Congrats to Navi Pillay, veteran human rights lawyer and leader of efforts to create accountability for human rights abuses from South Africa to Rwanda to Gaza, on winning the Nobel Peace Prize. She's an emblem of the human rights legal system now under attack. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/10...
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41+ civilians murdered and 67 injured by #Russia attacks across #Ukraine over the past day Air defenses downed 114 of 136 drones, including 77 of 93 jet-powered Shaheds, launched by Russia overnight Strikes were recorded at eight locations #UkraineWar
Congratulations to Navi Pillay on being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 2026. The world needs judges who promote peace and international law, and Navi has dedicated her working life to this From defending Nelson Mandela and others who ended apartheid in South Africa, to judging key international court cases, Pillay’s dedication to global justice is unwavering More recently, Pillay led the UN inquiry that confirmed Israel has committed genocide in Gaza bit.ly/4zJxCqn #nobelpeaceprize
This year's Nobel Peace Prize underlined the importance of maintaining an organized international order, the committee said, honoring winner Navi Pillay, a former International Criminal Court judge who oversaw a UN report that concluded that Israel committed genocide in Gaza, Reuters reported.
Navanethem ‘Navi’ Pillay wins Nobel peace prize theguardian.com/world/2026/oct…
Navanethem “Navi” Pillay, ICJ judge, ex-UN human rights chief & anti-apartheid lawyer, has won the Nobel Peace Prize. "The committee wants to remind the world that the rule of law, national & international, underpins the system we have set up to ensure peace and resolve conflicts non-violently. "
Navi Pillay, South African lawyer, wins Nobel Peace Prize Last year she led a U.N. commission that determined that Israel had committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza www.nytimes.com/live/2026/10...
The United Kingdom will provide Ukraine with 54 million pounds ($71 million) in humanitarian and energy funding ahead of Ukraine's fifth winter under Russian attack, Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband announced on Oct. 8. kyivindependent.com/uk-to-prov… #Ukraine #Russia #UK
Congratulations to anti-apartheid activist Navanethem ‘Navi’ Pillay on being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 2026. The world needs judges who promote peace and international law, and Navi has dedicated her working life to this. #NobelPrize #NobelPeacePrize
"Pillay says it's appropriate she found out about winning the Nobel Prize while with friends who support human rights. Referring to the report on Gaza she recently completed, she says: 'The last thing I did is the delivery of the report on Gaza, naming what's happening there as genocide.'"
🔔 Update 📢🕯️ Two Palestinians were killed, others injured on Thursday when an Israeli drone targeted a vehicle near the Jordanian Field Hospital SW- of #GazaCity 🔹 Emergency services: Two slain and several injured were brought to Al-Saraya Field Hospital 🔹 The two victims were Hussam Abu al-Atta and Majdi al-Ayyoubi, who had been released from Israeli detention some time ago #news #palestine #gaza #genocide #UNres2803scam 📰 WAFA OCT-08 17:30 local-t english.wafa.ps/Pages/Details/…
NYT: Navi Pillay, Former U.N. Human Rights Commissioner, Is Awarded Nobel Peace Prize Ms. Pillay, a South African lawyer, led an investigation that determined that Israel had committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, a finding the Israeli government rejected.
Former ICC judge Navi Pillay wins 2026 Nobel Peace Prize • Winner is 85-year-old South African jurist Navi Pillay • ‘System of international law is under tremendous pressure,' says Nobel Committee • Pillay is also former UN human rights chief
#Saudi Royal Billions in #Bribes To #Drumpf Family Not Paying Off As #Iran Proxy War Expands Across #MidEast. Considering the massive stakes ( including a tidy $2 billion dollars given to son in law Jared) #Saudis seem shocked that request for #USA help repelling #Iran & #Houthis in #Yemen going unheeded. Now #Riyadh and #Gulf neighbors Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar and the UAE clearly reassessing decades of #OPEC complicity with US military objectives that have merely made them targets for #CollateralDamage not protected "partners" foreignpolicy.com/2026/09/24/i… bradblog.com/?p=19512
US has lost or sustained damage to 81 military aircraft worth up to $3.3 billion in Iran war, congressional report says | CNN cnn.com/2026/10/08/middleeast/…
US has lost or sustained damage to 81 military aircraft worth up to $3.3 billion in Iran war, congressional report says | CNN #USMilitary #war #middleeast #uspolitics #unitedstates #trumpadministration #IranWar #currentaffairs #newsheadlines edition.cnn.com/2026/10/08/mid…
52-year-old Russian political prisoner Igor Yakovenko dies in Krasnodar detention center after being returned for “palliative care” Human rights advocates said Yakovenko was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor. At least eight other political prisoners have died behind bars in Russia this year.
