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Nobel Peace Prize 2026 goes to Navi Pillay, South African lawyer who helped establish rape as an act of genocide
OSLO, Oct 9 — South African human rights lawyer Navi Pillay, who challenged apartheid before helping establish rape as an act of genocide under international law, has won the 2026 […]
Nearly 1.8 million Gazans face fourth winter without adequate shelter, UN says
GENEVA, Oct 9 — Virtually all of Gaza’s two million population will go through winter without adequate shelter as the Palestinian territory enters a fourth year under heavy Israeli war […]
Bangkok air pollution breaches safety limit in five districts, residents urged to mask up
BANGKOK, Oct 9 — Air pollution in Bangkok breached Thailand’s safety threshold in five districts this morning, prompting warnings for residents to wear protective masks and limit outdoor activities as […]
New Delhi locks down ahead of mass protest over India’s voter rolls
NEW DELHI, Oct 9 — Thousands of police were deployed across the Indian capital today, a day before planned protests to demand the election commission chief step down over alleged […]
US death row inmate Christa Pike survived her execution — now she’s walking but ‘foggy’
WASHINGTON, Oct 9 — The convicted US killer who survived a botched execution was walking around her hospital room though she was mentally “foggy,” her lawyer said in an interview […]
Manson Family member Patricia Krenwinkel could walk free after nearly 60 years behind bars
LOS ANGELES, Oct 9 — Charles Manson acolyte Patricia Krenwinkel, who has spent nearly six decades in prison for murder, was preliminarily granted parole, California prison authorities said. Krenwinkel, who […]
France pledges 3,000 substitute teachers after 71,500 join school protests
PARIS, Oct 9 — France’s education minister yesterday promised 3,000 substitute teachers for the country’s worst-off high schools, after tens of thousands took to the streets nationwide to demand better […]
Trump wants AI renamed ‘super intelligence’ — and calls holdouts ‘the enemy’
WASHINGTON, Oct 9 — US President Donald Trump, who has said he wants the term “super intelligence” to replace artificial intelligence, said yesterday that anyone who does not heed his […]
Russian strikes kill 30 in Ukraine frontline city, talks set in US
KYIV, Oct 9 — Ukraine yesterday accused Russia of deliberately targeting civilians after 30 people were killed when two buses were blown up in the frontline city of Kramatorsk, in […]
Thousands march in Madrid for pensioner who became face of Spain’s housing crisis
MADRID, Oct 9 — Tens of thousands of mourners marched through Madrid yesterday in tribute to a Spanish pensioner whose eviction sparked national housing protests that culminated in the calling […]