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1. French Senate passes bill to make protesters pay for unrest damage Vanguard · 28 Oct 2026

   The French parliament’s upper house passed a bill Wednesday that would make protesters financially liable for damage caused during street demonstrations, despite warnings from critics that it could curb the right to protest. The bill was drafted in response to riots that followed Paris…

2. What To Watch Wednesday: Abbott Elementary And Scrubs Celebrate Halloween, The Challenge Finale, And More TVLine · 28 Oct 2026

   On TV this Wednesday: Abbott Elementary and Scrubs get spooky, The Challenge declares a winner tonight, and Love Is Blind (maybe) walks down the aisle.

3. Sri Lanka trade body signs MoU with KADIN Indonesia to boost bilateral trade EconomyNext · 28 Oct 2026

   ECONOMYNEXT – The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce has signed an agreement with the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN Indonesia) establishing a cooperation framework, which included facilitating business-to-business connections and promoting trade and investment opportunities in both…

4. ‘Part of our happiness and hope is gone’: Father’s grief as senior cop jailed seven-and-a-half years over Ipoh schoolboy’s death Malay Mail · 28 Oct 2026

   IPOH, Oct 28 — A senior police officer was sentenced to seven years and six months’ imprisonment by the High Court here today after pleading guilty to an amended charge of causing the death of student Muhammad Zaharif Affendi Muhd Zamrie in 2023. Judge Datuk Bhupindar Singh Gurcharan Singh Preet…

5. Australia’s ABC tells far-right party to stop using ‘Bluey’ character SPH Media · 28 Oct 2026

   Bluey is the popular star of an Australian cartoon series featuring canines navigating childhood and parenting in the suburbs.

6. Ancient Nalanda, AI, interactive displays: Inside CBSE’s new Experience Centre Hindustan Times · 28 Oct 2026

   CBSE’s Experience Centre journey begins with Shiksha Ki Kahani, a film narrated through a personified voice of the river Saraswati

7. Canning Vale man jailed over $1 million puppy farm with more than 100 dogs Nine · 28 Oct 2026

   A Perth man has been sentenced to nine months jail after he was found running a cruel puppy farm at a home in Canning Vale.

8. Trump says Putin-Zelensky meeting to be set up ‘very soon’ Vanguard · 28 Oct 2026

   US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky would be set up “very soon.” The announcement came as Trump’s administration ramps up diplomatic efforts aimed at ending the Russia-Ukraine war, now in…

9. S. Korea accepts int'l arbitration in favor of Elliott in Samsung merger case Yonhap · 28 Oct 2026

   SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will accept an international arbitration ...

10. Not the registered owner? Nearly 21,700 BUDI Diesel subsidy transfers approved, Dewan Rakyat told Malay Mail · 28 Oct 2026

    KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 — The government has approved nearly 21,700 applications to transfer BUDI Madani Diesel eligibility as of yesterday, including 12,160 applications from Sabah, Sarawak and Labuan. Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan said the mechanism allows registered owners of…