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Ken Paxton’s Security for Travel Cost Taxpayers Millions. Just 1 in 6 of His Trips Had a Stated Business Purpose.

Records show the Texas attorney general has taken nearly 1,000 trips during his tenure, costing $3.3 million in security. We could only connect 138 of those trips and $553,000 in security costs to sta...

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2026 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to South Africa's Navanethem 'Navi' Pillay

The former UN human rights commissioner was recognized for her efforts to promote peace and international law

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Winner of 2026 Nobel peace prize to be announced - Europe Live

The winner will be announced in a ceremony that starts at 10am UK time (11am CEST) The 2026 Nobel Peace Prize will be announced this morning, with all sorts of speculation about who could be this year’s worthy winner. (Despite his hopes, Donald Trump is very unlikely to win it, again.) Continue reading...

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Trump says Russia agreed to supply millions of tons of diesel to US, global markets

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Oct. 9 that Russia had agreed to supply millions of tons of diesel fuel to the U.S. and global markets following a call with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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US imposes sanctions on ICC, hours after Nobel award to former judge

The court rejected the US sanctions as an attack on international law and warned in a statement that 'history will judge this moment.'

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Nobel Peace Prize: Navanethem Pillay, a tireless advocate for international justice

The 85-year-old South African judge, who notably served on the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda in the 1990s, recently chaired the United Nations Human Rights Council's Commission of Inquiry, which determined that a 'genocide' was taking place in Gaza.

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Explore Financial Disclosures From President Trump and 1,600 of His Appointees - ProPublica

Use this database to explore potential conflicts of interest for President Donald Trump and his team. The documents disclose positions officials have held outside government, their assets and their de...

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Nobel Peace Prize Live Updates: Navi Pillay, Former U.N. Human Rights Commissioner, Wins

Ms. Pillay, a South African lawyer, led an investigation that determined that Israel had committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, a finding the Israeli government rejected.

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The Pentagon Gave $350 Million in Contracts to a Firm Closely Tied to a Senior Defense Department Official

The top Pentagon official left Alvarez & Marsal Capital after ProPublica started looking into his financial ties. The contracts with a related company are another example of firms close to the Trump a...

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Pete Hegseth wants to livestream a snuff film

The Defense Secretary plans to telecast the military's first firing squad execution since 1945.

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Caught in the Crackdown: As Arrests at Anti-ICE Protests Piled Up, Prosecutions Crumbled

ProPublica and FRONTLINE found more than 300 protesters and bystanders who were arrested on charges like assaulting an immigration agent or interfering with law enforcement. Over and over, the accusat...

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UN says Pentagon plan to livestream execution of Fort Hood shooter would amount to torture – US politics live

Condemnation comes amid fierce backlash from US lawmakers who branded the move ‘grotesque’ and compared it to actions of some terror groups and oppressive governments * Pentagon says execution of Fort Hood shooter will be livestreamed According to rights group Amnesty International, at least 17 public executions are known to have been carried out in 2025 – six in Afghanistan and 11 in Iran. The Death Penalty Information Center says that 135 soldiers have been executed by the US military since 1916. Continue reading...

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EXCLUSIVE: Friend of suspected FBI data thief says he warned 'crazy' teen not to hack bureau

A friend of the suspected thief of a massive cache of personal data from the FBI says he begged the teenager not to do it.

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South African human rights lawyer Navi Pillay wins the Nobel Peace Prize

South African human rights lawyer Navi Pillay wins the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for advancing human rights and international law.

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Rep. Max Miller's girlfriend was just indicted

A grand jury formally charged Jaclyn Alatrash, the congressman's partner of nearly two years, with grand theft.

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Founder of Rybar, Russian war propaganda channel, detained in Montenegro

Mikhail Zvinchuk, his wife Valeria Zvinchuk, and three other associates were detained in an operation by Montenegrin police and security service on the morning of Oct. 9, local media reported.

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You’re Funding Trump’s New Ads

But will he ever pay you back?

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Open letter to the US administration: The G20 invitation to Putin should come with conditions

The Trump administration recently announced that it has invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to December's G20 summit in Miami. This invitation erodes the well-deserved isolation of Putin for his...

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Hitler Mussolini wins local election

Peruvian voters pick their new mayor, despite his unusual name.

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Margaret Hamilton, whose software sent humans to the moon, dies at 90

Hamilton was in her early thirties when she led the team of software engineers that powered NASA's Apollo missions. She later said, "There was no choice but to be pioneers."

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FCC chief defers to Pentagon on airing US execution on TV networks

The chair of the Federal Communications Commission said on Friday that he would defer to the Pentagon on whether US networks could air a planned December 3 ‌military execution, which would be an unprecedented broadcast.

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Trump says US to get diesel from Russia, relaxing pressure on Moscow to ease prices before midterms

Trump says U.S. will obtain diesel from Russia, relaxing years of US pressure on Moscow to combat prices ahead of midterms

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How Donald Trump made America’s government dumber

DOGE was a huge missed opportunity

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Pentagon says the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter will be livestreamed

The Pentagon says the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamed after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the execution would be "public.

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In “Musk,” Alex Gibney Punctures Elon’s Self-Mythology

“To make this film, I set out to solve a mystery,” Gibney says in the documentary. “How could Musk assume so much power, and why had we given it to him?”