Human Rights Lawyer Navi Pillay Awarded Nobel Peace Prize. A rebuke to Trump and Netanyahu. The Nobel committee said that “power politics” had undermined respect for law and justice, and that the award was “a message to those who are attacking” it. #NobelPrize www.nytimes.com/live/2026/10...
🎉Navanethem Pillay wins the Nobel Peace Prize🎉 "This year’s peace prize laureate has contributed to the prosecution of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide," the Nobel Committee states. A clear message to Trump, Putin, and others who undermine the international, rules-based system.
Rubio says U.S. pressure on NATO allies to boost defense spending is 'not hostile' "People sometimes view this call to invest more in defense as a hostile thing," Secretary of… PBS NewsHour · World pbs.org/newshour/world/rubio-s… #News #WorldNews
#BBCNews - Most UK diplomats to leave East Jerusalem consulate, Israel says, as Miliband says 'vital services' to remain bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cw33xd… Israel said in September it would shut the consulate, in retaliation for UK sanctions on Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank which are illegal under international law.
Ukraine has hit Omsk Oil Refinery! That is a distance of about 2,500km / 2,000 miles (unknown origin) from Ukraine. I’m guessing a successful ballistic missile test.
As #Russia launches attacks on Kyiv's bridges, Vladimir #Putin brings in the general responsible for the destruction of the #Syrian city of Aleppo. This comes as Russia steps up its attacks on civilians in #Ukraine. telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/10/0… (telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/10/0…)
Expert: Japan's nuclear submarine push reveals political calculations The Japanese government is considering including wording about "studying the introduction of… CGTN · China news.cgtn.com/news/2026-10-08/… #News #China
US president Donald Trump’s administration imposed sanctions on the international criminal court on Friday, hours after one of its former judges won the Nobel Peace Prize, putting Washington on a diplomatic collision course with European allies. www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
🏆⚖️ Congratulations to Navi Pillay, winner of the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for her work promoting peace and international law. From defending anti-apartheid activists to serving in international courts and leading a UN inquiry into Gaza, her career has centred on accountability and human rights. 🌍 profitableratecpmnetwork.com/w… #NobelPeacePrize #NaviPillay #HumanRights #InternationalLaw #Justice
More than 200 organisations across the globe will be mobilising for mass pro-Palestine protests on Saturday, the Global Alliance for Palestine (GAFP) announced on Wednesday. According to the statement, the organisations will "execute a synchronised Global Day of Action", and are set to include civil society groups, trade unions, student federations and human rights networks across 60 countries. middleeasteye.net/news/over-20… 🕎 🇵🇸 ☮️ #Gaza #Palestine #Press #News
How NATO is prepping in the Baltic skies for a possible confrontation with Russia | CBC News cbc.ca/news/world/how-nato-is-…
Sand-filled blast barriers and concrete shelters are multiplying at filling stations across Ukraine in a push by retailers to fortify their networks as Russia escalates attacks on civilian infrastructure in a bid to break Ukraine’s resistance www.reuters.com/business/ene...
How 'Never Again' Lost Meaning in Gaza commondreams.org/opinion/never…
For nearly two months, Palestinians in Gaza City’s Sheikh Radwan neighborhood had access to water at any time — a welcome sense of stability in the depths of a genocidal war. That stability was disrupted on Aug. 24 by an Israeli airstrike that destroyed a newly built water desalination plant.
