WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The United States on Friday added the International Criminal Court (ICC) to its sanctions list. "The following entity has been added to OFAC's SDN List: INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT, Oude Waalsdorperweg 10 2597 AK, The Hague, Netherlands; Organization Established Date 01 Jul »»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - In January, US authorities granted Venezuelan First Lady Cilia Flores temporary permission to enter the country to participate in criminal proceedings, the US Department of Homeland Security told RIA Novosti on Friday. "On January 3, Cilia Flores, an illegal alien from Venezu»»»

Two ⁠Renoir paintings worth millions ​of dollars that were stolen from a ​museum on the French Riviera a month ago have been recovered and six suspects have been arrested, the ​local ‌mayor said on Friday. The thieves sliced through a fence, climbed through a window and initally stole four pai»»»

This year, China released new rules for funeral practices. The government is putting an emphasis on affordable and environmentally friendly funeral services. It's part of a decades-long reform to promote cremation. But in a country where burials are deeply rooted in local traditions, how are these »»»

Former UN human rights chief and International Court of Justice judge Navanethem "Navi" Pillay has won the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for her contributions to international law, the Nobel jury announced on Friday. The Nobel committee denied it was taking a stance on whether Israel is committing ge»»»

JOHANNESBURG: The South African government said Friday it had withdrawn an order on the processing of asylum applications that led to clashes between foreign nationals and anti-migrant locals. Violence erupted in Johannesburg’s Soweto and the east coast port city of Durban on Thursday, with several»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The US administration has imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) and will ban transactions with it, Reuters reported on Friday, citing US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. "That is why, today, the United ‌States is sanctioning the International Criminal Cou»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A US reconnaissance aircraft circled around Russia's Kaliningrad region for over three hours, according to flight data studied by Sputnik on Friday. The Bombardier ARTEMIS II aircraft took off from the Mihail Kogalniceanu airbase in Romania at around 5:53 GMT. It entered a circul»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Top AI firms are preparing plans for how to respond to a social and political revolt that could happen after a possible major incident involving the technology, Axios reported on Friday. The plans are being prepared by executives at Anthropic and OpenAI, the report said, addi»»»

A Romanian national is facing charges of human trafficking and forced labour after allegedly assaulting, threatening and exploiting a vulnerable Hungarian man, including forcing him to work for little or no pay in Hungary and abroad. Romanian man abused his victim in Hungary As MTI stated, a Romani»»»

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Gaza has been turned into “the world’s largest concentration camp” and that international law is “almost suspended,” calling the war in the enclave “a test of humanity for the whole world” on Friday. “Thousands of children lost a hand, a foot, a part of t»»»

US President Donald Trump’s top negotiators are preparing to pitch “new ideas and proposals” aimed at breaking the deadlock in the Ukraine conflict, with talks involving representatives of Kiev and its European backers scheduled to begin in Miami on Friday, according to Reuters and Axios. US Specia»»»

WASHINGTON: 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. The Trump administration has long been h»»»

OSLO: The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to South Africa’s Navi Pillay, the judge who headed the Rwanda genocide tribunal and presided over a UN commission which accused Israel of genocide in Gaza. The 85-year-old, who is currently a judge on the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in a case»»»

LONDON: Christian Bittar, a former star Deutsche Bank trader jailed in Britain for conspiring to rig benchmark interest rates, won an appeal to clear his name on Friday in a fresh blow to the Serious Fraud Office prosecutor. Bittar was sentenced to five years and four months after pleading guilty i»»»

German defence group Rheinmetall has acquired the Damen Mangalia shipyard at auction for EUR 138.03 million, excluding VAT, according to CITR, the judicial liquidator of Damen Shipyards Mangalia. The asset was awarded to Rheinmetall Real Estate România SRL following the public auction held on Octob»»»

85-year-old also denounced attacks on international legal institutions Nurenberg: The 2026 Nobel peace prize winner, South Africa’s Navi Pillay, on Friday dedicated her award to “survivors of international crimes,” and called on world leaders to respect international legal institutions. “Let me ded»»»

