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1. Export truckers allege N50,000 charges per container at Tin Can port Vanguard · 2 Nov 2026

   By Efe Onodjae Truck owners operating around the Tin Can Island Port corridor, Lagos, have raised the alarm over alleged multiple charges imposed on export-laden containers, claiming that the payments amount to about N50,000 per container and undermine efforts to promote non-oil exports. The…

2. Raising the bar: Taiwan alters draft exemption rules to add thousands to armed forces South China Morning Post · 2 Nov 2026

   Taiwan is tightening its military service exemption rules in a sweeping overhaul expected to halve the exemption rate and add thousands of conscripts to the armed forces each year as the island grapples with persistent manpower shortages. Under the revised standards, which took effect last week, men…

3. Russia lost 1 soldier every 35 seconds on Nov. 1, Ukraine's General Staff says Kyiv Independent · 2 Nov 2026

   Russian forces suffered a record 2,500 personnel losses on Nov. 1, Ukraine's General Staff said.

4. 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…

5. 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…

6. 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…

7. As UN peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara ends, refugees cling to hopes of return South China Morning Post · 2 Nov 2026

   At 51, Binina Mohamed is as old as the conflict that drove her from the Western Sahara region into a refugee camp in southern Algeria, where she has spent her life among tens of thousands of others facing a similar fate. The confrontation over her native land, often described as Africa’s…

8. Constitution amendment must protect IGP, CPs from abuse — Okiro Vanguard · 2 Nov 2026

   Former Inspector-General of Police and one-time Chairman of the Police Service Commission, Sir Mike Okiro, in this interview, speaks on the proposed establishment of state police, funding, training and safeguards against possible abuse by state governors. The amendment to Section 214 of the 1999…

9. 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…

10. HKEX extends overnight derivatives trading as Hong Kong chases global market flow South China Morning Post · 2 Nov 2026

    Bourse operator Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) is taking a further step towards round-the-clock trading by pushing back the closing bell for its after-hours derivatives market by 75 minutes from next year, according to a statement released on Monday. The derivatives After-Hours Trading…