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1. Star's awkward response amid feud rumours Brisbane Times · 26 Oct 2026

   Matteo Berrettini delivers an awkward reply when asked about fellow Italian Lorenzo Musetti's title win amid speculation the pair have fallen.

2. Trump hits back at Obama over Saddam ‘Cheesecake Factory’ jab Vanguard · 26 Oct 2026

   US President Donald Trump hit back at Barack Obama on Monday after the former president jokingly said his successor’s White House looked as if it were a cheesecake restaurant run by Saddam Hussein. “For you to say it’s a Cheesecake Factory, that just shows why you were a lousy president,” Trump said…

3. Senate estimates day two: Home Affairs and Finance take the hot seat The Canberra Times · 26 Oct 2026

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4. OpenAI Launches GPT-6.1 Terra, Its Half-Good AI Model at Half the Price Decrypt · 26 Oct 2026

   OpenAI's mid-tier model now operates apps and screens more like a person would, with API prices 50% below GPT-5.6 Terra and an error rate that OpenAI says fell sharply.

5. Russia sentences an IT specialist to 13 years for donating to Ukraine’s military. Binance helped investigators prove their case. Meduza · 26 Oct 2026

   The Second Western District Military Court has sentenced Yuri Belenky, a 49-year-old IT specialist, to 13 years in prison for financing terrorism, the human rights group Department One reported. Belenky will serve the first three years in prison before being transferred to a high-security penal…

6. Breaking: Earthquake reported by residents around Adelaide ABC News · 26 Oct 2026

   Residents around Adelaide have reported feeling an earthquake this morning, with one saying he heard a rumble when his potplants started shaking.

7. Celestica stock surges 10% after earnings beat as AI demand boosts 2027 outlook Investing.com · 26 Oct 2026
8. Canadian dollar steadies after seven-day rally ahead of rate decisions Investing.com · 26 Oct 2026
9. DOJ charges ex-FBI Director James Comey in new case CNBC · 26 Oct 2026

   Comey for years has been targeted by President Donald Trump, who fired him as FBI director in 2017.

10. Iran holds 'very good' talks with Mecca pact nations on region's security CNA · 26 Oct 2026

    Iran’s security chief Mohsen Rezaei said security in the region “should be achieved by the countries themselves, and that we must prevent any kind of foreign intervention.”