Ukrainian FM thanks Hungary for green light on previously blocked steps in EU accession talks Andrii Sybiha said that Ukraine and Hungary are taking steps towards each other and towards European unity together. telex.hu/english/2026/10/08/uk…
German plant prepares production of nuclear fuels for Soviet-designed power plants Using Russian licences and machinery, company plans to supply nuclear power plants in Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia and Finland cleanenergywire.org/news/germa…
The Ukrainian long-range drones used in recent strikes on Russian oil refineries have been revealed: The AN-196 RS, a variant of the Liutyi with a range of around 2,500 km, struck the Ukhta refinery, 1,900 km The FP-6, a modified version of the FP-1, was used to strike the Omsk refinery, 2,500 km
The night NATO sent 1,900 drones at Russia struggle-la-lucha.org/2026/09/…
The Trump administration has imposed sanctions on the ICC that could cripple its operations, hours after one of the court’s founding judges won the Nobel Peace Prize.
ICJ judge Navi Pillay wins Nobel peace prize for promoting international law Committee recognises work of South African who chaired UN commission that concluded Israel was guilty of genocide in Gaza www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...
Palestinian playwright, Ali Abu Yasin, honoured for his artistic resilience, has endured Israeli bombardment, displacement and personal loss over the past three years.
#Kushner, who is trying to broker a #truce between #Russia and #Ukraine, sees #business deals as central to a peace settlement, and a stake in Nord Stream would let #US investors profit from #gas sales to #Europe once the fighting stops. Make #peace AND #money not #money AND #war #thankyou intellinews.com/kushner-dmitri…
Navi Pillay has won the Nobel Peace Prize. Pillay once served as the UN’s top human rights official, led a U.N. commission that determined that Israel had committed genocide against Palestinians, and served on an international tribunal investigating the 1994 genocide in Rwanda.
Quarantine completed in Russia's Irkutsk after lab worker's death CGTN · China news.cgtn.com/news/2026-10-09/… #News #China
“Somalia is another example where we’ve seen a 32% increase in the first six months of this year over last year in children being admitted to stabilization centres with severe acute malnutrition,” Rebecca Davidson of UNICEF Canada told me. www.thewhig.com/opinion/john...
China's He Lifeng, UK's John Healey hold video call on economic ties Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng on Thursday held a video call with British Chancellor of the… CGTN · China news.cgtn.com/news/2026-10-08/… #News #China
Pillay chaired the Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel... The commission a year ago concluded Israel was responsible for genocide in Gaza with a specific intent to destroy Palestinians in Gaza. www.huffpost.com/entry/navi-p...
Three years of Israel’s mass dispossession of West Bank Palestinians aje.news/ycgdd9
"Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed #Russia had captured 1,300sq km (500sq miles) of #Ukraine in September, echoing claims by his generals. The Institute for the Study of War, which monitors territorial advances using geolocated, open-source data, said Russia actually lost 80sq km (30sq miles) during that month." #Politics aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/9/u…
Article ponders if Russia’s attacks on Japan Tobacco facilities in Ukraine is retaliation for JPN’s sanctions. - JTI is a major taxpayer in RU. The attacks revive the debate about whether JTI, which is part-owned by JPN’s govt, should still operate in Russia. news.tv-asahi.co.jp/news_interna...
Russian President Vladimir Putin has pledged to do everything within Moscow’s power to help resolve the Middle East conflict following talks with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian. Putin praised Iran’s efforts to end the war, which began with US-Israeli attacks on February 28, and highlighted the strengthening relationship between Moscow and Tehran. The leaders met ahead of the Commonwealth of Independent States summit in Turkmenistan, as Russia and Iran continue to deepen diplomatic actions.
Rapport: bewust gecreëerde crisis maakt herstel voor Gazanen onmogelijk nos.nl/l/2634086
INOSMI: Division in #Germany and Attacks on Bridges Die Welt (Germany). "Between Germany and #Russia, there's more than just the ongoing military operation in #Ukraine since February 2022. Politically, there's also a yawning chasm between the countries. Their systems, cultures, and values could hardly be more alien. And yet, even here today, calls for unity are increasingly being heard. Thus, at the #NATO Westphalian Peace Prize ceremony in Münster, Friedrich called for "unity against Moscow
