Lebanon's President Aoun said a Lebanese military delegation will attend a tripartite meeting in Tampa, Florida next Tuesday, Al Jazeera reported.

CENTCOM said the U.S. Navy destroyer Rafael Peralta is operating in regional waters to support maritime blockade operations targeting Iranian ports.

On Oct. 17 in Bangkok IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said the 2026 autumn meetings produced three core consensuses: AI is now a key growth driver but overreliance and concentration pose risks and global economic resilience is under pressure; global economic divergence is widening—countries outside the AI value chain and energy-importing economies hit by war face greater development stress and growth gains are unevenly shared; and rapid AI development means current policy choices will shape its future path. Participants agreed to pursue AI’s benefits while building safeguards, risk controls and stronger cooperation among governments, firms and international institutions.