
Human Rights Lawyer Navi Pillay Is Awarded Nobel Peace Prize
Ms. Pillay has served as a judge in her native South Africa and on international courts investigating war crimes. She led a U.N. panel that determined that Israel had committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, a finding the Israeli government rejected.Published on : Fri Oct 09 2026

Days of Deadly Houthi Attacks Show Saudi Arabia’s Vulnerabilities
The escalating violence has brought the conflict in Yemen to the doorstep of the Saudi capital, and the kingdom has no easy options to curtail the increasingly sophisticated and targeted strikes.By Euan Ward
Published on : Fri Oct 09 2026
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Palestinian Authority Says Elections Are to Be Postponed
The delay, outlined in a letter to France, comes as Fatah, the governing party, is suffering from deep internal rifts.By Adam Rasgon
Published on : Fri Oct 09 2026
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As Putin Wages Shadow War, Europe Looks for a Way to Hit Back
Moscow has used tactics of fear and ambiguity to try to divide NATO and limit support for Ukraine. But how should Europe retaliate? And how hard?By Steven Erlanger
Published on : Fri Oct 09 2026
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Attacker in FlyDubai Flight Meant to Crash Into Israeli Airport, Emiratis Say
The attorney general of the United Arab Emirates said that the co-pilot had been inspired by the Sept. 11 attacks after years of developing extreme Islamist views.By Pranav Baskar
Published on : Fri Oct 09 2026
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Israel Denounces the Decision to Award the Nobel Peace Prize to Navi Pillay
Ms. Pillay, a human rights lawyer, was drawn into the international spotlight last year as chair of a commission that found that Israel had committed genocide in Gaza.By Johnatan Reiss
Published on : Fri Oct 09 2026
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Nobel Choice Highlights International Law in Implicit Rebuke of Trump
The Trump administration has repeatedly attacked the international legal order and the International Criminal Court in The Hague, where the Peace Prize winner, Navi Pillay, served as a judge.By Amanda Taub
Published on : Fri Oct 09 2026
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India Cancels Trains, Floods Capital with Police to Block Protests
A planned protest against a sweeping voter roll revision prompted police to order a virtual shutdown of New Delhi, the capital. The country’s highest court intervened.By Somini Sengupta, Pragati K.B. and Suhasini Raj
Published on : Fri Oct 09 2026
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In a Dead Hero’s Ashes, El Salvador’s Ruler Finds a New Spark
Sword in hand, Nayib Bukele is revamping Latin America’s rich tradition of political exhumations. A new crypt projects his power across Central America.By Simon Romero and Fred Ramos
Published on : Fri Oct 09 2026
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In South Africa, Pillay forged a career fighting apartheid.
Navanethem PillayBy Lynsey Chutel
Published on : Fri Oct 09 2026
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Paintings Stolen From Renoir Museum Are Recovered, Authorities Say
Officials also said that six suspects had been arrested in the robbery, which targeted a museum in southern France last month.By Ségolène Le Stradic
Published on : Fri Oct 09 2026
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A Rural Village Voted to Leave the U.K., Stirring Britain’s Migration Debate
A plan to house 1,250 asylum seekers on the outskirts of Piddington prompted a symbolic independence vote, highlighting a growing dilemma for the government.By Megan Specia
Published on : Fri Oct 09 2026
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France’s Long, Fervent History of Protest
Student demonstrations in recent weeks re-lit a centuries-old torch of civil resistance. How do they compare to previous movements in France?By Zane Irwin
Published on : Fri Oct 09 2026
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India’s Young Put Their Bodies on the Line to Be Heard
Despite police barricades and detentions, activists like Neha Bora say they are determined to keep up the pressure on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.By Mujib Mashal
Published on : Fri Oct 09 2026
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Ukrainian Drones Close Moscow Airports as Putin Flies Back to Russia
Government planes reported to be carrying the Russian president and his aides home from Turkmenistan were forced to circle or divert to another city.By Paul Sonne
Published on : Fri Oct 09 2026
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Panama Shaken by Large Earthquake and Its Aftershocks
The quake, which had a preliminary magnitude of 7.7, was centered in the country’s southern region. Authorities canceled a tsunami alert for the region.By Mark Walker and James Wagner
Published on : Fri Oct 09 2026
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Map: Large Earthquake Shakes Panama
View the location of the quake’s epicenter and shake area.By William B. Davis, Madison Dong, Judson Jones, John Keefe, Joey K. Lee and Bea Malsky
Published on : Fri Oct 09 2026
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Navi Pillay, South African Jurist, Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
The choice drew condemnation from Israel over Ms. Pillay’s role leading a U.N. commission that said the country had committed genocide against Palestinians.By Zane Irwin
Published on : Fri Oct 09 2026
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30,000 Bottles of Italian Red Wine Stolen in Brazen Tuscan Heist
As many as 10 men made off with more than $5 million of first-rate Italian red wine.By Victor Mather
Published on : Fri Oct 09 2026
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Trump Administration Hits International Criminal Court With Severe Sanctions
U.S. officials announced the new, sweeping punishments just hours after the Nobel Peace Prize committee gave its annual honor to a former court judge.By Edward Wong and Jeanna Smialek
Published on : Fri Oct 09 2026
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Navi Pillay is known for her work in conflict zones across the world.
