October 28, 2026
Today's Briefing
Canada signs a trade pact with the UAE, Tamil Nadu doubles minimum auto fares, Gotabaya Rajapaksa's travel-ban plea goes to court, a deadly train crash in Spain, and Jansen and Abhishek top the ICC rankings.
- 1Canada and the United Arab Emirates signed a free trade agreement during a visit to Ottawa by Abu Dhabi's crown prince. The pact is meant to lower tariffs and paperwork for businesses on both sides as Prime Minister Mark Carney looks for markets beyond the US.Read at source · Al Jazeera →
- 2Tamil Nadu has issued new auto-rickshaw fares, the first revision in 13 years. The minimum charge for the first 1.8 km now stands at Rs 50, double the old rate.Read at source · NDTV →
- 3A Colombo court has told the CID to appear on November 4 and respond to former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa's request to temporarily lift his overseas travel ban. Rajapaksa, barred from leaving the country over the Easter Sunday attacks probe, wants to travel to Singapore for medical treatment.Read at source · Athavan News →
- 4At least 10 people were killed in Spain when a high-speed train ran into the back of another stopped train on the line linking Madrid and Andalusia. Authorities said two carriages left the tracks and many passengers were hurt.Read at source · Al Jazeera →
- 5South Africa's Marco Jansen now tops both the ICC Test bowling and all-rounder rankings, moving past Ravindra Jadeja among all-rounders. India's Abhishek Sharma is back at No. 1 among T20I batters after his blistering hundred against New Zealand.Read at source · ESPNcricinfo →
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