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1. Syria reopens Jordan border crossing after mending ties Al-Monitor · 28 Oct 2026

   Syria reopened its main border crossing with Jordan on Wednesday as the two countries reaffirmed ties that were strained by a deadly retaliatory strike by Jordanian forces. Jordan's strike -- a reprisal against a gun attack on a church -- sparked the worst crisis between the two countries since the…

2. FG kicks off $100m Southeast gas pipeline project Vanguard · 28 Oct 2026

   …As SEDC seals deal with GasSync, commits $3m .. Tinubu says S’East must rise from potential to reality …Mbah, governors hail Tinubu, pledge support for 400km pipeline The Federal Government, through the South East Development Commission (SEDC) has kicked off a $100 million gas distribution pipeline…

3. Whoopi Goldberg Says Donald Trump Wants to Be a ‘Brother’ After Barack Obama Jab ComingSoon.net · 28 Oct 2026

   Photo Credit: @TheView / YouTube Whoopi Goldberg ‘s clash with President Donald Trump continues. In a recent episode of The View, Goldberg said Trump envies Barack Obama and will never win the status he seems to crave, after Trump labeled his predecessor a “lousy president.” The View co-hosts…

4. Bitcoin treasury Datavault AI plunges 50% after firm says it can’t access its BTC CoinDesk · 28 Oct 2026

   The company said the accounting correction will cut reported assets by $92.2 million at the end of 2025 after bitcoin held on Biconomy could not be withdrawn.

5. Shoebridge says Steele-John’s social media posts ‘obviously not the way to resolve’ issue Nine · 28 Oct 2026

   David Shoebridge declared all women should feel safe and called for an end to Russian “blood money” during his first National Press Club appearance.

6. ‘Not accepted. Not forgiven!!’ : French superstar’s ‘dictator Mao’ meme ignites fury in China Nine · 28 Oct 2026

   Real Madrid striker Kylian Mbappé has apologised for remarks about a viral meme that likened him to Mao Zedong after a furious backlash in China cost him promotional deals and exposure.

7. Copper Wavers Near Two-Week High as Traders Look to Fed Meeting Bloomberg · 28 Oct 2026

   Copper traded near its highest close in two weeks as traders braced for the Federal Reserve’s decision on interest rates.

8. Help others on the way up, says Tomuriesa Post-Courier · 28 Oct 2026

   Civil Aviation Minister Douglas Tomuriesa has called on Papua New Guinea and other Pacific nations to work together and support one another, saying strong relationships built today will benefit the region in the future. To access this post, you must purchase Web , Web – One-Day , Web – 14-Day , Web…

9. A Cruise Ship Was Their Home. Now Villa Vie Residents Must Leave Mint · 28 Oct 2026

   For the past two years, Lanette Canen and Johan Bodin have used social media to chronicle their lives on the Villa Vie Odyssey, a cruise ship that was on an around-the-world trip until it ran out of fuel in Cambodia.

10. BTS's Jin's Astronaut turns 4: Why the song was a wound, a bandage and a homecoming Gulf News · 28 Oct 2026

    In October 2022, and it was Busan. BTS was performing their old favourites and the new ones. The best was yet to come, they said. The atmosphere was ringing with fan chants, laughter, inside jokes and yet, somehow, unshed tears. ARMY feeds caught the smiles beneath the bursts of confetti and the…