By Jonathan Wolfe
Published on : Fri Oct 09 2026
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The criteria for the Peace Prize have changed over time.
By Max Bearak
Published on : Fri Oct 09 2026
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The Nobel Peace Prize recipient is selected in secret by five Norwegians.
By Mack Liederman
Published on : Fri Oct 09 2026
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‘Please Pick Up’: When Nobel Committee Calls, Not Everyone Is Ready to Answer
Navi Pillay wasn’t the first Nobel laureate that the prize committees have struggled to reach. Many weren’t even awake when the news broke.By Mack Liederman and Jonathan Wolfe
Published on : Fri Oct 09 2026
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Navi Pillay, a South African Human Rights Lawyer, Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
A U.N. commission led by Ms. Pillay that investigated the war in Gaza found last year that Israel had committed genocide against Palestinians.By Jonathan Wolfe and Nick Cumming-Bruce
Published on : Fri Oct 09 2026
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How the Epstein Files forced the Nobel Peace Prize to reckon with impartiality.
TheBy Lynsey Chutel and Henrik Pryser Libell
Published on : Fri Oct 09 2026
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A Venezuelan opposition leader won the 2025 prize, setting off an unusual year.
By Jonathan Wolfe
Published on : Fri Oct 09 2026
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Here’s the latest.
By Jonathan Wolfe, Aurelien Breeden and Max Bearak
Published on : Fri Oct 09 2026
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Labour Holds Off Green Party in Election for Starmer’s Former London Seat
Sagal Abdi-Wali won a special election in central London that was seen as an early test for Prime Minister Andy Burnham.By Michael D. Shear
Published on : Fri Oct 09 2026
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Spain’s Protesters See ‘Madness’ of Rising Rent and a ‘Martyr’ in Maricarmen
Thousands of protesters marched in Madrid on Thursday, a day after the death of María del Carmen Abascal, an 87-year-old whose eviction became a symbol of the country’s housing crisis.By Carlos Barragán
Published on : Thu Oct 08 2026
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The Man City Scandal Is About More Than Football
A conversation about the biggest financial scandal in football history.By Katrin Bennhold
Published on : Thu Oct 08 2026
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U.N. Warns Against Technology Used to Read Citizens’ Minds
A report by the secretary general warned that new technologies could be used to access and criminalize people’s innermost thoughts.By Jonathan Moens
Published on : Thu Oct 08 2026
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Cecily Gemmell Has Died. She Was Churchill’s Last Surviving Secretary.
Starting with the British leader at age 18, she traveled the world with him. “I was terrified of him,” she later recalled.By Barry Singer
Published on : Thu Oct 08 2026
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French Students Take to the Streets as Government Seeks Way Out of Crisis
Mass protests over decrepit schools and absent teachers are in their third week, with more planned. Officials have failed so far to quell a movement drawing many adult supporters.By Catherine Porter, Mark Landler and Ségolène Le Stradic
Published on : Thu Oct 08 2026
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Margaret Papandreou, American-Born First Lady of Greece, Dies at 102
The wife of Prime Minister Andreas Papandreou, she led reforms in the 1980s that helped legalize abortion and end other legal and social restrictions on women.By Brian Murphy
Published on : Thu Oct 08 2026
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A Photo of Mussolini’s Corpse Led Page 1. How It Got There Is a Tale.
It took a perilous trip through an Alpine blizzard to show the world the dictator was dead.By Sarah Lyall
Published on : Thu Oct 08 2026
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