The government will terminate the contract for Budapest’s Southern Railway Ring and order Lőrinc Mészáros’s V-Híd to leave the construction site, citing suspected collusion in the tender process that could put HUF 320 billion (EUR 0.88 billion) in EU funding at risk. Hungary’s government has announ»»»

Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg leads sweeping procurement overhaul after Iran conflict drains U.S. stockpiles U.S. media reports, citing multiple sources, indicate that Deputy Secretary of Defense Steve Feinberg is spearheading a major reorganization of defense procurement, aimed at accele»»»

Daughter of South African bus driver became pioneering judge and global human rights voice Before Navanethem “Navi” Pillay became one of the world’s most prominent human rights jurists, she was a young girl growing up in a poor Indian neighbourhood of Durban, South Africa, where racial discriminati»»»

Justice Minister Nikolay Naydenov is awaiting a response from Acting Prosecutor General Vanya Stefanova before deciding whether to nominate a candidate for acting Prosecutor General, the Justice Ministry press service said on Friday. On October 7, Naydenov sent Stefanova a letter requesting the nam»»»

OSLO: The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to South Africa’s Navi Pillay, the judge who headed the Rwanda genocide tribunal and who last year presided over a UN commission which accused Israel of genocide in Gaza. Pillay, currently a judge on the International Court of Justice in a case where M»»»

PRESS REVIEW – Friday, October 9: US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth announces that the military execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be "livestreamed". But first: we look at reactions in Italy after the country's parliament passes a controversial electoral reform that critics »»»

Senegal and Morocco on Thursday are again set to fight for the African Cup of Nations title – this time, in the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Switzerland. The closed-door hearing comes nine months after the Confederation of African Football stripped Senegal of their trophy after the team's»»»

Ten months after the explosive AFCON final, Senegal and Morocco are still fighting over the title, this time at sport's highest court. A verdict on Senegal's appeal against Morocco's victory by default is expected within days. Also, it's a race against time in Kenya. Health officials are traci»»»

Top Chinese and EU commerce officials reached an "understanding" on the trade of hybrid vehicles following closely watched talks on Friday, Beijing's commerce ministry said, citing a joint statement. "After intensive consultations, the two sides reached an understanding on trade in hybrid vehicles »»»

Justice Minister Nikolay Naydenov is awaiting a response from Acting Prosecutor General Vanya Stefanova before deciding whether to nominate a candidate for acting Prosecutor General, the Justice Ministry press service said on Friday. On October 7, Naydenov sent Stefanova a letter requesting the nam»»»

Bulgarian customs officials seized nearly 25 million cigarettes worth an estimated EUR 5 million in a 24-hour operation targeting illicit excise goods. The cigarettes were discovered in four trucks at the Lesovo and Kulata border checkpoints, Stefan Bakalov, Deputy Director of the National Customs »»»

OVERVIEW Discussions of the current risks and threats to Bulgaria in the context of the war in Ukraine, after two merchant ships were attacked by navy and aerial drones in the country’s exclusive economic zone in the Black Sea, continue to dominate Friday’s media. SECURITY THREATS Capital Weekly’s »»»

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is driving the largest digital infrastructure development in history. To meet the demand for processing power and storage, companies are investing hundreds of billions of dollars in the construction of new data centres. While the United States was the main driver of gro»»»

Shanghai: Top seed Alexander Zverev churned out an opening win over Chinese wildcard Wu Yibing 6-4, 7-6 (7/4) at the Shanghai Masters on Friday to advance into the third round. A dive left the German grimacing and grabbing his left ankle during the 11th game of the second set, with Wu, ranked 113th»»»

When Andrei Popa took over as General Manager of Super Technologies in Romania on August 1, he inherited something his predecessors did not have. Three years ago the company’s Romanian business was built around a single consumer brand. Today it runs four, alongside a network of more than 1,000 reta»»»

US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has announced plans to livestream the execution of a former US Army psychiatrist convicted of killing 13 people at a military base in Texas, arguing that Americans should witness the consequences of such crimes. Nidal Malik Hasan, a former Army major sentenced to de»»»

The top trade envoys for China and the European Union were wrapping up two days of talks Friday aimed at calming escalating tensions over growing imbalances between the two giant economies. EU trade chief Maros Sefcovic traveled to Beijing saying it was crucial that the negotiations deliver "tangib»»»

