

16. As UAE gears up for COP28, experts urge Pakistan to secure greater share of ‘loss and damage’ fund

https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2400446/pakistan

17. Nation celebrates 100th year of Turkish Republic

https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/nation-celebrates-100th-year-of-turkish-republic-187394

18. Thai FM travels to Qatar, Egypt for Hamas hostage talks

https://www.dawn.com/news/1785214/thai-fm-travels-to-qatar-egypt-for-hamas-hostage-talks

Africa

19. ​ ​Conflict uproots record 6.9 million people in Congo -IOM

https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/conflict-uproots-record-69-million-people-congo-iom-2023-10-30/

20. More than 500 people ‘being held hostage’ in South Africa gold mine

https://news.sky.com/story/more-than-500-people-being-held-hostage-in-south-africa-gold-mine-12991702

21. Kenya to scrap visas for all African visitors by year-end

https://www.africanews.com/2023/10/30/kenya-to-scrap-visas-for-all-african-visitors-by-year-end/

22. Global Summit in Brazzaville: Leaders convene to protect tropical forests and combat climate change

https://www.africanews.com/2023/10/30/global-summit-in-brazzaville-leaders-convene-to-protect-tropical-forests-and-combat-climat/