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1. 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.

2. Vietnam province tries no-visa tourism to lure Chinese to Nha Trang beaches Nikkei · 26 Oct 2026
3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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.

7. ‘It’s been challenging’: Gardner opens up on teammate affair ahead of WBBL campaign Brisbane Times · 26 Oct 2026

   Sydney Sixers captain Ash Gardner says cricket was the “shining light” that helped her navigate one of the most challenging periods of her career.

8. 'I feel so happy!': Ecstasy, relief among Lula supporters in Brazil Perfil · 26 Oct 2026

   Thousands of people spilled onto the streets following President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's victory over his right-wing rival Flávio Bolsonaro. Leer más

9. Steam Week in Review: AI disclosures enter the discourse again, as Epic CEO calls them 'just as partisan as mandatory political essays' PC Gamer · 26 Oct 2026

   Valve's mandatory AI disclosures are once again at the centre of the discourse, mostly thanks to Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney, who has long been vocally against them. The debate has been reheated in the same month Epic Games proudly announced it will pivot to "AI first" development on its forthcoming…

10. Gazans want Netanyahu gone but expect no 'new beginning' from Knesset vote The National · 26 Oct 2026

    Gazans are watching the final days of Israel's election campaign with a mixture of anger, exhaustion and deep scepticism, hoping Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will lose power but doubting a new leader would bring meaningful change. Defeat for Mr Netanyahu would offer a measure of emotional…