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1. Two Hong Kong cocaine arrests linked to Penang as police reveal details of first case Malay Mail · 26 Oct 2026

   KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 26 — A Chinese national arrested in Hong Kong last week with 2kg of suspected cocaine is believed to have obtained the drugs from an unidentified individual at a supermarket in Penang, police said today. According to Berita Harian (BH), Bukit Aman Narcotics Criminal Investigation…

2. RLWC quick hits: Big crowds and bigger scorelines in week two ABC News · 26 Oct 2026

   From blowout results to bumper attendances, here are the highlights from week two of the Rugby League World Cup.

3. Vietnam province tries no-visa tourism to lure Chinese to Nha Trang beaches Nikkei · 26 Oct 2026
4. KLIA quarters murder: Man charged with killing his AKPS wife Malay Mail · 26 Oct 2026

   SEREMBAN, Oct 26 — A man was charged at the Magistrate’s Court here today with murdering his wife, an officer with the Malaysian Border Control and Protection Agency (AKPS), at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) quarters on Oct 15. Mohd Khairudin Safi’ai, 37, nodded to indicate he…

5. Top officials from Mecca pact countries to meet Iranian officials in Tehran on Monday, two sources say SPH Media · 26 Oct 2026

   Oct 26 - Top officials from the Mecca Pact countries Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan are set to meet Iranian officials in Tehran on Monday to discuss regional coordination, two people with knowledge of the matter said.

6. Opposition leader María Corina Machado returns to Venezuela from exile Perfil · 26 Oct 2026

   Opposition leader returns to her home country after almost a year in exile, greeting ecstatic supporters at a church in the city of Barquisimeto. Leer más

7. Saudi-led coalition says it struck Houthi missile launchers in Sanaa Anadolu · 26 Oct 2026

   Coalition spokesman Turki al-Maliki says one of the launchers was used in a Houthi attack on Riyadh in recent hours

8. Hong Kong names Nasdaq-listed Solana Company a strategic enterprise Cointelegraph · 26 Oct 2026

   The Nasdaq-listed firm said it plans to establish Solana validator operations in Hong Kong.

9. Albania plans new legal measures as student protests continue Anadolu · 26 Oct 2026

   Prime Minister Edi Rama proposes fines for unauthorized demonstrations and measures targeting calls for violence online as protests over education conditions enter 13th day

10. Firefighters battle blaze in Central Plateau military zone RNZ · 26 Oct 2026

    Helicopter crews and firefighters are working to bring a large scrub fire under control in the Waiouru military zone.