Istanbul: Five people, including three children, were killed in an Istanbul building collapse that saw the bottom storys crumble and the top floors remain perched on the rubble, officials said on Friday. The collapse occurred early Thursday on the Asian side of the sprawling metropolis, the city go»»»

Palangkaraya, Indonesia: The orangutan clings to the top of a mostly leafless tree in Indonesia's Borneo, as waves of thick smoke from the forest fires burning below waft over her. Nicknamed Novita, the ape shown in footage released by a conservation group is among dozens that have been rescued fro»»»

Students on Thursday barricaded a Parisian high school with garbage bins before police shot tear gas at them as France’s nationwide protests showed little sign of ending. At least a dozen demonstrations supporting the high school students’ movement were planned across the country while 375 sch»»»

US President Donald Trump’s envoys will meet Ukrainian negotiators and European officials in Miami on Friday to discuss a new proposal to end Russia’s war in Ukraine. Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will present ideas developed during recent talks with both sides, one source said Thursday. Presiden»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar’s beach volleyball stars Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan will headline the Asian Open Beach Volleyball Tour Doha 2026, which gets underway on Saturday and runs until October 13. The four-day tournament, to be held in Doha from October 10 to 13, will feature 16 teams in the men’s»»»

Parliament approved the country’s territorial reform early Friday, with Socialist Party lawmaker Erion Braçe voting in favor despite days of public criticism of the proposed changes. Braçe had emerged as one of the most closely watched figures ahead of the vote, repeatedly questioning whether the n»»»

Doha, Qatar: Al Duhail produced a dominant display as they thrashed Al Shamal 4-0 at Al Bayt Stadium yesterday to climb to third place in the Qatar Stars League. Gelson Dala, who came off the bench in 54th minute, was the star with a late double as Al Wakrah fought back to stun Al Gharafa 3-2 in a »»»

Constitutional Court (CCR) ruled on Wednesday that there was no constitutional legal conflict between the Government and the High Court of Cassation and Justice (ICCJ) over the payment of ...»»»

Albania’s Parliament approved the country’s new territorial reform at 1:15 a.m. on Friday, following a marathon session marked by heated exchanges between the ruling majority and the opposition, as protests took place outside the parliamentary building. In the final vote, 85 lawmakers voted in favo»»»

Machchhar is recovering in a hospital in Abu Dhabi after sustaining serious injuries Dubai: Flydubai pilot Captain Smit Machchhar will receive Israel’s Presidential Award for Civilian Heroism for his role in an incident aboard a flight on September 30, Israeli President Isaac Herzog has announced. »»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar has been named among the 20 best countries in the world in Condé Nast Traveller’s 2026 Readers’ Choice Awards, securing 19th place in a ranking headed by Greece. Qatar was the highest-ranked Gulf country featured in the publication’s list, placing it ahead of Canada, which ranked»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar is reinforcing a culture of quality in higher education by moving beyond compliance with accreditation requirements to measuring the actual outcomes and impact of education on students, institutions and society, Minister of Education and Higher Education (MoEHE) H E Lolwah bint R»»»

Supreme Court simplifies foreign divorce recognition for Filipinos, aiding OFWs MANILA — The Supreme Court has relaxed evidentiary requirements for Filipinos seeking Philippine recognition of foreign divorces, removing a major procedural hurdle for spouses who previously had to prove both the divor»»»

NASHVILLE, Tennessee: Christa Pike has begun walking and eating again at a hospital a week after surviving Tennessee’s attempt to execute her with lethal drugs, her attorneys said Thursday. Pike, 50, survived two doses of pentobarbital as the state sought to giver her a lethal injection eight days »»»

The parliamentary group leader of the Christian Democratic People's Party is accusing the government of planning to pass legislation next week, aimed at strengthening children's rights and safety, that is in fact a "gender law" running counter to the results of the 2022 referendum. In a video poste»»»

The United States on Thursday charged ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores with conspiracy to commit torture, adding to drug trafficking and firearms charges. Prosecutors allege detainees, including US citizens, suffered waterboarding, rape and beatings. The pair rem»»»