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1. Tinubu ends Umrah, prays for wisdom, resilience to govern Punch · 2 Nov 2026

   President Bola Tinubu has concluded his four-day Umrah in Saudi Arabia, saying he prayed inside the Holy Kaaba for wisdom and resilience to govern Nigeria. Read More: https://punchng.com/tinubu-ends-umrah-prays-for-wisdom-resilience-to-govern/

2. Trump 'thinking about renaming Lincoln Reflecting Pool' Nine · 2 Nov 2026

   In his final pitch to voters before the midterms, Donald Trump spoke about his Washington renovations for 25 minutes.

3. WHO urged to review nitrate drinking water limit RNZ · 2 Nov 2026

   Greenpeace and OraTaiao are among signatories asking the WHO to evaluate nitrate as a chemical contaminant.

4. Dingell: Stevens' GOP endorsement is "galvanizing" voters behind El-Sayed CBS News · 2 Nov 2026

   "It's galvanizing many communities," the Michigan Democrat told CBS News on Monday.

5. Will PNG’s missing guns affect the elections? Islands Business · 2 Nov 2026

   EARLY in 2027, Papua New Guinea will go to the polls. How will these elections be affected by the large number of weapons in the community?... The post Will PNG’s missing guns affect the elections? appeared first on Islands Business .

6. Supreme Court rejects Trump's request in California mail ballots dispute CBS News · 2 Nov 2026

   Earlier Monday, the Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to order California election officials to set aside mail ballots from 20,000 people it alleges are noncitizens.

7. Alan Jones trial live updates: SMH journalist Kate McClymont gives evidence in former 2GB broadcaster’s alleged indecent assault, sexual touching trial Nine · 2 Nov 2026

   The Herald’s chief investigative reporter wrote a series of reports detailing allegations against the former radio heavyweight before his arrest, the court has heard.

8. World of Warcraft Forever release time in your time zone Polygon · 2 Nov 2026

   The release of World of Warcraft: Forever brings a third — or, depending on how you count them, a sixth or seventh — way to play World of Warcraft to everyone with a WoW subscription. Joining the modern game and the Classic servers, Forever is based on WoW as it was at launch in 2004, but with new…

9. I treated Sophie as if she was human. The very next day she betrayed me | Hugh Riminton The Guardian · 2 Nov 2026

   I was intrigued by the level of the new chatbot’s training. If I peppered her with questions, would she have answers? Sophie’s voice is lovely. Warm, direct, intelligent. She’s friendly but not obsequious. She just wants to be helpful. She wasn’t working at the mechanic business a week ago, when I’d…

10. ‘We will be ready to go’: All Blacks confront heartbreak ahead of Scotland test Stuff · 2 Nov 2026

    "We have prepared really genuinely against Scotland,'' All Blacks assistant coach Jason Ryan said as he fought back tears. "And although we have had a bit of a roadblock today we will be ready to go.''