
Italy Cost-of-Living Protests Put Retail and Transport Hubs on Alert
Italian authorities tightened security as cost-of-living protests reached retail districts and transport hubs, with nine arrests and 371 preliminary detentions.

Italian authorities tightened security as cost-of-living protests reached retail districts and transport hubs, with nine arrests and 371 preliminary detentions.

Sanctioned tanker MYRA issued a distress signal off Ireland but remained underway after leaving Russia’s Ust-Luga port in extreme weather.

Audi plans a $4 billion Georgia plant producing up to 200,000 premium SUVs annually as tariffs and weaker U.S. sales push the brand toward local manufacturing.

Ukraine says Starshield speed limits remain active despite Trump’s restoration claim, while agreed interceptor deliveries have yet to arrive.

US, Ukrainian and Russian teams may meet in Abu Dhabi or Switzerland in November, creating a new geopolitical event for markets to monitor.

Washington will lift 50% duties on select Canadian paper and wood goods from October 30 while imposing tariffs on appliances, paints and other products.

Trump said SpaceX restored full Starlink access in Ukraine, but Kyiv reported continuing speed problems, leaving uncertainty over service reliability.

Putin said Moscow could resume US-mediated talks with Kyiv but rejected freezing combat along the current front line as Russian attacks continued.

A 150,000-strong Belgrade rally underscored political risk as Serbia approaches a closely contested parliamentary election on October 25.

A Russian ballistic missile attack killed a 21-year-old woman, injured three people and damaged buildings and metro tracks across Kyiv.

At least four Canadian soldiers were killed and dozens injured when a wind-driven prairie fire swept toward a military exercise at Base Wainwright in Alberta.

Trump paused steep Russia-linked tariffs, citing Ukraine peace talks, limited Russian support for Iran and concerns over global diesel supplies.