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1. RSP lawmaker denies knowing woman at centre of abuse allegations Kathmandu Post · 5 Nov 2026

   Khagendra Sunar has rejected allegations of abusing and blackmailing a woman, prompting some party leaders to argue against further action even as an internal inquiry continues.

2. Journalists raise alarm over police intervention and proposed media laws Kathmandu Post · 5 Nov 2026

   The Federation of Nepali Journalists has questioned the government’s approach to the media, citing police raids on newsrooms, pressure on journalists and proposed legislation it says could undermine constitutional guarantees of press freedom.

3. Madonna Releasing Instrumental Version of ‘Confession II’ Album Billboard · 5 Nov 2026

   Madonna is preparing to take you to a silent disco. The “Love Sensation” singer announced on Wednesday (Nov. 4) that she will drop Confessions II: Instrumentals on streaming on Friday (Nov. 6), with a vinyl version to follow on Nov. 10. “For a good time!,” she wrote on X , where she included a logo…

4. Best of cartoons, November 6, 2026 Nine · 5 Nov 2026

   The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.

5. Netflix Officially Scores New Series Based on 20-Year-Old Classic Collider · 5 Nov 2026

   Netflix is making a long-standing habit of turning successful novels into huge streaming hits. Recently, the streamer did this with an adaptation of John Steinbeck 's celebrated 1952 family saga, East of Eden , with Avengers: Doomsday and Dune: Part Three 's Florence Pugh starring as Cathy Ames. The…

6. All Blacks name strong side for northern opener against Scotland Stuff · 5 Nov 2026

   Welcoming back key players from injury, the team includes five changes to the match-day 23 that played Australia in Sydney, two of them in the starting side.

7. Wendy's rejects takeover proposal from Nelson Peltz’s Trian CNBC · 5 Nov 2026

   Wendy's said the $1.4 billion takeover proposal does not reflect potential gains from the burger chain's turnaround strategy.

8. You can now play Pillars of Eternity and Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire with a controller on PC from start to finish, thanks to a new update open for testing Rock Paper Shotgun · 5 Nov 2026

   After gifting Pillars of Eternity a turn-based mode for its tenth anniversary , Obsidian have now rolled out full PC controller support for both the RPG and its younger sibling Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire. The support, along with some tweaks to Deadfire's turn-based mode, are currently out in…

9. Bank of England hikes interest rate for the first time since Iran war, warns inflation will near 5% CNBC · 5 Nov 2026
10. Experimental project beats Intel in bringing 'real Intel XeSS super resolution' to SteamOS and Proton games on Linux PC Gamer · 5 Nov 2026

    Intel has already committed to bringing its XMX-powered upscaling and frame generation tech to Linux via Valve's Proton compatibility layer, but one enterprising developer is clearly not willing to wait for the chip behemoth to get it working and has released an experimental version on Github (via…