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1. One dies in Anambra road crash Punch · 14 Nov 2026

   One person has died and eight others were injured in a road crash involving a trailer, a car, and a tricycle on the Awka–Enugu Expressway in Anambra State. Read More: https://punchng.com/one-dies-in-anambra-road-crash-4/

2. Japan stun Brazil 3-2 despite Vinicius brace Punch · 14 Nov 2026

   Japan defeated five-time world champions Brazil 3–2 in an international friendly in Singapore on Saturday, scoring a late winner after the South Americans fought back from two goals down to level the encounter. Read More: https://punchng.com/japan-stun-brazil-3-2-despite-vinicius-brace/

3. How does Iran view shift in US approach after JD Vance ordered away? Al Jazeera · 14 Nov 2026

   Washington believes maritime blockade, overland border disruptions, air restrictions and isolating sanctions are working

4. Fitch expects UAE GDP to rise in 2026 and maintains high-grade credit rating The National · 14 Nov 2026

   Fitch Ratings is expecting the UAE's economy to rise in 2026 as it maintained the country's high-grade credit rating, citing resilient fiscal buffers. Real gross domestic product in the Arab world's second largest economy would grow by 0.5 per cent this year, despite an estimated 1.5 per cent…

5. Majority of Europeans support creation of EU army, survey finds Anadolu · 14 Nov 2026

   Support for EU army was widespread across the countries surveyed, reaching 82% in Romania, 78% in Lithuania, and 75% in France

6. Oil tanker catches fire after hitting naval mine in Strait of Hormuz, Iranian state media says Jerusalem Post · 14 Nov 2026

   Iran has claimed a string of mine strikes on tankers in recent weeks, none independently verified, as it seeks to pressure the US over its blockade.

7. Four wounded, one critically, from grenade explosion in northern Israel's Kafr Manda Jerusalem Post · 14 Nov 2026

   MDA paramedics performed CPR on the 60-year-old woman before evacuating her to the hospital, along with a man and a woman in their 50s in moderate condition.

8. Geopolitics Looms Over Eurovision, but Not Its Asian Edition The New York Times · 14 Nov 2026

   So far, the contest’s organizers have kept politics offstage. The European edition shows how difficult that can be.

9. UAE condemns Israeli air strikes on Nasser Medical Complex in Gaza The National · 14 Nov 2026

   The UAE has strongly condemned Israeli air strikes on the Nasser Medical Complex in southern Gaza, calling the attacks a violation of international humanitarian law. The Israeli strike in Khan Younis killed at least six Palestinians, including a surgeon, and wounded about 20 others early on…

10. Otti, Ajaero, others pay tributes to late NLC scribe, Ugboaja Vanguard · 14 Nov 2026

    By Steve Oko UMUAHIA — It was a night of tears, fond memories and glowing tributes on Friday as labour leaders, government officials, family members and associates gathered in Umuahia to celebrate the life and legacy of the late Secretary-General of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade…