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1. Jordan’s king calls Israel's expansionist ambitions ‘biggest threat’ to region’s future Express Tribune · 2 Nov 2026

   Jordan’s King Abdullah II said on Monday that Israel’s expansionist ambitions pose the greatest threat to the region’s future, stressing that regional security and stability cannot be achieved without Palestinians securing their rights to their land. “Israeli expansionist ambitions remain the…

2. Israeli forces fire tear gas at Palestinian students, teachers in West Bank as occupiers block roads Express Tribune · 2 Nov 2026

   Dozens of Palestinian students and teachers suffered suffocation from Israeli tear gas on Monday, as occupiers blocked several roads in the latest escalation in the occupied West Bank. In the village of Al-Mughayyir, east of Ramallah, Israeli forces fired tear gas canisters toward a school, leaving…

3. PM Shehbaz directs SBP, FBR to resolve tax issues faced by SMEs, exporters Express Tribune · 2 Nov 2026

   Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday directed the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) and the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to work together to resolve tax-related issues faced by Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) and exporters, as part of efforts to expand access to financing for priority…

4. Israel maintains highest state of alert on eve of US midterm elections Express Tribune · 2 Nov 2026

   Israel remained on the highest state of military alert on Monday, a day before the United States midterm elections, amid concerns over a possible resumption of war with Iran, according to Israeli media. Americans head to the polls Tuesday for midterm elections halfway through Republican President…

5. 15 Photos from Back When Your Mom Still Loved Your Dad Den of Geek · 2 Nov 2026

   Before the arguments about thermostat settings and whose turn it was to unload the dishwasher, Mom and Dad were apparently having a pretty good time. They went to parties, wore matching sneakers, and posed for pictures in outfits that probably seemed perfectly reasonable at the time. The 1970s…

6. Elon Musk mocks OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's claim that PCs having RAM is terrible — 'The people deserve to have their RAM too!' Tom's Hardware · 2 Nov 2026

   SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has taken to X, the social network that he owns, to mock OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's stance that it's "quite terrible" for home computer users to have DRAM in their machines. Altman made the claim during an appearance on the YouTube channel Cheeky Pint , noting that it would be…

7. 61 detained in Ahmedabad as crackdown on illegal Bangladeshi immigrants intensifies The Times of India · 2 Nov 2026

   Ahmedabad's Crime Branch has taken action against 61 suspected illegal immigrants, mostly hailing from Bangladesh, in a city-wide effort to bolster safety ahead of Diwali. The police executed synchronized raids across different localities to pinpoint foreign nationals living without legal status.…

8. University cancels final-year students’ exam over ‘wild jubilation’ Premium Times · 2 Nov 2026

   While university authorities have cited safety concerns and the need to maintain order, the decision by Ambrose Alli University to cancel an examination and postpone its retake until the next academic session has raised questions about the proportionality of sanctions for collective misconduct. The…

9. Standard Chartered Launches 24/7 Tokenized Deposits in Hong Kong The Defiant · 2 Nov 2026

   China AMC, Finloop and PantherTrade have already executed live tokenized-deposit and money-market-fund transactions, the bank says.... Read the full story at The Defiant

10. Coinbase Opens Deribit-Powered Perpetuals to AI Agents The Defiant · 2 Nov 2026

    The global offering requires eligible non-US accounts and derivatives onboarding; trade approvals depend on the connected AI app.... Read the full story at The Defiant