Situation Reports

Center-right Sen. Rodrigo Paz Pereira of the Christian Democratic Party, or PDC, received 54.5% of the vote in Bolivia's Oct. 19 presidential runoff election, according to the Supreme Electoral Tribunal's official count, with 97% of the votes counted, DW reported the same day.

Iran voided a Sept. 9 nuclear cooperation agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency, or IAEA, that permitted nuclear inspectors to access Iran's nuclear sites, Reuters reported on Oct. 20.

Mongolian President Ukhnaa Khurelsukh vetoed an Oct. 17 no-confidence vote by the parliament, which would have ousted Prime Minister Gombojav Zandanshatar, with the president's office claiming the legislature failed to heed a legislative committee's decision not to oust Zandanshatar, Bloomberg reported on Oct. 20.

China and Russia on Oct. 18 signed an agreement to cooperate on expanding shipping in the Northern Sea Route that runs along Russia's northern shore, bne IntelliNews reported on Oct. 20.

Following Afghanistan and Pakistan's most intense clashes in years, the two sides agreed to a more permanent ceasefire during talks in Doha mediated by Turkey and Qatar, Reuters reported on Oct. 19.

On Oct. 18, Taiwan's main opposition party, Kuomintang (KMT), elected 55-year-old Cheng Li-wun as its new party leader, the Taipei Times reported on Oct. 20.

U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States will increase tariffs on and stop all payments and subsidies to Colombia after calling Colombian President Gustavo Petro an "illegal drug leader," El Tiempo reported on Oct. 19.

Kazakhstan's Ministry of Energy said oil and gas production at the Karachaganak oil and gas field was cut by 25%-30% after Ukraine's Oct. 19 drone strike on Russia's Orenburg gas processing plant halted gas intake from the site, Reuters reported on Oct. 20.

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, or LDP, and the conservative opposition Japan Innovation Party, or JIP, agreed to vote for LDP President Sanae Takaichi as Japan's next prime minister on Oct. 21 and to cooperate on policy in the Diet, Kyodo News reported on Oct. 20.

Morocco revised its 2026 draft budget to increase healthcare and education spending to reach $15 billion, or approximately 10% of Morocco's gross domestic product, Reuters reported on Oct. 19, a day after Gen Z 212 protests resumed.