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Trump: Colombia will no longer receive U.S. subsidies.

Ukrainian military: has attacked an oil refinery in Russia's Samara Oblast and a natural gas processing plant in Orenburg Oblast.

The French Interior Ministry confirmed that the Louvre museum had been robbed and jewelry stolen.

French Culture Minister: A robbery occurred when the museum opened in the morning, but no injuries were reported.

Russian Defense Ministry: Russian troops captured Chunyshyne and Poltavka in eastern Ukraine.

Xi Jinping sent a message of condolences to Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on the death of former Japanese Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama.

The governor of Russia's Voronezh region said that more than five drones have been successfully intercepted.

Hamas rejected U.S. claims that the group was "violating the ceasefire."

Market News: A Ukrainian drone attack caused a fire at a Russian natural gas plant.

1. October 24 — Federal employees whether furloughed or stuck working will miss out on their first full paycheck, forcing lawmakers to take action. They have already missed part of their paychecks, putting huge financial pressure on more than 2 million employees and their families. 2. October 31 - The Trump administration this week used $8 billion in unused research and development funds from fiscal year 2025 to ensure that 1.3 million active duty military personnel receive their October 15 wages. But whether it can be done again before Halloween (November 1) is still doubtful. 3. October 31 and November 5 - Senate staff will miss their first full paycheck on October 20 (paid on the 5th and 20th of each month). House staff will miss their paychecks (paid at the end of each month) at the end of October. If they miss it, they will not get their paychecks until after Thanksgiving, which will make their lives difficult. 4. November 1 - Registration opens for the Affordable Care Act. Health care is the main reason for this shutdown, and Democrats intend to pressure Republicans to agree on strengthening Obamacare subsidies before open enrollment begins. 5. November 21 - If the shutdown continues into late November, it could cause Americans to experience TSA staff shortages and air traffic control problems during the busy Thanksgiving travel week. The aviation control chaos in early 2019 was a key factor in forcing the government to end the longest shutdown in history.

The Liberal Democratic Party of Japan and the Japan Reform Association agreed to form a coalition government.

Hassett, director of the White House National Economic Council: Plans to give a speech on artificial intelligence in one to two weeks. Trump still hopes the government shutdown will be resolved amicably. A government shutdown would shut down almost everything except national defense.

EU Maritime Mission "Aspides": 24 crew members have abandoned the ship and were rescued by passing ships; 1 person is still on the ship, and 1 person is reported missing.

EU Maritime Mission "Aspides": The Cameroon-flagged "Falcon" cargo ship caught fire after an explosion southeast of Aden, Yemen; 15% of the ship's hull caught fire, which was caused by an accident.

Bank of England Governor Bailey: Brexit has had a negative impact on the economy. A large and faster supply shock is expected.

Bank of England Governor Bailey: We must promote investment in the economy. We must apply AI at work.

Bank of England Governor Bailey: Brexit will have a negative impact on UK economic growth "for the foreseeable future".

U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde, and Bank of England President Bailey will attend a panel discussion at the G30 Economic Meeting in ten minutes.

ECB Governing Council member Nagel: The inflation situation looks good and we have been above the target range for many years.

British maritime security company Ambrey: It has received reports of an incident 116 nautical miles east of Aden, Yemen. A ship was hit by an unidentified projectile, causing a fire.