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.

About 1,000 people joined an unauthorised protest in Bern on Sunday against capitalism and imperialism.

It was held on the first anniversary of a Gaza-related demonstration in Bern that turned violent, injuring police officers, protesters and bystanders and causing major damage.

Police blocked a march through the city centre, directing protesters from several meeting points along a route through outer neighbourhoods towards the Reitschule.

The police said there were no major incidents; they detained one person carrying several knives, carried out identity checks and seized material.

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.

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.

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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.

Milan winger Alexis Saelemaekers had surgery on his right ankle in Amsterdam on October 13.

The operation involved cleaning the joint and stabilising it, and the club said it went well.

Saelemaekers had persistent pain and reduced ankle stability, and the ankle had already been operated on in 2024.

He was injured during training on September 29, and his expected absence is about four to five months.

Kacey Musgraves welcomed James Talarico at her Dallas concert over the weekend.

Talarico is a Democrat running for a U.S. Senate seat in Texas, where he is facing Republican Ken Paxton.

Kristi Noem criticized Musgraves for hosting Talarico and said she preferred country singer Ella Langley and Paxton.

Musgraves replied on X: “I don’t think you have a dog in this fight but if you did you would have shot it.”

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.