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The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that 1,214 Ukrainian drones were shot down in various regions of Russia overnight.

According to Politico: The EU and Canada set out to strengthen bilateral relations at the Montreal summit today.

According to CNN: A spokesperson for General Dan Kane, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, confirmed that Lieutenant General Brett Silvia, director of the J5 division responsible for strategy, planning, and policy affairs for the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has abruptly resigned.

According to South Korea's Newsis news agency, the South Korean presidential office held an emergency meeting regarding North Korea's missile launch, aiming to urge North Korea to cease the launch. This comes after the Japan Coast Guard stated that North Korea launched an object suspected to be a ballistic missile.

Australia's S&P/ASX 200 index closed up 40.90 points, or 0.46%, at 8888.20 on Thursday, October 29.

According to CNN: In a letter dated Tuesday, U.S. Department of Defense Inspector General Pratt Morin said that senators’ questions about the production slowdown and its impact should be directed to the U.S. Air Force and Space Force.

According to the Financial Times, industry insiders say that Venezuelan universities are also producing far fewer petroleum engineers than the market demands.

According to the Financial Times, Venezuela's wages are far lower than those abroad, making it unlikely to attract the tens of thousands of oil workers who left Venezuela during the Maduro and Chavez administrations to return home.

According to the Financial Times, Venezuelan energy executives have warned that despite efforts by the Trump administration and Caracas to increase oil production, it remains difficult to recruit enough skilled workers to revitalize Venezuela's oil industry.

Japan's household consumer confidence index for October was 35, up from 35.4 in the previous month.

Barclays raised its price target for Microsoft (MSFT.O) to $610 from $600.

Market news: Traders say the Reserve Bank of India may be selling dollars to support the rupee.

Toyota: In September, overseas automobile production (parent company basis) fell 7.6% year-on-year to 569,884 vehicles, while domestic automobile production (parent company basis) in Japan rose 5.8% year-on-year to 319,195 vehicles.

Bank of Korea board member Hwang: It's time to focus on dealing with inflation; we are closely monitoring the foreign exchange market, and the USD/KRW exchange rate is moving faster than expected.

According to the Russian news agency RIA Novosti, Russia shot down most of the 613 drones flying toward Moscow overnight.

GFZ (German Center for Geosciences): A 5.86-magnitude earthquake has struck New Guinea Island in Papua New Guinea.

Turkish Defense Minister Yashar Güler warned that Turkey has the right to take legal action against attacks on Turkish-flagged or Turkish-owned vessels in the Black Sea. Güler called on Russia and Ukraine to cease attacks on Black Sea merchant ships and emphasized that Turkey is closely monitoring the situation.

The yield on the two-year U.S. Treasury note fell 5.8 basis points to 4.676%.

Samsung Electronics: Its foundry business is expanding its capacity investment in the United States and South Korea.

Iran's IRNA news agency reported that Saudi media sources said multiple explosions were heard in the country's Eastern Province and the southwestern Najran region. Furthermore, according to Flightradar, King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, a city in eastern Saudi Arabia, has suspended air operations.