Greek prime minister called on the EU to deploy additional naval forces to the Red Sea "Aspides" operation.

The IAU Minor Planet Center said on the 27th that a dwarf-planet candidate has been identified in the outer solar system. U.S. researchers analysing Vera C. Rubin Observatory data in Chile flagged an icy body provisionally designated 2026ED138; it is estimated at about 46 AU from the Sun, beyond Pluto's ~40 AU, classifying it as a trans‑Neptunian object. If confirmed, it would become the sixth object officially designated a dwarf planet.

EIA weekly gas storage for week ended Oct 23: total 3,724 Bcf, up 80 Bcf week-on-week, down 147 Bcf YoY (-3.8%) and 38 Bcf above the five-year average (+1.0%).