Here are the top stories and upcoming coverage plans for Reuters text service as of 6 a.m. GMT/2 a.m. ET. For a full schedule of news and events, go to our editorial calendar on Reuters Connect. TOP STORIES GLOBAL PAKISTAN-AFGHANISTAN Pakistan and Afghanistan agree to immediate ceasefire after peace talks in Doha OCT 19 – Afghanistan and Pakistan agreed to an immediate ceasefire during talks in Doha after a week of fierce border clashes that were the worst violence between the two countries since the Taliban seized power in Kabul in 2021. ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-RAFAH-CROSSING Border crossing to stay closed, Israel says, as US alleges Hamas ceasefire violation OCT 18 – The Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt will remain closed until further notice, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday, adding its reopening will depend on Hamas handing over the bodies of deceased hostages as the two sides continued to trade blame over ceasefire violations. U.S. USA-TRUMP-PROTESTS 'No Kings' protests draw large crowds in US cities to decry Trump OCT 18 – Protesters spanning all age groups took to the streets en masse for "No Kings" rallies across the United States on Saturday, denouncing what they view as authoritarian tendencies and unbridled corruption of U.S. President Donald Trump. USA-VENEZUELA-STRIKE US returning Caribbean strike survivors to Colombia and Ecuador, Trump says OCT 18 – The United States is sending the two survivors of a Thursday strike in the Caribbean to their home countries of Colombia and Ecuador to be detained and prosecuted, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday. BUSINESS NVIDIA-APEC Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to attend APEC CEO Summit in South Korea OCT 19 – NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang plans to meet "global leaders and top Korean executives" when he attends the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation CEO Summit in South Korea this month, the U.S. AI chipmaker said in a statement on Sunday. NETHERLANDS-NEXPERIA-CHINA Nexperia says Chinese unit operating as usual as tensions with the Netherlands run high OCT 18 – Nexperia said on Sunday that its employees in China still have access to company platforms and are receiving salaries as usual, a day after its China unit asserted that it had the right to operate independently of the Dutch parent. ENTERTAINMENT USA-TRUMP-MOVIE-TARIFF Global film industry shrugs off renewed Trump movie tariff threat OCT 18 – "Star Wars: Starfighter" is filming in Britain, soundstages in Hungary are packed and post-production houses in Australia are humming, as the global film industry keeps rolling despite U.S. President Donald Trump's renewed threats to impose tariffs on movies made outside of the United States. BROADWAY-ACTORS-STRIKE Agreement reached to avert Broadway actors' strike, union says OCT 18 – Broadway actors have reached a tentative agreement to avert a strike that would shut down 32 stage productions as theater attendance approaches its peak season, according to their union. SPORTS TENNIS-INJURIES Tennis-Briton Draper says tour must adapt after Rune joins long injury list OCT 19 – World number nine Jack Draper said the ATP Tour must review its packed calendar if young players are to have long careers, after Holger Rune sustained a serious injury and joined a growing list of players breaking down as the season nears its end. MOTOR-MOTOGP-AUSTRALIA Motorcycling-Trackhouse's Fernandez storms to maiden MotoGP victory at Australian GP OCT 19 – Raul Fernandez delivered a dominant performance to claim his maiden MotoGP victory at the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday, securing a first-ever triumph for Trackhouse Racing in the premier class. UPCOMING POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS USA-ELECTION/DEMOCRATS (PIX) Democrats zero in on affordability in major races in November Despite the attention being given to progressive Zohran Mamdani for his victory in the New York mayoral primary, some Democratic strategists say the party’s best hope for future success (and a re-branding) lie in two gubernatorial candidates in New Jersey and Virginia, Mikie Sherrill and Abigail Spanberger, who have centrist messages on crime and other hot-button issues. 19 Oct 02:00 ET / 06:00 GMT MADAGASCAR-PROTESTS/GEN Z (PIX) (TV) After coup, Madagascar's youth demand a voice in shaping what comes next When an elite army colonel joined Madagascar's Gen Z protests last week, forcing the president to flee the country, youth-movement leader Olivia Rafetison was happy for the protection of men with guns after weeks of brutal repression. "Malagasy were coming together for the same cause," she said of the protests against electricity and water shortages that morphed into a demand president Andry Rajeolina step down. Then Colonel Michael Randrianirina staged a coup. "It went from 'protecting the people' to taking power," the 28-year-old told Reuters in downtown Antananarivo. "I am a little conflicted." Rafetison is not the only leader of Madagascar's Gen Z uprising to feel ambivalent about a man in uniform taking over, as many wonder if their concerns will be heeded or, as in the past, ignored. 19 Oct 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT BOLIVIA-ELECTION/ (PIX) (TV) Bolivian presidential election runoff Following a first round in August, an historic runoff takes place in Bolivia's presidential election. 19 Oct 07:30 ET / 11:30 GMT BUSINESS / ECONOMICS IMF-WORLDBANK/UNCERTAINTY US-China trade war clouds global economic outlook as 'new normal' emerges International finance chiefs are returning home with a measure of relief over the surprising resilience of the global economy to the cascade of policy shocks through the first nine months of Donald Trump's second U.S. presidency but also drained by seemingly never-ending uncertainty over what lies ahead. When finance ministers and central bankers gathered in Washington in April for the first of the twice-yearly meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank, the anxiety over Trump's just-unveiled "Liberation Day" tariffs was palpable. Six months on at the just-concluded October meetings, that had been replaced by fatigue and wariness that the policy landscape is never fully settled. 19 Oct 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT
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