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1. Xtreme is betting on Nepali sport. It’s helping both — for now Kathmandu Post · 26 Oct 2026

   A Nepali energy drink is now sponsoring national cricket team players, seven NPL franchises, and the country’s first franchise volleyball league. But nobody will say how much it is paying.

2. Ex-IG Abba pledges development for Jigawa if elected senator Punch · 26 Oct 2026

   A former Inspector-General of Police, Suleiman Abba, has pledged to bring development to Jigawa South-West if elected senator on the PDP platform in 2027. Read More: https://punchng.com/ex-ig-abba-pledges-development-for-jigawa-if-elected-senator/

3. Report online sellers who deliver wrong items, Lagos tells consumers Punch · 26 Oct 2026

   The Lagos State Government has urged consumers to report online vendors who deliver goods different from what they ordered to its consumer protection agenc Read More: https://punchng.com/report-online-sellers-who-deliver-wrong-items-lagos-tells-consumers/

4. Brandcom Awards 2026: Indigo shines with four awards, emerges PR Agency of the Year Premium Times · 26 Oct 2026

   The agency was also crowned for its work in corporate communication and brand public relations, emerging as the Most Outstanding Agency in Corporate Communication and Most Outstanding Agency in Brand PR while the MD/CEO, Bolaji Abimbola, was named PR Personality of the Year. The post Brandcom Awards…

5. Putin to meet Iran's Pezeshkian, Emir of Qatar on Tuesday in Moscow, Kremlin says Jerusalem Post · 26 Oct 2026

   Putin will meet the Iranian President and Emir of Qatar after hosting leaders of a Gas Exporting Countries Forum in Moscow.

6. How is the Muslim world reporting on Israel’s election? Jerusalem Post · 26 Oct 2026

   Articles analyzing Israel's October 27 election were published in media outlets based in Egypt, Qatar, Iran, Lebanon, the West Bank, and a London-based Qatari outlet.

7. Saudi Arabia’s KBS, top Turkish and Pakistani officials hold rare meeting in Iran: What to know Al-Monitor · 26 Oct 2026

   In first such gathering, Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman will join Pakistani army chief Asim Munir and Turkish intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin for talks with Iranian officials amid fears of renewed US and Israeli attacks against Iran.

8. 'No fuel to keep babies warm': shortages push hospitals in Yemen's Taiz to brink Al-Monitor · 26 Oct 2026

   By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Fuel shortages in Yemen's besieged city of Taiz have forced one hospital to cut the number of incubators it can operate from 40 to 10, putting newborn babies at risk as weeks of fighting choke off vital supplies and deepen a humanitarian crisis…

9. Hezbollah readies for new regional war with funds from Iran, sources say Al-Monitor · 26 Oct 2026

   By Laila Bassam and Maya Gebeily BEIRUT, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Lebanese armed group Hezbollah has spent three months preparing for a possible resumption of hostilities with Israel, after receiving an infusion of cash from Iran, according to Lebanese security personnel briefed on its activities. The…

10. Independent review announced into murder of student Henry Nowak BBC News · 26 Oct 2026

    "We must get to truth of what happened before, during and after that awful night," the home secretary says while announcing the review.