Israeli forces are accused of shooting dead a Syrian man with an intellectual disability and hearing impairment during a raid, Al Jazeera reported. The incident comes amid a continuing pattern of Israeli military operations inside Syrian territory.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the closure of the West Bank after a prolonged shoot-out at a checkpoint wounded five Israelis and left two gunmen dead. The decision came days before Israeli elections in which Netanyahu is fighting for a new term.

New Zealand automation firm Scott Technology lifted revenue 7 percent to post a record annual result.

Taiwan closed schools and grounded hundreds of flights as Typhoon Champi bore down on the island.

South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix has put on hold a planned US stock market listing for its Solidigm unit after regulators in Seoul raised concerns, citing market volatility as the reason for the delay.

A powerful earthquake struck a mountainous, sparsely populated part of the Tibet Autonomous Region on Friday, killing at least 16 people, according to Chinese state media reports.

The World Health Organization warned that Africa faces a "complex" Ebola outbreak after the virus crossed from East Africa into Nigeria, marking the first case in West Africa.

Human Rights Watch says Mali's army and Russian paramilitary fighters carried out an unlawful drone strike and tortured civilians in the central Mopti region.

President Vladimir Putin said Russia is ready to resume three-way talks with Ukraine and the US, but only on the security terms of a lasting peace deal, not a short-term ceasefire.

Swedish carmaker Volvo Cars is cutting 2,500 jobs as Chinese competition, US tariffs and shrinking EV incentives push it into a quarterly loss.

Canadian mining investors see growth potential in Argentina's mining sector, with a delegation set to visit Mendoza next week to explore possible projects.

Brazil's Federal Police carried out twelve search warrants on October 22 in an investigation into an alleged cryptocurrency pyramid scheme, while a federal court separately ordered up to $19.8 million in linked assets frozen.

U.S. Treasury yields posted their sharpest one-day drop since the 2023 banking crisis as investors rushed into government bonds amid a broader tech-stock sell-off. Analysts described the move as a flight to safety rather than a signal of imminent recession.

U.S. President Donald Trump has asked Elon Musk to reverse a slowdown of SpaceX's Starlink satellite service that Musk had ordered for Ukraine, the Wall Street Journal reported. Musk, a vocal critic of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, is said to have throttled the service amid tensions over the war.

Putin attended a meeting with Vladivostok Mayor in Moscow on October 22 2026. / AP

(FILE) In a video message to the 9th Istanbul Mediation Conference, Erdogan welcomed Istanbul’s growing role as a diplomatic hub. / Anadolu Agency

[FILE] Ben-Gvir has repeatedly called for measures against Palestinians, including policies targeting Palestinian prisoners and the PA. (Reuters)

(FILE) Attorneys for Christa Pike, a death row prisoner who survived a botched execution, hold a press conference in Nashville. / Reuters

FILE: A villager rides a bullock cart past a truck bearing a painting of a cow and her calf in a village near Muzaffarnagar in India's Uttar Pradesh. / AP

FILE: A truck with corn is seen at a grain storage facility in the village of Bilohiria, Khmelnytskyi region, Ukraine April 19 2023. /Reuters