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 Dutch government spent €51.1 million on Pels Rijcken in 2025, nearly 14% more than the year before.

Pels Rijcken is the law firm that serves as the government’s state lawyer.

The rise was especially marked at the Justice and Defence ministries.

The higher bills were linked to complex asylum cases and serious crime cases.

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.

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.

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.

Thélyson Orélien denies that AI wrote any sentence of his novel, “C’était ça ou mourir.”

The Canadian-Haitian writer says he used tools for research but wrote the book himself.

He apologized and accepted responsibility for plagiarizing texts by established authors after moving to Canada.

He says he began writing the novel in Quebec in 2017 and finished a first draft in 2019.

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.