October 20 Overnight News at a Glance

1. US sources say that amid deteriorating US-Ukraine relations, the United States has delayed the delivery of Patriot air defense missiles to Ukraine. 2. Data released by the US Department of Energy show that as of last week, crude oil inventories in the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve fell to 282.7 million barrels, the lowest level since October 1982. 3. New regulations for Cuba's oil and gas industry have officially taken effect, further expanding the scope for domestic private enterprises and foreign investors to participate in the oil and gas industry and providing a legal basis for expanding the development of oil and gas resources. 4. Ukrainian President Zelensky said on the evening of October 19 local time during a meeting with a US congressional delegation that the decisions made by the United States regarding the Russia-Ukraine warincluding delaying weapons shipments and restricting intelligence sharingare "difficult to explain." 5. US President Trump told the media at the White House that he believes someone other than Ukrainian President Zelensky should represent Ukraine in negotiations to seek an end to the war with Russia. Trump said: "Maybe it's time for Zelensky to find someone else to negotiate." 6. Yemen's Houthi armed group said on the 19th that over the past 48 hours, the organization used large numbers of ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and drones to carry out six military strikes against oil facilities, aviation facilities, and military targets in Saudi Arabia. 7. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu said on the evening of October 19 local time that he had issued an instruction to the Israeli military, the Israel Security Agency, and the Israeli Military Intelligence Directorate to "overthrow the Iranian regime." 8. Apple confirmed that it will hold a new product launch event on October 28, at which it plans to unveil the company's first touchscreen MacBook. The event, themed "Proandtell," will be held in Los Angeles. 9. Data from Goldman Sachs' prime brokerage business show that hedge funds reduced their holdings of tech stocks at the fastest pace in at least a decade. In the five trading days ending October 15, the scale of hedge funds' cuts to tech stock positions was the largest since Goldman Sachs began compiling statistics in 2016.