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Nobel peace laureate Pillay condemns US sanctions on ICC

South African judge and human rights advocate Navanethem 'Navi' Pillay denounced on Saturday sanctions announced by the United States against the International Criminal Court. Pillay, who once sat on the ICC, made the remarks a day after being awarded this year's Nobel Peace Prize.

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Zelensky blasts Trump-Putin diesel deal as Russian strikes kill 16

Zelensky said Russia was expressing its 'thanks' with the attack on a residential building in Zaporizhzhia.

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Pope Leo declares death penalty 'inadmissible' as his native US plans to livestream execution

Pope Leo XIV has declared capital punishment "inadmissible.” He has penned a social media post for the World Day Against the Death Penalty, as his native United States announced plans to livestream an execution by firing squad.

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As Trump’s Wall Closes in, DHS Intimidates a Border Tribe With Surveillance, Masked Agents and Drones

For decades, the Tohono O’odham Nation collaborated with DHS to stave off a border wall. Despite their cooperation, the Trump administration is barreling forward with a project that would divide their...

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Soldiers seriously wounded in Iranian drone strike tell AP the military's medical system failed them

Some U.S. soldiers gravely wounded in the deadliest Iran strike on American troops say the military medical system failed them.

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Exclusive: 'It felt like a trap.' How Ukraine was blindsided by Trump's Putin pivot

When U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner told Ukraine's delegation on Oct. 9 that President Donald Trump was preparing to lift sanctions on Russian diesel exports, the Ukrainians struggled to...

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Darline Graham opposes Chinese manufacturing. Her husband’s job relies on it.

The senator and sister of the late Lindsey Graham has said the U.S. must “stop depending on Communist China for things America can make ourselves.”

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Pentagon raises official toll of troops killed during war with Iran to 21

The Post exclusively reported last month that the numbers of service members lost was greater than what the Pentagon was reporting in its public database.

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The airport in the Saudi capital has been attacked again, officials say

The airport in Saudi Arabia's capital has been attacked again, according to two regional officials. They say the Riyadh airport has been evacuated and air traffic has stopped.

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French court sentences student Rohan Rane to 20 years for sexually torturing minors online

The student ran an online group specialized in ultraviolence and sextortion. His trial marks the first in France to address 'nihilistic violent extremism,' a movement that originated in the United States.

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Ukraine will keep targeting Russian oil refineries despite Trump's diesel deal with Putin – FT

Kyiv has no plans to halt long-range drone attacks on Russian energy infrastructure following Washington's decision to ease restrictions on Russian diesel exports, a senior Ukrainian official has told...

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'Will only lead to more slaughter' — bipartisan backlash erupts in US over Trump-Russia diesel deal

Lawmakers from both major parties argued the move would undermine recently enacted sanctions against Russia, potentially provide Moscow with billions of dollars in revenue, and contradict Congress's e...

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Russian guided bombs hit Zaporizhzhia apartment building, killing 4, injuring 4

The attack came a day after Russian guided aerial bombs struck residential areas of Zaporizhzhia on Oct. 9, killing at least one person and injuring seven others, including a child, according to regio...

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A year of ceasefire in Gaza through the lens of NPR's reporter

It has been one year since Hamas released the remaining Israeli hostages and President Trump promised an end to the war, but Palestinians say the past 12 months have been a ceasefire in name only.

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A sliver of meadow and trees on the edge of Yosemite has become an unlikely battleground over whether development is allowed in national parks

A developer wants to build a short road in the park for his planned resort. Opponents say it would set a terrible precedent.

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You’re sexually assaulted. You report. And police make you the suspect.

Police unleash a slew of interrogation techniques meant for criminal suspects on vulnerable people.

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Gavin Newsom backs measure to kill the billionaire tax and ban future wealth taxes

Gov. Gavin Newsom isn't just fighting the billionaire tax. He's backing Prop. 42, which would ban future wealth taxes in California, too.

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Trump suggests ‘Ocean of Americas’ as new name for Atlantic or Pacific

The president also floated the idea of naming an ocean after himself.

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Democrats explode over Trump’s Russia diesel deal

Democratic lawmakers pushed back Friday on President Trump’s decision to lift sanctions on Russian oil amid global fuel shortages during U.S. military operations against Iran and the Russia-Ukraine…

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UN condemns Coco Gauff abuse and warns: ‘Black female athletes are being targeted’

The United Nations’ human rights office has condemned the racist abuse of Coco Gauff and called for solidarity to help push back against racism and sexism

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Hundreds of doctors demand World Medical Association suspend Israel

Physicians accuse Israeli Medical Association of remaining silent as Palestinian healthcare is systematically destroyed.

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Opinion | Want to Avoid Another Jan. 6? Defeat These Republicans.

The 2028 election is on the ballot right now.

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Axios: US threatened to cut intelligence sharing with Ukraine over strikes on Russian oil refineries

Ukrainian officials say Donald Trump's envoys raised the prospect of suspending US intelligence sharing if Kyiv continued attacking Russian oil refineries, while a US official denies that any threat w...

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Live: Russian strikes on Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia kill at least seven, including children

Russian strikes on the southeastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia killed at least eight people including three children, regional authorities said on Saturday, as US, Ukrainian and European officials met in Miami for fresh talks aimed at finding a path to end Russia's war in Ukraine. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments.

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After ICE Shooting, Progressives Want New York's Police Commissioner to Step Down

28-year-old Oscar Belgal still has a bullet lodged in his body.

