Singapore September industrial production YoY 3.4% vs. 6.6% expected; prior 15.4%.

Chinese President Xi and Belgium's King Philippe exchanged congratulatory letters on the 55th anniversary of China-Belgium diplomatic relations.

Algeria's parliament said on the 25th both chambers approved a presidential notice authorising deployment of Algerian forces to Niger — the country's first overseas military deployment since the 1973 Middle East war. The Council of the Nation (upper house) and the National People's Assembly (lower house) voted in closed sessions after President Tebboune submitted the notice. Earlier this month Algeria and Niger signed a military cooperation protocol during a visit by Niger's defence minister to Algiers to strengthen bilateral military and security ties.