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.

The Supreme Court will hear DOGE’s bid to avoid turning over internal documents.

DOGE is seeking to keep its internal documents from being handed over.

The dispute is about access to DOGE’s internal records.

The source does not provide details about the documents or the background to the dispute.

Drones struck two cargo ships off Bulgaria's Black Sea coast overnight on October 13.

One ship sank, and five crew members were rescued, while 11 others remained missing as search efforts continued.

The other ship, the Ukrainian-owned Chelsea 3, was hit by three drones, and all 15 crew members were evacuated; five had minor injuries.

The attacks came a week after two other commercial ships were hit in Bulgaria's exclusive economic zone, with one sinking and its crew presumed dead.

French investigators searched several nuclear maintenance companies on 13 October, as part of an investigation involving EDF, France’s state-owned energy supplier.

The searches also covered the homes of some employees and agents of EDF.

The investigation concerns access to maintenance contracts for nuclear power plants and possible agreements between companies to limit competition.

Authorities suspect corruption, organised fraud, anti-competitive conduct and money laundering.

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

13.

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.

Kyoto Sanga beat Thailand’s Ratchaburi 1-0 in the AFC Champions League Elite on October 13.

It was the Japanese club’s first win in the competition, after they lost their opening match away from home.

The match was Kyoto’s first home game in the club’s history in the Asian competition.

Both teams created chances, but Kyoto defended carefully and kept Ratchaburi from scoring.

Dengeki Daisy has had a premiere, but the available information does not say where or when it took place.

The headline describes the premiere as emotionally gripping.

It also points to unusual directing choices, without explaining what they were.

The information does not identify the people behind the series or say what it is about.

Researchers say muscle and liver cells can retain signs of past exercise even after someone stops training.

In studies using mice, animals that exercised, took a break and trained again grew larger muscles than mice with no training history.

Their muscle cells also matched energy production to demand more effectively, and this ability remained during inactivity.

The researchers say liver cells also store exercise memories and release enzymes that help supply fuel to working muscles.