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.

France's National Assembly is beginning debate on the government's 2027 budget on Tuesday, October 13.

Socialist lawmakers plan to introduce a motion rejecting the budget's revenue section, while other left-wing parties are expected to support it.

The far-right National Rally says it will vote against the motion, making its passage unlikely.

The government wants to cut the deficit to 5% of GDP through €43 billion in spending cuts and other measures.

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.

A new AP-NORC poll found most Americans think Trump is profiting from the presidency in unethical or illegal ways.

About 6 in 10 U.S. adults said he is either profiting illegally or acting unethically without breaking the law.

The poll also found that many believe Trump is more focused on personal wealth than helping the country since returning to the White House.

The findings come as his family's businesses have expanded in real estate and entered cryptocurrency ventures.

A coalition of Dutch organisations is developing MyCheck, a digital identity wallet for people in the Netherlands.

The initiative includes ABN AMRO, Achmea, ASN, Deloitte, KPN and Rabobank, with A.S.R. and Nationale-Nederlanden saying they want to use it.

The app is designed for tasks such as logging in, proving age, sharing details and signing contracts.

Users decide which information to share, and can provide only what is needed for a particular service.

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.

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.”

Telangana food safety officials suspended the licences of four Hyderabad eateries after finding serious hygiene violations.

Seven teams inspected 13 restaurants and canteens across the city on October 13.

The inspections found problems including cockroaches and rodents, food waste on floors, stagnant water and clogged drains.

A fifth establishment, Padmasree Canteen, was ordered to stop operating because it lacked a food safety licence and had unhygienic conditions.