Here are the top stories and upcoming coverage plans for Reuters text service as of 10:30 p.m. GMT/6:30 a.m. SGT. For a full schedule of news and events, go to our editorial calendar on Reuters Connect. TOP STORIES GLOBAL UKRAINE-CRISIS/RUSSIA-SANCTIONS-USA US hits top Russian oil companies Rosneft and Lukoil with sanctions U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday imposed Ukraine-related sanctions on Russia for the first time in his second term, targeting oil companies Lukoil and Rosneft as his frustration grows with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the war. USA-TRUMP/DRUGS-STRIKE US military strikes suspected drug vessel in the Pacific The U.S. military killed two alleged drug smugglers in a strike against a vessel in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday, an attack that expands the Trump administration'suse of the military in its counter-narcotics campaign. U.S. USA-TRUMP/MIGRATION-NEWYORK New York attorney general urges public to report ICE activity after raid targets vendors New York State's attorney general on Wednesday urged the public to submit photos, videos and other documentation of federal immigration operations to her office for review, a day after a high-profile raid targeted Manhattan street vendors. USA-SHUTDOWN/TAX PROGRAMS Shutdown firings could hinder economic development in Trump's tax law President Donald Trump's mass firings of federal workers during the second-longest government shutdown in U.S. history could hamper implementation of two tax incentives made permanent in his massive tax-cut and spending bill meant to boost investment in low-income communities. BUSINESS TESLA-RESULTS/ Tesla profit falls short despite record sales, hit by higher costs and fading credits Tesla reported record third-quarter revenue that beat Wall Street estimates on Wednesday, driven by the highest quarterly sales of its electric vehicles as U.S. buyers rushed to lock in a key tax credit ahead of its expiry last month. USA-TRUMP/CHINA-EXPORTS US mulls curbs on exports to China made with US software, sources say The Trump administration is considering a plan to curb a dizzying array of software-powered exports to China, from laptops to jet engines, to retaliate against Beijing's latest round of rare earth export restrictions, according to a U.S. official and three people briefed by U.S. authorities. ENTERTAINMENT FRANCE-CRIME/LOUVRE Louvre chief blames CCTV gaps for $102 million jewellery heist The Louvre's cameras failed to detect burglars in time to prevent their audacious daylight heist of some of France's crown jewels, the museum's director said on Wednesday, amid growing anger directed at officials over major security lapses. ITALY-COURT/ CHAMPAGNE Italian cocktail bar couple avoid prosecution with champagne plea bargain An Italian couple who used to run a luxury cocktail bar in Milan have avoided prosecution on drugs and prostitution charges with a plea bargain that will see them hand over vast amounts of champagne and other drinks, legal sources said on Wednesday. SPORTS SOCCER-CHAMPIONS-RMA-JUV/ Soccer-Bellingham pounces to fire Real Madrid to narrow win over Juventus Jude Bellingham scored his first goal since June as Real Madrid saw off a dogged Juventus to maintain their 100% record in this season's Champions League on Wednesday with a 1-0 victory at the Santiago Bernabeu. CRICKET-WOMENS WORLD CUP-ENG-AUS/ Cricket-Sutherland, Gardner guide Australia to six-wicket win over England Annabel Sutherland shined with both bat and ball and Ashleigh Gardner scored an unbeaten century as Australia cruised to a six-wicket win over England in the Women's World Cup on Wednesday, climbing to the top of the points table. UPCOMING POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS CHINA-POLITICS/PLENUM China's Communist Party to convene plenum to discuss next five-year plan The Communist Party's Central Committee will convene a plenary session, or plenum, from October 20-23 to map out China's next five-year plan for the economy. It will also review other party matters. 23 Oct ASEAN-SUMMIT/TIMOR East Timor's ASEAN membership a win, analysts say No longer a decades-long dream, Asia's youngest nation East Timor is set to become the 11th member of the Southeast Asia regional bloc ASEAN, which analysts call a win politically although its economic benefits remain to be seen. 23 Oct OMAN-TURKEY/ (PIX) (TV) Turkey's Erdogan visits Oman, issues on agenda set to include Gaza Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan visits Oman on the final leg of a Gulf trip, after stops in Kuwait and Qatar, with the situation in Gaza set to be on the agenda. 23 Oct HUNGARY-POLITICS/ (PIX) (TV) Hungary's governing party and opposition hold rival rallies on national day Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's Fidesz party and opposition Tisza party led by Peter Magyar hold rival rallies in Budapest to mark Hungary's national day and to mobilize their voters ahead of a parliamentary election to be held in spring 2026. 23 Oct IVORYCOAST-ELECTION/ (PIX) (TV) Ivory Coast's Ouattara seeks fourth term on economic record, critics decry 'coronation' Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara is seeking a fourth term on Saturday, vowing to build on nearly a decade and a half of strong growth while critics denounce what they describe as a concerted bid by his government to stamp out dissent. 23 Oct 07:00 ET / 07:00 GMT BRITAIN-NIRELAND/BLOODY SUNDAY (PIX) (TV) Judgment on soldier on trial over 1972 Bloody Sunday killings due next week A judgment in the trial of the sole British soldier charged with murder over the 1972 "Bloody Sunday" killings of 13 unarmed Catholic civil rights marchers in Northern Ireland will be given on Thursday. 23 Oct 09:00 ET / 09:00 GMT USA-TRUMP/DIVISIONS American fear over political conflict is on the rise A Reuters/Ipsos poll looks at the fears of Americans over political conflict since Trump returned to the White House. 23 Oct 10:00 ET / 10:00 GMT USA-TRUMP/CHICAGO (PIX) How plastic whistles are becoming an anti-ICE tool in Chicago As the shrill sound of a whistle echoed through a parking garage in a northside Chicago neighborhood, two people ducked into their vehicle and shrank down into their seats. Whistles have become a city-wide signal that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are present and for undocumented people to flee. Cyclists rode through the neighborhood blowing on orange whistles after they saw a convoy of ICE vehicles nearby. The whistles are a new phenomenon and have popped up across the city amid the Trump administration’s aggressive deportation push. 23 Oct 10:00 ET / 10:00 GMT USA-SHUTDOWN/HUNGER (PIX) States warn that food aid benefits will halt if federal shutdown continues More than two dozen U.S. states this week warned federal food aid recipients that their benefits may not be distributed in November if the federal government shutdown stretches into its fourth week, according to a Reuters review of social services websites. The warnings indicate heightened concern that the shutdown could result in a higher risk of hunger for more than 40 million participants in the SNAP program, also known as food stamps, and 7 million participants in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, which serves new parents and children under 5. 23 Oct 10:00 ET / 10:00 GMT USA-FARM/SCREWWORM-MEXICO (PIX) (TV) Mexico hinges hope of eradicating screwworm on urgent push to open sterile fly plant Deep in the humid lowlands of southern Mexico, engineers, veterinarians and entomologists are racing to finish a new plant that could determine whether the country can eradicate the flesh-eating screwworm parasite threatening its cattle industry and raising tensions with the United States. 23 Oct 11:00 ET / 11:00 GMT ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/UN (PIX) (TV) UN Security Council meeting on the Middle East UN Security Council quarterly debate on the Middle East 23 Oct 13:40 ET / 13:40 GMT BUSINESS / ECONOMICS INDONESIA-BRAZ... 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