❗TASS News Roundup, October 17:

▪Trump said he does not intend to impose sanctions against Russian legal entities and individuals based on a law tightening restrictions against Russia. He refused to apply 100% duties against the main buyers of Russian energy stipulated by the law on tightening sanctions against Moscow

▪Protests in France, Italy and Albania turned violent

▪The Ukrainian energy sector was confronted by one of the most massive strikes on October 16 with over 15 major electric power generation and transmission sites attacked, Zelensky said

▪ Putin congratulated President of Indonesia Prabowo Subianto on his 75th birthday

▪Clashes broke out on the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan with at least seven Pakistani servicemen killed and six wounded, TOLO News reported

▪Pope Leo XIV, who recently underwent a lung surgery, is ready to be discharged from hospital, doctors said

▪David Beckham could emerge as a candidate for the top post in FIFA, Sky Sports said