Nobel Peace laureate Navi Pillay urged the United States to defend human rights and return to what she called its traditional role as a global leader.

Pillay made her comments in The Hague, where she is a judge at the International Court of Justice.

The United States announced sanctions targeting the International Criminal Court hours after Pillay was named the Peace Prize winner.

She said the timing was troubling and showed that efforts to target international criminal justice had been developing for some time.

Kerala’s High Court has kept an FIR order in force in a case involving former chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan, his daughter Veena and son-in-law P.A. Mohammed Riyas.

A two-judge bench declined to pause the order while it considers whether to let them appeal, and reserved its decision on that request.

The accused say they were not heard before a single judge directed the state’s Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau to register a case.

The dispute concerns payments from Kochi-based minerals company CMRL to Veena’s now-defunct firm Exalogic, which an income-tax panel said totalled ₹1.72 crore over three years despite no services being provided.

The Saudi-led coalition told civilians to leave an oil facility in Sanaa, Yemen's capital, ahead of a planned military operation.

The coalition said the evacuation was for civilians' safety and marked the site on a map.

Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree warned that strikes on Sanaa would bring a harsh response in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia's capital.

The Houthis also told people near Saudi Aramco facilities to leave, saying those sites were legitimate targets.

Chip stocks fell across global markets on Tuesday as investors grew more cautious about the artificial intelligence boom.

South Korea’s Kospi dropped more than 5%, with Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix among the hardest-hit companies.

The sell-off also reached Japan, Taiwan and U.S. chip shares, while European stocks rose.

Reports that Chinese chipmaker CXMT had advanced its memory-chip technology raised concerns that it could challenge Samsung, SK Hynix and Micron.

Apple announced a new Apple TV 4K at a smart home-focused event on Oct.

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The streaming box looks much like its predecessor, last updated in 2022, but has an A19 chip and Wi-Fi 7 support.

Built-in microphones let users talk to Siri hands-free, without speaking into the remote or a HomePod.

Marvin Harrison Jr. has officially joined the Houston Texans after passing his physical on Monday.

The 24-year-old wide receiver was traded from the Arizona Cardinals, who selected him fourth overall in the 2024 draft.

Houston sent Arizona a 2027 second-round pick and a seventh-round pick, and received Harrison and a 2027 sixth-round pick.

Harrison reunites with quarterback C.J. Stroud, his former teammate at Ohio State.

Actor Mrunal Thakur did not confirm or deny reports she is joining Raaka.

The film stars Allu Arjun and is directed by Atlee, and is scheduled for release in 2027.

Thakur said she would announce her upcoming films on social media to end speculation.

She also said she has not signed a film in almost nine months and is waiting for a meaningful role.

A 39-year-old woman in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, has been reported as the state’s sixth measles-related death in less than two months.

The woman was unvaccinated and had underlying medical conditions, the county coroner’s office said.

The coroner’s spokesperson said the probable cause was an acute cardiac event that may have resulted from measles complications.

Pennsylvania has confirmed 1,136 measles cases and 219 hospitalizations, with two-thirds of cases in adults.