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1. Surging costs and China trade war test US farmers' loyalty to Trump Nikkei · 2 Nov 2026
2. Gateway unleashes five-rig drilling blitz at WA Yandal gold play Nine · 2 Nov 2026

   Gateway Mining has four rigs drilling, with a fifth due, at its Yandal gold project, as drilling gets back on track to test its high-grade Cowza discovery and other key targets in WA.

3. FNU Bill seeks stronger governance Fiji Broadcasting Corp · 2 Nov 2026

   Fiji National University could gain greater independence in managing its academic, administrative, and financial affairs under a proposed law. Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says the Fiji National University Bill 2026 aims to strengthen governance, improve accountability, and modernize the…

4. EPL: Havertz fires Arsenal to 1-0 win at Anfield Premium Times · 2 Nov 2026

   The win puts Arsenal at the top of the table with 24 points, ahead of Manchester City on 21 after they lost at home to Brighton and Hove Albion on Saturday. The post EPL: Havertz fires Arsenal to 1-0 win at Anfield appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria .

5. ‘Going better than ever’: Bayliss ready to put best foot forward in Big Dance Nine · 2 Nov 2026

   Regan Bayliss is glad to be back aboard Fully Lit as he hunts another Big Dance victory for Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott.

6. West Africa: Sahel - Limits of Mediation in the Face of Terrorist Violence AllAfrica · 2 Nov 2026

   [Centre 4s] Paul AMARA, Consultant, Centre for Security Strategies in the Sahel-Sahara (Centre4s.org)

7. Somalia: Somalia Looks to the Future As the UN's Political Mission Closes AllAfrica · 2 Nov 2026

   [UN News] "The story of the UN's political engagement in Somalia has been one of persistence, partnership and adaptation," Raisedon Zenenga, the UN Secretary-General's Deputy Special Representative for Somalia has said, as three decades of UN political missions in the Horn of Africa country comes to…

8. Watch: Right-wing Israelis protest in Haifa against Arab parties joining next government Middle East Eye · 2 Nov 2026

   Watch: Right-wing Israelis protest in Haifa against Arab parties joining next government Right-wing Israeli protesters demonstrated in Haifa, calling for a government without Arab parties and for new elections, citing allegations of electoral fraud allegedly facilitated by funding from Qatar.…

9. Nagado residents demand tarsealed road Fiji Broadcasting Corp · 2 Nov 2026

   Residents of Nagado in Sabeto, Nadi are calling for urgent action to tarseal the road leading up to their village, highlighting that the unsealed road is generating dust which is affecting the health of people in the area. The residents claim they have repeatedly approached authorities to upgrade…

10. South Sudan: South Sudan Wants to Hold Elections in December - 3 Major Obstacles and Some Ways Around Them AllAfrica · 2 Nov 2026

    [The Conversation Africa] South Sudan is scheduled to hold general elections on 22 December 2026 - its first since independence. President Salva Kiir and his inner circle have repeatedly insisted that the elections will take place on that date.