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Oct 9, 2026 - World

Navanethem "Navi" Pillay, 85, is a South African jurist of Indian origin and a former judge at the International Criminal Court. The Norwegian Nobel Committee honoured her for her efforts to promote peace and international law.

Oct 9, 2026 - World

Shehbaz Sharif insisted in his X post that Donald Trump "helped bring Pakistan and India back from the brink", while India has repeatedly said no third party had a role in ending the hostilities after it launched Operation Sindoor in May 2025.

Oct 9, 2026 - World

Vice-president joins lawmakers expressing doubt about decision to broadcast execution of Nidal Hasan as Utah senator John Curtis says livestream ‘risks feeding the appetite’ ‘Medieval’ and ‘disturbing’: US plan to livestream execution elicits global condemnationSign up for the US Breaking News emailIn a statement to the Guardian, Robin M Maher, the executive director of the Death Penalty Information Center, said that her group is “not aware of any regulation or precedent for a military execution to be livestreamed on the internet or otherwise made widely available to the public”.She added that “public executions are typically held in authoritarian countries to instil fear in the population, and to show the power and control of the government.” Continue reading...

Oct 9, 2026 - World

Zacharia will replace Karoline Leavitt, who left the role at the end of August after giving birth to her second childDonald Trump has chosen the conservative commentator Katie Zacharia to be the next White House press secretary, according to a White House official.Zacharia would replace Karoline Leavitt, who left the role at the end of August after the birth to her second child. Continue reading...

Oct 9, 2026 - World

US immigration officer shot man in car where five-year-old child was sitting in the Bronx, sparking fierce protestsLeading New York Democrats expressed anger and demanded curbs on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) violence after a federal officer shot a man driving a car in which his five-year-old son was sitting, sparking fierce protests.At least seven shots were reportedly fired and the man was hit in the neck late on Thursday afternoon as children were coming home from school in the busy Marble Hill neighborhood of New York City. Continue reading...