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October 2026

  1. Modi and Poland's Donald Tusk aim to double trade by 2030, set up India-Poland StartUp BridgePrime Minister Narendra Modi and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk held talks in New Delhi, setting a goal of doubling bilateral trade by 2030 and launching a start-up partnership.
  2. Putin says renewed Ukraine talks must cover security guarantees and Europe's security frameworkA day after meeting US envoy Steve Witkoff, Putin confirmed Russia is ready to resume US-mediated talks next month but wants a final settlement, not a short ceasefire.
  3. US Treasury proposes curbs on American investment in Chinese AI, biotech and supercomputingA proposed rule would extend US outbound investment restrictions on China, Russia and other countries of concern to AI, hypersonics, supercomputing and biotechnology; Beijing objected.
  4. Rubio skips Delhi, meets Ambani, Adani and Tata chief on a business-focused India tripUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio toured Reliance's Jamnagar refinery and met top Indian business leaders, saying the US wants Reliance to refine more Venezuelan crude and that a trade deal is close.
  5. Russia and Ukraine say they are ready to resume US-brokered talks as missiles hit KyivAfter US envoy Steve Witkoff met Zelensky in Oslo and Putin in St Petersburg, both sides said they were ready to restart three-way talks, but Russia then fired at least 21 ballistic missiles at Kyiv, according to Ukraine.
  6. Macron tours the Gulf as critics question the timingThe president left on a three-day tour to secure fuel supplies while curfews were in force at home.