October 31, Friday, 2025

1. US President Donald Trump’s summit on Thursday with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in South Korea capped the end of his Asia tour. They reached a truce on tariffs and rare earths.
2. Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae held her first summit with South Korean President Lee Jae-myung in Gyeongju, South Korea where the APEC summit will be held.
3. Romania says it has been informed that the United States will withdraw some troops deployed in the country on the NATO alliance’s eastern flank.