2 killed, 2 injured after Saudi air defenses intercept drone targeting Aramco oil field

Two foreign nationals were killed and two others injured Wednesday after Saudi air defenses intercepted a drone attempting to target a facility at Saudi Aramco’s Shaybah oil field in the country’s Eastern Province, the Energy Ministry said.

EU Commission Drops Push to Confiscate Frozen Russian Assets for Ukraine — Belgian PM

The European Commission will no longer propose confiscating frozen Russian assets to finance Ukraine, Belgium's prime minister said. 

Blockades of roads and ports by truck drivers have disrupted food deliveries in Italy

In Italy, protests by truck drivers have disrupted transport infrastructure and the supply of goods, as by Il Fatto Quotidiano reports.

Witkoff presented new approaches from the EU and Kyiv, but they are of little use - Putin’s advisor

Steve Witkoff, a special envoy for U.S. President Donald Trump, presented new approaches from the Ukraine and the European Union regarding a settlement to the  conflict during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin; however, these approaches are of little practical use, Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov stated on October 21.

Merz stated that what concerns him is not the problems in Germany’s economy, but Russia

Friedrich Merz, the German chancellor, is most concerned not by problems within Germany itself, but by "Russia's influence on the German people."

Trump seeks a new Yalta with Putin and Xi Jinping – WSJ

According to the newspaper, the U.S. President is interested in a three-way summit that could lead to a new division of the world into spheres of influence.