Al Arabiya reported that a missile struck the palace and explosions were heard in the city, though these details have not yet been independently verified.

According to a Financial Times report citing four sources, U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner formally proposed that European countries unfreeze Russian sovereign assets and place them in a Washington-controlled financial vehicle during an Oct.

10 meeting in Miami. The United States stated the initiative is intended to facilitate progress toward a comprehensive peace plan for Ukraine, although Moscow has reportedly rejected interim measures such as a 60-day ceasefire in favor of a lasting political settlement.

US equity futures declined on Monday amid a broad sell-off in artificial intelligence-related stocks, as Korea's Kospi index entered a bear market and CoreWeave bonds traded at distressed levels. Meanwhile, Treasury yields fell by up to 11 basis points, with the 10-year yield dropping to 5.

08%, as investors sought safe-haven assets following recent reports of slowing growth at AI firm Anthropic and concerns over potential infrastructure impairments.

Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev expressed support for the recent US-Russia diesel agreement at an EU summit, citing high fuel prices as a primary concern and stating that measures to reduce costs would be appreciated. Additionally, Radev voiced opposition to attacks on energy infrastructure, including Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries, aligning with positions recently articulated by the US administration.

Note that the source text refers to the "Trump-Putin" deal, though standard reporting typically describes this as a US-Russia energy or sanctions-related arrangement.