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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. 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…

4. 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…

5. 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…

6. 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…

7. 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…

8. 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…

9. Green forest fire notification in China Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System (UN/EU) · 2 Nov 2026

   On 30/10/2026, a forest fire started in China, until 02/11/2026.

10. 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.…