Saudi Civil Defense issued an emergency alert in Najran.

Ukrainian President Zelenskiy said Russian strikes on the night of the 17th hit substations in Vinnytsia, Zhytomyr, Khmelnytskyi and Odesa, cutting power to tens of thousands of households; two people were killed and 12 wounded in the air raids. Zelenskiy said that since US President Trump declared an "energy ceasefire" a week ago, Russia has carried out 76 attacks on Ukrainian power, oil and gas facilities and, over the past week, launched about 2,700 attack drones, more than 1,700 aerial bombs and 66 missiles, with air strikes mainly targeting energy infrastructure. Ukrainian officials and energy firms reported emergency blackouts in Kyiv city and region, Odesa and Ternopil between the night of the 17th and early 18th.

China Rare Earth Group said on Oct 15 it signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement with Harbin Electric Group. Liu Leiyun, party secretary and chairman of China Rare Earth Group, said the pact aims to consolidate and expand existing cooperation, strengthen strategic coordination, and align industrial resources with major equipment R&D and application needs to help accelerate construction of China as a manufacturing power.