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1. Protesters vandalize polling station in Beit Shemesh, call on citizens not to vote Jerusalem Post · 27 Oct 2026

   The protesters dumped garbage outside the entry gate to the polling station.

2. Fire breaks out at shanty town in southern Seoul; no injuries reported Korea Times · 27 Oct 2026

   A fire broke out at a shanty town in Seoul's posh southern district of Gangnam on Tuesday, with no injuries reported, officials said. The fire broke out at about 3:50 p.m. at Guryong Village, according to fire authorities. Fire authorities mobilized 168 personnel and 51 pieces of equipment to fight…

3. PHP Foundation ‘under-funded’ with only 1 full-time staff member, director says Rappler · 27 Oct 2026

   AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands – The discovery of two serious flaws in PHP this week set off a global scramble to keep websites safe from hackers , showing just how critical the three-decade-old open-source programming language is to the internet. Yet the nonprofit foundation that supports PHP, which…

4. Israel votes in crucial election, Jordan retaliates in Syria and Harry Kane wins Ballon d'Or The National · 27 Oct 2026

   In today’s episode of Trending Middle East , Israel goes to the polls in a keenly contested election that will determine whether Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu remains in power. Former general Gadi Eisenkot is his strongest challenger, with Arab voter turnout expected to play an important role in…

5. Marc Rowan on why Apollo has taken a $1 billion stake in Mubadala Capital The National · 27 Oct 2026

   Apollo Global Management has invested more than $1 billion in Mubadala Capital as it aims to boost the Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund's expansion in North America, Apollo's chief executive has said. The investment, which gives New York-based Apollo a 10 per cent stake in Mubadala Capital, is part…

6. Meta Eyes Record $97.5 Billion Equity Raise to Fund AI Expansion Asharq Al-Awsat · 27 Oct 2026
7. Merlion statue at One Fullerton not available for photo-taking during maintenance from Nov 24 to 26 SPH Media · 27 Oct 2026

   STB said the public is welcome to take photos with the nearby Merlion cub statue instead.

8. AFC, Munich Re to Share $1 Billion Trade Finance Risk (Video) Bloomberg · 27 Oct 2026
9. Who are Israel's principal parties in the election? RTÉ · 27 Oct 2026

   Israelis are voting in the country's first election since the 7 October 2023 Hamas-led attack, in what is seen as a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

10. Westpac Rescue cleared of ‘toxic culture’ despite sexual harassment and racism findings Nine · 27 Oct 2026

    The future of Westpac Rescue’s $500 million contract now hangs in the balance after it released a 33-page summary of a long-awaited review.