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1. Sufjan Stevens Makes First Live Appearance in Over Eight Years Pitchfork · 27 Oct 2026

   He played piano at Meg Lui’s show in Kingston, New York

2. Apple says it will replace iPhone Duo handsets with screen problems BBC News · 27 Oct 2026

   Photos shared online showed faults appearing on the screens of Apple's first foldable device.

3. In Dewan Rakyat today: Health commission, hospital overcrowding and disaster risk mapping among key issues Malay Mail · 27 Oct 2026

   KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 27 — The proposed Health Services Commission, overcrowding at government hospitals and measures to strengthen disaster risk mapping in Malaysia are among the issues scheduled to be raised in the Dewan Rakyat today. According to the Order Paper published on Parliament’s website…

4. BJP plans nationwide outreach from Nov 1 to counter Opposition campaign against SIR Hindustan Times · 27 Oct 2026

   Amit Shah is likely to join a Telangana padyatra on November 2, a day after the Congress’s proposed rally at Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan.

5. 6 years jail, ₹6 lakh aid: Supreme Court tells Uttar Pradesh to pay for ‘poor probe’ after man acquitted in murder case Hindustan Times · 27 Oct 2026

   The Uttar Pradesh government must pay within a month or face 18% annual interest, the bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and K Vinod Chandran ruled.

6. Kerala HC stays FIR, vigilance probe against former chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan in CMRL case Hindustan Times · 27 Oct 2026

   The division bench put the earlier single-judge order on hold while hearing appeals filed against the direction to register a corruption case.

7. Rappler Recap: What are Zalameda, Dimaampao, and Marquez’s plans as chief justice bets? Rappler · 27 Oct 2026

   MANILA, Philippines – Associate Justices Rodil Zalameda, Japar Dimaampao, and Jose Midas Marquez faced the Judicial and Bar Council on Monday, October 26, as they bid to become the country’s next Supreme Court Chief Justice. If they are chosen to succeed Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo , what would…

8. Should we replace controversial colonial statues? Hobart just did ABC News · 27 Oct 2026

   A statue of colonial figure William Crowther, toppled in Hobart’s Franklin Square in 2024, has been replaced by a native garden ringed with inscribed bronze, in a project believed to be the first of its kind in Australia.

9. Cohere says Alibaba’s Qwen model tried to send a file to Beijing TechCrunch · 27 Oct 2026

   An AI model said it wouldn’t use any tools, then tried to send something to a server in Beijing anyway, and while researchers say it’s probably a training quirk and not espionage, the whole thing has people asking how much to trust free Chinese AI.

10. Poured to order: Inside the world of NPB fans and their beer vendors The Japan Times · 27 Oct 2026

    A familiar face, a quick greeting and a cold pour can become an essential part of the game-day ritual, though aggressive patronage exists.