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1. (3rd LD) Main blaze of shantytown fire in southern Seoul contained; no casualties reported Yonhap · 27 Oct 2026

   SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Yonhap) -- Firefighters on Tuesday put out the main blaze after ...

2. French government considered blocking social media, mobile internet amid protests: Report Anadolu · 27 Oct 2026

   'What they wanted, above all, was to block the communication channels that allow gangs to meet up and organize,’ says telecom company employee

3. Sudan seeks justice in face of humanitarian crisis in El Fasher, says envoy Anadolu · 27 Oct 2026

   Sudan's ambassador to Türkiye Nadir Yousif Eltayeb says people in besieged city of El Fasher faced severe food shortages

4. Colombia announces withdrawal from Hague Group, citing body’s actions over Israel Kathmandu Post · 27 Oct 2026

   The Hague ​Group of countries ​says it seeks to uphold international law and processes, including ​in the International Criminal ​Court over Israel’s actions.

5. Fans take sides as family delays Toluwanisings’ burial over resting place Punch · 27 Oct 2026

   Fans and social media users have taken sides in the dispute over where late gospel singer Olayemi Bolaji, popularly known as Toluwanisings, should be buried, with some backing his family’s demand for a home burial and others supporting concerns about the implications for his widow and children. The…

6. Four die in Gombe tricycle, water tanker crash Punch · 27 Oct 2026

   Four people, including two children, have been killed in a road crash involving a commercial tricycle and a water tanker in Gombe State, the FRSC has confi Read More: https://punchng.com/four-die-in-gombe-tricycle-water-tanker-crash/

7. Buhari wouldn’t have become President without Tinubu — Kano Rep Punch · 27 Oct 2026

   A Kano Rep says the late President Buhari wouldn’t have won in 2015 without Bola Tinubu’s support, urging the North to repay him with votes in 2027. Read More: https://punchng.com/buhari-wouldnt-have-become-president-without-tinubu-kano-rep/

8. Security agencies closing in on Plateau attackers — Mutfwang Punch · 27 Oct 2026

   Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, says security agencies are closing in on perpetrators of attacks after a recent incident in Gero left seven dead. Read More: https://punchng.com/security-agencies-closing-in-on-plateau-attackers-mutfwang/

9. Tinubu seeks Reps’ approval to settle N269.45bn FG debts Punch · 27 Oct 2026

   President Bola Tinubu has asked the House of Representatives to approve the issuance of promissory notes worth N269.45bn to settle outstanding FG debts. Read More: https://punchng.com/tinubu-seeks-reps-approval-to-settle-n269-45bn-fg-debts/

10. Israeli voter: 'Netanyahu is a psychopath' Middle East Eye · 27 Oct 2026

    Israeli voter: 'Netanyahu is a psychopath' An Israeli voter en route to vote in the city of Or Yehuda, near Tel Aviv, told Middle East Eye that she would be voting for Gadi Eisenkot's Yashad party as "Netanyahu is a psychopath." Orly Neiger, a 60-year-old physiotherapist and mother-of-two, said she…