Exclusive: Biden aides in talks with Vietnam for arms deal that could irk China (www.reuters.com)
Vietnam is also actively in talks with Moscow over a new arms supply deal that could trigger U.S. sanctions, Reuters has reported.
'Power, influence, notoriety': The Gen-Z hackers who struck MGM, Caesars (www.reuters.com)
Japanese nuclear power operator Kansai Elec restarts seventh reactor (www.reuters.com)
The return of the king
Ford makes new offer in US labor dispute, GM furloughs more workers (www.reuters.com)
Pentagon: No info to support missile strike theory for Prigozhin crash (www.reuters.com)
Trump backs requests for TV coverage of his federal criminal trial (www.reuters.com)
In the late Friday filing, Trump argued that prosecutors want the trial held “in darkness” as part of what he claims is a politically motivated effort by President Joe Biden’s administration to undermine his bid for re-election next year....
Conflict uproots record 6.9 million people in Congo -IOM (www.reuters.com)
Israeli forces attack Gaza's main city from two directions (www.reuters.com)
Gaza still has fuel but it could run out in hours, Red Cross official says (www.reuters.com)
Hamas says it releases two US hostages 'for humanitarian reasons' after Qatari efforts (www.reuters.com)
GAZA, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Hamas’ armed wing, the Izz el-Deen al-Qassam Brigades, has released two U.S. hostages from Gaza - a mother and her daughter - “for humanitarian reasons” in response to Qatari mediation efforts in the war with Israel, its spokesman Abu Ubaida said on Friday....
Mass grave inside Israeli-encircled Gaza hospital, no plan to rescue babies (www.reuters.com)
Germany set to double its Ukraine military aid under Scholz plan, Bloomberg reports (www.reuters.com)
The United Nations said early on Friday it had been told by the Israeli military that some 1.1 million Palestinians in Gaza should relocate to the enclave's south within the next 24 hours. (www.reuters.com)
Germany announces new defense aid for Ukraine worth $1.1 bln (www.reuters.com)
War crimes tribunal ICC says it has been hacked (www.reuters.com)
Biden's message to hostages in Gaza: 'Hang in there, we're coming' (www.reuters.com)
Hamas armed wing says it discussed freeing 70 hostages in return for 5-day truce (www.reuters.com)
The armed wing of the Palestinian militant group Hamas said on Monday it told Qatari mediators the group was ready to release up to 70 women and children held in Gaza in return for a five-day truce with Israel.
All three Italians missing after Hamas attack are dead, Rome says (www.reuters.com)
Israel fires back after Syrian shells land in Israeli territory -military (www.reuters.com)
JERUSALEM, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Israeli troops fired artillery and mortar shells toward Syria on Tuesday after a number of shells launched from its northern neighbour landed in open areas on Israeli territory, Israel’s military said....
Beijing wants more openness and less China bashing from Europe: envoy (www.reuters.com)
China’s ambassador to Germany called for Europe to be more open to Chinese investment, urging deeper cooperation in areas such as electric cars and 5G technology after a series of clashes....
Exclusive: UK regulator to push for probe into Amazon, Microsoft cloud dominance (www.reuters.com)
Exclusive: UAW to expand strike on Detroit 3 US automakers - sources (www.reuters.com)
Detroit Three automakers enter final hours to avoid wider UAW strike (www.reuters.com)
The Detroit Three automakers and the union representing the companies' U.S. hourly workers on Friday entered the final hours to reach new labor agreements before the current coordinated strike expands to include more plants.