🌆 EVENING BRIEFING | Saturday, October 17, 2026

🏛️ POLITICS
White House Aide Departs, Trump Backs Collins
A senior White House official has left their post, while the president is campaigning for a Senate candidate in Georgia.

🌍 WORLD
Trump-Zelensky Ties Strained Over Sanctions
Relations between Washington and Kyiv are tense amid disagreements on Russia sanctions and Starlink. Meanwhile, Obama is stumping for Democrats in Michigan and Ohio.

💵 MARKETS
Italian Firms Snap Up German Businesses
Italian companies are increasingly acquiring German firms, extending a trend beyond the Commerzbank deal.

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