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1. Samsung posts tech's biggest ever profit with blockbuster third quarter Nikkei · 29 Oct 2026
2. Israeli stocks fall, shekel weakens as Netanyahu bloc beats election forecasts Kathmandu Post · 29 Oct 2026

   Israeli markets slump as Netanyahu’s bloc outperforms election forecasts but falls short of a majority, raising uncertainty over government formation and the prospect of another election.

3. Morning recap: States hold N264bn UBEC funds, FG’s N465bn transport plan, other top stories Punch · 29 Oct 2026

   Read a recap of top Nigerian stories, including N264bn unspent UBEC funds by states, the FG’s N465bn transport plan, and INEC’s decision on candidates. Read More: https://punchng.com/morning-recap-states-hold-n264bn-ubec-funds-fgs-n465bn-transport-plan-other-top-stories/

4. Army chief visits Oyo National Park Punch · 29 Oct 2026

   The GOC of the Nigerian Army’s 2 Division, Maj Gen Auwalu Mahmuda, has visited troops at the Old Oyo National Park, urging them to sustain their tempo agai Read More: https://punchng.com/army-chief-visits-oyo-national-park/

5. Moving trains, broken glass, vigilantes: The chaos delivery robots could face as they arrive in Australia SBS · 29 Oct 2026

   A new era of human-robot coexistence is upon the Gold Coast, but experts say an autonomous future is still a way off.

6. West Bengal police ‘encounters’: the events and the questions they raise | Explained The Hindu · 29 Oct 2026

   Since the BJP government came to power in Bengal in May, five people — three of them accused of murder and two charged with sexual assault of minors — have been killed in police encounters

7. How brown mussels sustain livelihoods along Thiruvananthapuram’s coast The Hindu · 29 Oct 2026

   From the auctions at Vizhinjam fishing harbour to seafood markets across the region, brown mussels sustain a community of divers whose livelihoods depend on the sea and its seasonal bounty

8. ‘A free pass’: Alcoa pushed back from Perth’s drinking water, but not everyone is happy Nine · 29 Oct 2026

   New restrictions on the bauxite miner include increasing protection buffers for water reservoirs by prohibiting mining within two kilometres, and increasing protection buffers for black cockatoo nesting trees.

9. Saudi Public-Private Partnership Identifies 20 Challenges to Improving Business Environment Asharq Al-Awsat · 29 Oct 2026
10. Jharkhand youth jailed in UAE, family seeks Government help for his return The Hindu · 29 Oct 2026

    The youth’s father Lalan Paswan said that his son was incarcerated for leaving his job without informing the company and was also trapped after paying an agent to return home