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Tom Trbojevic's second-half hat-trick helps the Kangaroos over the line with a 36-22 win over a spirited Fijian Bati side in the Rugby League World Cup.

Six helicopters are combatting the blaze with monsoon buckets, while a seventh is directing the aerial attack.

Read today’s top stories: Pantami and Adebutu’s 2027 ambitions face uncertainty, Tope Alabi threatens lawsuit, and other major news headlines in Nigeria. Read More: https://punchng.com/morning-recap-pantami-adebutu-gwarzo-face-uncertainty-tope-alabi-threatens-lawsuit-other-top-stories/

Former RLPA officials are now leading the fight for rugby players in an increasingly tense pay dispute with Rugby Australia, and time is running out for a deal.

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The campaign for Oyo APC governorship candidate, Senator Sharafadeen Alli, threatens to sue APM’s Bimbo Adekanmbi for defamation over corruption claims. Read More: https://punchng.com/oyo-apc-campaign-threatens-apm-gov-candidate-with-defamation-suit/

Gospel singer, Tope Alabi, threatens legal action against a Canada-based pastor over defamatory claims linking her to the death of minister Toluwanisings. Read More: https://punchng.com/tope-alabi-threatens-legal-action-over-toluwanisings-death-claims/

Experts call for higher government spending, tighter regulation of private players and measures to reduce out-of-pocket treatment costs

The Karnataka Rajya Shoshitara Seva Samiti has threatened to launch an indefinite hunger strike in front of the Gulbarga Electricity Supply Company (Gescom) office in Yadgir from October 26, demanding seven hours of uninterrupted power supply daily to agricultural pump sets

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Gospel singer Tope Alabi has threatened legal action against individuals who publish or circulate false and defamatory statements about her online. Read More: https://punchng.com/tope-alabi-threatens-legal-action-over-false-online-defamation/

Two soldiers killed and three injured by Palestinian gunmen in attack that has stoked tensions before Israeli elections next week

A retired DIG, Adeleye Oyebade, has identified mistrust between residents and security agencies as a major obstacle to effective community policing in Nige Read More: https://punchng.com/mistrust-threatens-community-policing-ex-dig-warns/

As Tehran retains missile and drone stockpiles, Washington is trying to move more servicemembers and diplomatic staff out of harm’s way.

With up to 250 millimetres of rain bucketing on south-east Queensland in a day, the region’s wet weather will go out with a bang.

Two years after the Country Liberal Party government came to power on a tough-on-crime platform, official crime data shows a mixed bag of results across the Northern Territory.

The Africa CDC has warned it will blacklist organisations that fail to provide transparency and accountability for funds received for disease outbreak resp Read More: https://punchng.com/africa-cdc-threatens-blacklist-over-outbreak-fund-transparency/

President Nayib Bukele says he has initiated military operation to rescue four Salvadoran soldiers abducted in Haiti.

North Korea has told its border troops to take "prompt and resolute action" if South Korean forces threaten their safety, state media said on Wednesday, raising the risk of a clash along the heavily armed frontier.

The deep area of low pressure is expected to move close to the south of the UK early on Friday with south-west England set to bear the brunt.

INEC has warned politicians and its officials against tampering with votes in the 2027 elections, stating that offenders risk imprisonment and fines. Read More: https://punchng.com/2027-2027-inec-warns-against-vote-tampering-threatens-offenders-with-jail-term/

China urged Britain to follow World Trade Organization rules and warned it against copying Brussels’ approach, arguing that tariffs on Chinese EVs would be discriminatory.

Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada won't be subordinated as 50 per cent US tariffs trigger a CAD$5.4 billion ($5.4 billion) aid package.