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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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Inside the ‘robot gyms’ training machines for the real world

‘Physical AI’ developers are putting cameras in homes, offices and factories to fill a gap in the training material of robotics

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Three simple Michelin-quality recipes for autumn by Adam Byatt

Michelin-starred chef Adam Byatt's recipes will warm you up this Autumn

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Taiwan’s Lai Urges Democracies to Unite After Trump-Xi Summit

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te called on democracies in the region to unite against threats to stability, as the island faces pressure from Beijing and concerns that Donald Trump’s rapprochement with China could come at Taiwan’s expense.

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‘They were all sick of each other by then’: Inside the Government rooms where the budget was made

Fraught last-minute haggling in back rooms dominated the final days of negotiations as spending Minister Jack Chambers dug in

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Light aircraft crashes in field, two men on board survive

The single-engine plane crashes into a field while trying to land at an airstrip in Muchea, north-east of Perth.

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French policing under scrutiny as student protest injuries mount

Fourteen-year-old Eden suffered a broken jaw and multiple smashed teeth when he was struck by a tear gas canister directed towards him at close range by a police officer last week during student protests in France, his parents and family lawyer said.

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St Kilda end the drought to send Dal Santo out a winner

It's been an AFLW season to forget for St Kilda, but Saturday's win over Collingwood has given departing Saints coach Nick Dal Santo a perfect send-off.

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How the top 25 high school football teams in the Southland fared this week

A look at how The Times' top 25 high school football teams fared in Week 7.

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Autism and ADHD: people need support before diagnosis, but getting one can change their lives

An autism or ADHD diagnosis can transform how people understand themselves. But better mental health support is needed both before and after diagnosis.

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How can runaway spending in the health service be reined in?

The budget overrun in the health service could reach €1 billion by the end of year, despite spending curbs being put in place

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‘If voters aren’t better off by the next election, we’re screwed’: Labour insiders voice fears over budget

Some say party risks ‘looking twee’ by focusing on small fixes amid growing nervousness that budget lacks ambition In the days since Labour’s annual conference, party insiders have been sharing a word cloud produced by the pollsters More in Common, which shows the phrases voters most associate with Andy Burnham. Such polling is rarely flattering for politicians, and the prime minister’s version had its fair share of negatives. But one of the most prominent words in the cloud – and the one that has caught the imagination of Labour strategists – was “trying”. Continue reading...

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UK accused of giving people of Gaza false hope over new refugee safe route

Only ‘very small number’ of people already in Lebanon or Jordan will be referred, says organisation running scheme The Home Office is facing claims it gave false hope to the people of Gaza after it emerged that a new safe route for Palestinian refugees will only be open to those who have already escaped to Lebanon or Jordan. Shabana Mahmood, the home secretary, announced the reopening of a resettlement scheme for refugees at Labour’s annual conference last month. A statement from her department said: “Around one in four referrals will be for Afghan women and girls and Palestinian refugees, fleeing war and persecution.” Continue reading...

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UK savings: 5% interest rate deals may not last, say experts

Competition is hotting up, with National Savings & Investments lifting rates to the highest in years National Savings and Investments (NS&I) has increased the returns on some of its accounts, with many now paying more than 5% for the first time in nearly three years. Competition in the savings market has been growing, leading to some of the highest interest rates for years. Continue reading...

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Outback Dolly Parton Festival bigger and glitzier than ever after star's death

An outback town has had a glow-up, transforming into "Dollymine" for the day to celebrate country music star Dolly Parton's legacy.

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Samoa looks for power from pain in World Cup tilt

With the men's and women's Rugby League World Cup officially launched, Samoa are looking to repeat their fairytale run to the 2022 final.

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Is location tracking the new norm? ‘I can easily see where 80% of the people I know are’

We live in a world of surveillance. Our phones, our apps, security cameras and doorbells can track us. Does this enable or inhibit people’s development?

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FBI arrests key suspect in major hack of agents’ data | CNN Politics

The FBI arrested a man in Pennsylvania who officials believe helped orchestrate a recent damaging hack that exposed sensitive data of current and former FBI personnel, according to two sources familia...

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The late photographer Colin Keegan’s best work

Keegan won awards through the Press Photographers’ Association of Ireland for work capturing news, politics and entertainment

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Daddy yellow beak? First discovery of a rare cranefly in Ireland

Most of us have encountered a daddy-long-legs, but that is just one of 211 known cranefly species in Ireland

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If you’ve a foot fetish or an appetite for real talk, this column is for you

Three years after wondering if I’d still be around to do anything much at all, I’m grateful to be preoccupied with something so mundane

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How to reimagine your garden with fresh eyes

A ‘might do’ list for your garden doesn’t necessarily involve radical change

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Victorian silver tea service from the Maud Gonne collection for auction

Meissen porcelain, landscape paintings and a stunning marble chimney piece are some of the finds at country house sales this month

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Public sector strike ‘inevitable’ and will see up to 150,000 medical appointments cancelled

First of two scheduled walkouts will bring widespread disruption, with further escalation possible in November

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US coach Emma Hayes is looking to reframe women's soccer through a female lens

U.S. soccer coach Emma Hayes loves winning but she has even loftier ambitions for the national team and women’s soccer overall.

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