The meetings held during this event were an important step in the process of comprehensively discussing the nominees and assessing their contribution to the development of mutual respect, solidarity, and human dignity.

American rapper Snoop Dogg has been appointed honorary coach of Team USA for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee announced.

The United States has seized a large oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela in an operation led by the Coast Guard with support from the Navy. The move triggered a sharp response from Caracas, which accused Washington of attempting to seize the country’s natural resources.

European leaders are increasingly skeptical of Washington’s intentions in the ongoing peace negotiations on Ukraine. According to Der Spiegel, a confidential recording of a private discussion involving the German chancellor, the French president, Volodymyr Zelensky, and several other European leaders reveals deep concern that the U.S. may concede territory to Moscow without providing Kyiv with solid security guarantees.

U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff has arrived in Moscow for another meeting with Vladimir Putin — his sixth visit this year. For the first time, he is accompanied by Jared Kushner, signaling the Trump administration’s intent to accelerate peace negotiations. The central issue remains territorial questions.

Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) has taken responsibility for the explosions that disabled two Russian-linked oil tankers, Kairos and Virat, off the coast of Turkey. The reports were confirmed by Interfax-Ukraine and Suspilne, citing an SBU source.

Andriy Yermak, head of the Ukrainian President’s Office, has submitted his resignation amid a major anti-corruption investigation that included searches at his residence.

The United States has reduced its Ukraine peace plan from 28 to 19 points following negotiations in Geneva. According to Bloomberg, the proposal to allocate $100 billion from frozen Russian assets for Ukraine’s reconstruction has been removed from the document.

Despite a history of sharp exchanges, U.S. President Donald Trump and New York City’s mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani held a notably warm and constructive meeting at the White House, choosing to focus on cooperation for the good of the city.

Tesla shareholders have approved an unprecedented compensation package for CEO Elon Musk over the next 10 years, with a maximum potential payout of $1 trillion. The payments will be distributed annually at $100 billion per year, contingent upon the achievement of specific corporate goals.

A meeting of the Red Crescent societies of the member states of the Organization of Turkic States was held in Baku, where participants signed a declaration establishing the Turkic Red Crescent Network.

Tom Cruise has received an Honorary Oscar at the Governors Awards, where the Academy recognized his significant contribution to global cinema. The actor delivered an emotional speech about how a single beam of light on a movie screen once changed the course of his life.

Moscow has opened the exhibition “Masterpieces of Islamic Art,” showcasing rare items from the Museum of the Orient’s collection, including a unique Bukharan girih scroll whose origin had long remained unknown.

Scientists from the Laboratory of Solar Astronomy at the Russian Academy of Sciences have warned of the strongest solar plasma ejection in recent years. The X5.16-class flare is expected to reach Earth today, potentially triggering an intense geomagnetic storm.

Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa, currently on an official visit to the United States, took part in a friendly basketball game with U.S. military leaders ahead of a landmark meeting at the White House — the first visit by a Syrian head of state to Washington in more than 80 years.

U.S. President Donald Trump ruled out the possibility of supplying Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump said that Washington is “not actually considering” such a move at the moment.

Saudi Arabia’s state-owned mining company Ma’aden has announced the discovery of a massive gold deposit stretching more than 125 kilometers northeast of Mecca. The newly found reserves are located near the country’s largest operational mine, Mansourah–Massarah, and could become one of the biggest gold discoveries in the kingdom’s history.

At the “Middle East Peace Summit” in Sharm El-Sheikh, world leaders reached a landmark agreement to end the war in Gaza. The ceasefire, brokered by the U.S., Egypt, Qatar and Turkey, officially came into effect on October 10.

Former US President Donald Trump stated that Hamas militants are preparing to hand over Israeli hostages as part of his proposed ceasefire plan for the Gaza Strip.

U.S. President Donald Trump has called on Israel to immediately stop airstrikes on Gaza, saying this is necessary to ensure the safe release of hostages.