Rosstat said Russia's unemployment rate was 2.2% in September, unchanged from August and matching market expectations of 2.2%.

Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Ismail Baghaei said the U.S. president’s admission that he never believed the Islamabad agreement and regarded it as a waste of time demonstrates Washington’s disregard for its commitments. Baghaei called the conduct part of a long pattern of U.S. breaches, accused European states and other defenders of whitewashing American violations to evade accountability, and said breaches of international obligations cannot be justified or selectively enforced.

Refinitiv, citing seven industry sources, reports Russian authorities have issued permits allowing vessels carrying export grain to exit the Sea of Azov via the Kerch Strait into the Black Sea. These are the first clearances since maritime traffic was suspended on July 10 after a Ukrainian drone attack. Permits run through Nov. 15 and vessels will be escorted by a naval flotilla while transiting the Black Sea.