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1. Australia news LIVE: Plibersek asked to reassure young women public life is still safe after Haines attack; Coalition vows to dismantle climate policies in bid to fight inflation Nine · 26 Oct 2026

   Follow along as we bring you the latest live news updates from Australia and beyond.

2. Labuschagne must beat mental block to overcome the 30s in third Test ABC News · 26 Oct 2026

   Australia are set to favour Marnus Labuschagne's ability to soak up pressure against the new ball and help the batters around him, and to give him one more chance for the third Test in South Africa.

3. Lula’s Win Isn’t as Bad as Markets Think Bloomberg · 26 Oct 2026

   Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s shock win in Brazil against Flávio Bolsonaro triggered an investor reaction for the ages. Bloomberg Opinion columnist Juan Pablo Spinetto explains why he thinks markets are overacting. (Source: Bloomberg)

4. Pope fit enough to make Latin America trip next month, Vatican says Express Tribune · 26 Oct 2026

   Pope Leo's trip to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru will go ahead, the Vatican said on Monday, indicating that Leo's recovery from lung cancer surgery was on track and that he was fit enough to make the November 6-17 ​journey. The 71-year-old pontiff is recovering from an October 13 surgery in which…

5. Where have Karachi’s Olive Ridley turtles gone? Express Tribune · 26 Oct 2026

   Once familiar visitors to Pakistan’s sandy shores, Olive Ridley sea turtles have all but vanished from the country’s recorded nesting grounds. Now, the discovery of a dead turtle on Clifton Beach has brought an old ecological mystery into focus: if these turtles still inhabit the Arabian Sea, where…

6. Israel holds first election since October 7 attacks The Sydney Morning Herald · 26 Oct 2026

   Jewish Australians are among the tens of thousands of people flying into Israel for the first election since the October 7 attacks.

7. One-Day Wipeout Tops 60% For the Hardest-Hit Brazilian Stocks Bloomberg · 26 Oct 2026

   The wipeout Monday in Brazilian markets dragged down nearly every stock in the benchmark Ibovespa index. More than half of them plunged at least 10%.

8. German defense minister says Russia not interested in peace with Ukraine Anadolu · 26 Oct 2026

   'There is absolutely nothing - not a single thing - to suggest that Vladimir Putin is even remotely interested in a ceasefire, let alone peace. Quite the contrary: he is playing for time,' says Defense Minister Boris Pistorius at meeting in Paris

9. Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Minimum Wage’ On Netflix, A Comedy About A Group Of Teens Barely Running A Pizzeria Decider · 26 Oct 2026

   Grace Reiter and Randall Park star in a new version of the popular YouTube series from American High.

10. Carney holds news conference at meeting with First Nations leaders, premiers CBC News · 26 Oct 2026

    Prime Minister Mark Carney takes questions from journalists at the First Nations-first ministers meeting in Ottawa, the first such meeting in two decades.