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.

KLM is moving its written customer service from the Netherlands to the Philippines.

The work will be based in Manila, the Philippine capital.

Around 150 current employees will lose their jobs as a result of the move.

Filipino employees will take over the work and respond to Dutch customers.

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.

Steve Smith was struck on the helmet by a short-pitched ball from South African bowler Anrich Nortje during the first Test in Durban.

Smith had an on-field concussion assessment and was cleared to continue batting, later scoring 27 runs.

He did not take the field when South Africa began its second innings.

Australia said he would be assessed further, with another check expected within 24 hours.

Vijay Deverakonda and Rashmika Mandanna met Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Joseph Vijay in Chennai.

The husband-and-wife actors were in the city promoting their upcoming film, Ranabaali.

Deverakonda said Vijay welcomed them warmly and that they talked about life, work and the world.

The meeting brought together stars from Telugu and Tamil cinema, as Vijay had a long career as an actor before entering politics.

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.