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Donald Clarke: Mark E Smith’s bongos rule faces its first serious challenge

Grumbling has arisen around a new posthumous album of vocal gurglings from the foreman of The Fall with music added after his death. Which is fairly on-brand

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Laura Slattery: Bookshops are lovely places, but they do create this one hazard

These repositories of joy, knowledge, respite and armchairs need to be cherished

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‘People forgot I existed’: Audrey Niffenegger on taking 14 years to write a sequel to The Time Traveler’s Wife

Her debut made her a global star. Now she has finally written a follow-up – and this time, it’s political. She talks about impostor syndrome, screen adaptations and becoming radicalised

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Breaking: Two Carlton AFL players hospitalised in Melbourne

The club has confirmed Lachie Cowan and Will Hayward have been admitted to hospital under separate circumstances.

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India detains thousands and locks down Delhi to foil election chief protest

Thousands of police and paramilitary personnel were deployed across the city.

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Middle East war, high debt levels to dominate IMF-World Bank meetings in Bangkok

Finance officials from around the world will gather in Thailand this week under the shadow of a widening war in the Middle East, the biggest energy supply shock ever and rising interest rates that together pose daunting risks to already-sluggish global economic growth.

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Trump Tells Supporters He’ll Be Blamed If Republicans Lose In The Midterms

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3 takeaways from No. 12 Utah football’s up-and-down win over Kansas

Utah football overcame early turnovers and defensive struggles to beat Kansas. Here are three takeaways from the Utes’ 41-24 win.

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Developing nations face triple shock from energy crisis, El Niño and borrowing costs, UN warns

UN’s development arm calls for urgent action as crises could ‘throw tens if not hundreds of millions back into poverty’ Developing countries face a triple shock from the energy crisis, El Niño and surging borrowing costs and need urgent support from the international community, the UN’s development arm has warned. Speaking before the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank annual meetings in Bangkok this week, the UNDP’s administrator, Alexander De Croo, called for “solidarity and global action”. Continue reading...

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Hurricane Simon strengthens into Category 4 storm as it takes aim at Mexico's Pacific coast

Simon has strengthened into a powerful Category 4 hurricane as it barrels toward Mexico's Pacific coast.

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Lincoln Riley's bold, late-game decisions help lift USC to victory over Penn State

Late-game decisions by coach Lincoln Riley helps No. 21 USC manage the clock and hold back a potential Penn State comeback in the Trojans' 31-23 road win.

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Tim Dowling: at last I join the ranks of competent people

It’s not often I get the chance to admire my handiwork, but I have finally fixed a light switch

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Author Bonnie Garmus: ‘I’ve gotten so many death threats. The Andrew Tate crowd is alive and well’

The best-selling author on surviving a near-death experience, her new novel, and what it’s like to be a ‘global phenomenon’

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Bordeaux basics: four red wines that epitomise this classic region

I had expected to find a huge range of inexpensive Bordeaux when I looked in Irish supermarkets, but no

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Taiz hospitals near collapse as Houthis tighten siege: Yemen government

Medical services in Taiz risk shutting down as fuel, medicines, and supplies run alarmingly low under Houthi blockade.

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Hot peppers sent him to the ER. Two years later, a ‘ghost bill’ arrived.

After eating hot sauce made from scorpion peppers, a man went to the hospital with “the worst pain of my life.” Then the bill came — about two years later.

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Midnight Pasta With Roasted Garlic, Olive Oil and Chile Recipe • 4★

This recipe is a version of aglio e olio pasta, which is often known as midnight pasta because it can be made quickly with a few pantry staples: garlic, olive oil, red-pepper flakes and pasta. This recipe takes a bit more time because it calls for roasting the garlic first, but doing so adds a complex, mellow flavor to the entire dish.

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Silicon Valley’s Dream City Has Crashed Into Small-Town Politics

A bitter standoff between tech-backed developers and local county leaders helped doom a $3-billion project at the edge of the Bay Area.

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Fiction in translation: from inner conflict in Ukraine to a Norwegian descent into madness

Books by Valerian Pidmohylnyi, Sevgi Soysal, Olga Tokarczuk, Hernán Ronsino, Glenn Bech and Thure Erik Lund

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Nepal urges villagers to evacuate after flood triggered by landslide

Nepali authorities urged villagers on Sunday to move to safer places after a massive flood in a river in the central part ‌of the country swept away several houses and infrastructure, but there were no reports of any casualties.

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Rubio cites ‘necessity’ of U.S. sanctions on ICC in call with Japanese counterpart

The court’s legislative body demanded “the immediate revocation” of the sanctions, urging “the international community to stand firm” in its defense.

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Delphine Horvilleur, rabbi: 'After October 7, it took me time to speak about the suffering of innocent Palestinians'

Three years after the October 7 attacks in Israel and the start of the war of annihilation against Gaza, the prominent French rabbi reflects on what these tragedies stirred in her, in the Jewish community, and in society as a whole, as crucial elections approach in both Israel and France.

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Third Yandex data center in Russia shut down following reported drone attack

On Oct. 10, Yandex updated its user agreement to include drone and missile attacks among circumstances of force majeure that could exempt the company from contractual obligations.

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Kipchoge wins first marathon in three years in Melbourne

Kenya's twice Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge won the Melbourne Marathon in a course record ‌of 2 hours, 9 minutes and 10 seconds on Sunday, claiming his 17th win over the distance at age 41.

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US forces disable ship ‘attempting to run' Iran blockade in Gulf of Oman

US military jet strikes stern of commercial cargo ship 'without harming the crew', CENTCOM says.

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