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1. North Korea leans on China and Russia to drive 3% economic growth Nikkei · 2 Nov 2026
2. Britain’s 'oldest cars' hit the road for annual London to Brighton run Euronews · 2 Nov 2026

   The UK celebrates 140 years of the motor car as pre-1905 vehicles parade through London's historic streets before heading to Brighton.

3. US excludes South Africa, Rwanda from Africa duty-free trade deal Punch · 2 Nov 2026

   The United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on Monday said Washington would exclude South Africa and Rwanda from a major Africa-US duty-free trade deal, a blow to both economies, over practices “inconsistent” with the deal’s eligibility criteria. Read More: https://punchng.com/us-excludes-…

4. US Supreme Court hears Catholic schools’ funding dispute Punch · 2 Nov 2026

   The US Supreme Court hears a challenge on Tuesday by two Catholic preschools to a state requirement that they enrol children of gay or transgender parents to receive public funds. Read More: https://punchng.com/us-supreme-court-hears-catholic-schools-funding-dispute/

5. Èdè Wa Ni: Ẹ Pàdé Ọmọọba Adéwálé Láoyè Tó Ń Ṣàkóso Ààfin Ìlù Ní Ìlú Ẹdẹ Punch · 2 Nov 2026

   A bá Ọmọọba Adewale Láoyè tí wọ́n jẹ́ olùṣàkóso Ààfin Ìlù ní Ìlú Ẹdẹ sọ̀rọ̀ nípa bí wọ́n ṣe ń ṣàfihàn àwọn ìlú ọlọ́kan-ò-jọ̀kan láti fi gbé àṣà àti ìṣe Yorùbá lárugẹ. Read More: https://punchng.com/ede-wa-ni-e-pade-omooba-adewale-laoye-to-n-%e1%b9%a3akoso-aafin-ilu-ni-ilu-ede/

6. Anthropic IPO Explained: S-1 Filing, Nasdaq Listing and Key Risks Bloomberg · 2 Nov 2026

   In late 2020, a group of senior OpenAI employees unhappy with what they saw as the company’s failure to adequately prioritize AI ethics and safety left the firm to form Anthropic PBC. Just a few years later, the younger company has become an artificial intelligence behemoth that is expected to hold…

7. Hopes of 'progress toward peace' knocked by deadly Russian attack on Zaporizhzhia, Zelenskyy says Euronews · 2 Nov 2026

   Zelenskyy said the Zaporizhzhia attack showed Russia was "sending an entirely opposite signal" and that it was "counting on more killings."

8. Shabana Mahmood sets out changes to settlement rules for legal migrants – video The Guardian · 2 Nov 2026

   Shabana Mahmood addressed the Commons to outline a revised set of proposals to the UK's legal migration system, softening plans to force low-paid workers to wait 15 years before settlement that resulted in a backlash from fellow cabinet ministers and backbench Labour MPs. Under pressure from health…

9. More Basketball Is Coming to ESPN, With 150+ Games Featuring the NBA’s Next Stars Cord Cutters News · 2 Nov 2026

   Basketball fans will have more ways to follow the NBA’s next generation of talent this season. ESPN will carry more than 150 NBA G League games during the 2026-27 season, with coverage spanning the ESPN app, ESPN+, ESPNU, and ESPNEWS. ESPN’s coverage begins Tuesday, November 10, with nine games…

10. Apple’s roaming home robot may do FaceTime, switch lights on, and yell at your cat Ars Technica · 2 Nov 2026

    Apple’s new CEO, John Ternus, is apparently pushing the tech company’s development of household robots—and the first to debut may be a home robot designed to autonomously roam around while supporting FaceTime calls and switching lights on whenever a person enters the room. People who worked on…