The Belarusian Belta state news agency and a senior Ukrainian official reported that four planes carrying residents evacuated from the Russian-controlled Ukrainian town of Oleshky landed in Belarus. David Arakhamia, a top Ukrainian peace negotiator, stated that the final plane landed in Gomel.

The residents had left the town during a US-backed local ceasefire, which was described as the first of its kind and the longest humanitarian pause in the war.

The UN Security Council rejected competing resolutions from the United States and Russia regarding Western Sahara. This decision left the peacekeeping mission without an approved extension.

State-run media reported Saturday that Turkey has officially nominated a former foreign minister and yearslong ambassador to the United Nations for the next U.N. secretary-general. The nominee is set to succeed António Guterres, who has led the organization for almost 10 years.

The U.N. is currently facing a financial crisis that has forced major cuts to humanitarian and development programs, alongside pressure to reform amid its role in conflicts in Iran, Ukraine, and Gaza.

Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty stated on Saturday at the IISS Manama Dialogue in Bahrain that he is "extremely worried" a new escalation in the US-Iran war would be more destructive and have a major impact on the Middle East. He described a potential second round as "more dangerous" and noted that an interim agreement reached in June failed to secure a lasting ceasefire or restore normal shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.