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The US State Department advised US citizens in the Middle East to increase vigilance due to the difficult security situation. The department warned of possible flight cancellations, airspace closures and transportation disruptions, and also expressed concern that military actions could spread beyond the region.
Aziz KarimovUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Head of the Administration of the President of Uzbekistan Saida Mirziyoyeva addressed journalists on the Registan Square in Samarkand. Rubio said that representatives of nearly 300 American companies had arrived in the city, and agreements worth billions of dollars are expected as a result of the visit. He called Uzbekistan the 'cornerstone' of Central Asia, noted GDP growth of almost 8% per year, and spoke about negotiations on direct flights from Miami.
Aziz KarimovUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in an interview with Breitbart that the key obstacle to ending the war is disagreements over the part of the Donbas still under Ukrainian control — about 11% of the region, which Kyiv considers its last line of defense. According to him, elections in Ukraine are important but do not solve the main problems of the war.
Aziz KarimovOn October 17, nationwide protests took place in France, escalating into riots: in Lyon a tourist office was set on fire, in Marseille the city hall was stormed. According to Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez, 140 actions with 32,800 participants took place in the regions, and 166 people were detained. President Emmanuel Macron condemned the violence, blamed
Aziz KarimovRussia has abolished visas for Vietnamese tourists, businesspeople, delegations and transit passengers. Flow from the EU fell from 5 million in 2019 to ~160,000 in 2025; the authorities are betting on Asia and the Middle East, but Chinese figures lag behind official targets.
Aziz KarimovIsrael's National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir boasted about a fine imposed on a mosque in Tel Sheva over loudspeaker volume, presenting it as his policy. The United Arab List filed an urgent complaint with the Central Elections Committee, accusing him of using demolitions and evictions in Arab communities for pre-election intimidation and suppression of turnout in the October 27 election.
Aziz KarimovAnders Fernstedt, a Swede who previously worked as a journalist at The Economist, has set up home on the portico of the mansion at 2-8A Rutland Gate, sold in 2020 for a record £210 million to Evergrande founder Hui Ka Yan. The house stands empty and is in legal limbo due to the freeze on Hui's wife's assets. Fernstedt's story unfolds against the backdrop of rising homelessness in London.
Aziz KarimovMSP Amanda Bland has left Reform UK Scotland and will continue working as an independent member. The party has dropped to third place at Holyrood, one seat behind Labour. According to the BBC, the trigger was high staff turnover in her office and a meeting scheduled for Wednesday.
Aziz KarimovEuropean Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Council President António Costa and French President Emmanuel Macron will visit Budapest on Friday to take part in events marking the 70th anniversary of the anti-Soviet uprising of 1956. The visit marks a warming of relations between Brussels and Budapest following the arrival in power of the government of Péter Magyar, who replaced Viktor Orbán.
Aziz KarimovThousands of demonstrators gathered in Washington, Los Angeles, and South Portland (Maine) for the nationwide 'No Kings' protest against President Donald Trump. Participants demanded equal rights, some called for ICE to be disbanded, and many urged people to vote early in the midterm elections.
Aziz KarimovManila condemned the attacks by Yemen's Houthis on several areas of Saudi Arabia as a serious threat to regional stability, expressed support for Riyadh, and called on the parties to cease hostilities and resolve the conflict through diplomacy. According to authorities, at least seven Filipino workers were injured, three of them in critical condition.
Aziz KarimovIn the Bieszczady Mountains in southern Poland, a woman left her eight-year-old and fourteen-year-old sons on a trail in thick fog, saying they were 'whining', and went to the summit alone. Tourists from the PTTK branch in Rzeszów took care of the children; the case was reported to local authorities and caused public outrage.
Aziz KarimovEgypt declared its readiness to provide Saudi Arabia with all necessary assistance to protect its security and stability; parliament is to vote by October 20. The Houthis are attacking Riyadh and Saudi Aramco and warned Cairo about the risks of intervention. Also: in France, protests escalated into riots — 2,400 detained, one dead.
Aziz KarimovAn overnight barrage of ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and drones hit Kyiv and the region: at least one person was killed and over 550,000 households were left without power. Zelensky reported 16 ballistic missiles and complained about the lack of early warning from allies, which US Secretary of State Marco Rubio refuted.
Aziz KarimovA second demonstration in a week over water shortages and contamination in Guadalajara ended in violence: a group in masks, according to authorities and organizers, set fire to the entrances of the state Congress. Five people were detained. The first protest on October 11 drew more than 10,000 people and ended with 57 injured and 39 detained.
Aziz KarimovUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio held talks in Samarkand with the leaders of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, announcing readiness to sign agreements worth billions of dollars. The State Department reported more than 50 contracts with Uzbekistan worth $12 billion. Rubio will then travel to India, where, according to a US official, the sides are 'very close' to a trade deal.
Aziz KarimovIndependent Australian MP Helen Haines, 65, was seriously injured when she was struck by a Toyota Land Cruiser outside her office in Wangaratta (Victoria) on Monday. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese described the incident as a deliberate attack; a joint counter-terrorism investigation has been launched. The driver, a 43-year-old man, was detained by bystanders and arrested; a knife was found in the car. According to media reports, the MP had a leg amputated after surgery.
Aziz KarimovGermany's Foreign Ministry issued a warning on Monday for travelers to France after mass protests over the cost of living, which were accompanied by riots and more than 2,000 arrests. The ministry urged people to avoid demonstrations and warned that further actions and possible unrest in the coming days cannot be ruled out.
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