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Navi Pillay dedicates Nobel Peace Prize to 'survivors of international crimes'

Navi Pillay dedicates Nobel Peace Prize to 'survivors of international crimes' South African jurist Navi Pillay, who has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 2026, dedicated the prize to “survivors of international crimes”. She made the remarks at a press conference in Nuremberg, Germany, where Nazi leaders were prosecuted after World War Two. “Let me dedicate this award to all of the survivors of international crimes,” said 85-year-old Pillay. She previously headed the tribunal that prosecuted…

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Explainer-How the US plan to livestream an execution compares with global practice

Oct 9 (Reuters) - The U.S. military plans to livestream the Dec. 3 execution by firing squad of Nidal Hasan, the former Army psychiatrist convicted of killing 13 people in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting.If carried out as planned, death penalty experts said it would mark the first known broadcast or livestream of a lawful execution.Executions are generally conducted behind prison walls, and internet platforms and governments have spent years trying to limit the circulation of violent execution footage.

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Houthi strikes on Riyadh airport killed three Saudis as war escalates

By Timour Azhari and Tala RamadanRIYADH/DUBAI, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Thursday's attacks on Riyadh airport killed three people, Saudi authorities said on Friday, as Yemen's Houthi group stepped up missile strikes on the kingdom and tried to shut down its airspace in an escalating war triggered by the US-Iran conflict.The strikes, which also injured several people, damaged a Saudia Airlines plane and sent smoke billowing over the airport, led many airlines to cancel flights to the Saudi capital days before it is due to host a major meeting of global oil chiefs.

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Operation ‘Dawn of Yemen’ Clears Bab al-Mandab and its Islands of Remaining Houthi Forces

The military operation “Dawn of Yemen” entered its fifth day on Friday, as government forces completed the clearing of the Bab al-Mandab Strait and the strategic Mayyun Island, while consolidating their positions on the highlands overlooking the international shipping route. The development strengthens government gains along the western coast, even as fighting continues in the southern and western countryside of Taiz, alongside an expanding aerial campaign targeting Houthi militia positions and movements across several parts of the country.

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Israel accuses Navi Pillay of promoting ‘genocide lie’ after Nobel recognition

Israel accuses Navi Pillay of promoting ‘genocide lie’ after Nobel recognition Israel’s foreign ministry has condemned the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to Navi Pillay, calling the decision a “grotesque weaponisation of an award to legitimise anti-Israel hatred and prejudice”. In a statement, the ministry accused Pillay of contributing to what it described as the politically motivated demonisation of Israel and promoting the “genocide lie”. Pillay chaired the UN commission of inquiry that…

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EU aviation body widens Saudi airspace warning after Houthi strikes

By Gianluca Lo NostroOct 9 (Reuters) - Europe's EASA aviation safety body said on Friday it had expanded the area of Saudi Arabian airspace where it recommended airlines not to operate,after Yemen's Iran-alignedHouthis attacked Riyadh airport.In an update to a conflict zone information bulletin first issued on September 30, the EU regulator said recent attacks demonstrated the Houthis' ability and intent to strike targets deeper inside Saudi territory, including the capital. EASA added an area in northwestern Saudi Arabia to the advisory.

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