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US blacklists International Criminal Court hours after former judge wins Nobel Peace Prize
The US blacklisted the International Criminal Court on 9 October 2026, hours after former ICC judge Navi Pillay was named a Nobel peace laureate.
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Navi Pillay, the ICC judge who helped establish rape as an act of genocide, wins 2026 Nobel Peace Prize
Navi Pillay has won the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for her lifelong defence of human rights and international law. The former ICC judge helped establish rape as an act of genocide, fought apartheid in South Africa and led the UN investigation that found Israel responsible for genocide in Gaza.
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Renee Good's family sues ICE agent Jonathan Ross, Stephen Miller and Kristi Noem under the 1871 Klan Act
Renee Good's family sued ICE agent Jonathan Ross, Stephen Miller, Kristi Noem and Tom Homan on 1 October, over her killing in Minneapolis advanced a conspiracy against Somali and Hispanic Minnesotans. Ross has not been charged nine months after he shot her in the head.
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Storting questions Støre and 10 ministers over 130.6 million kroner paid to Rød-Larsen-led think tank
Norway's foreign ministry paid 130.6 million kroner to the think tank Terje Rød-Larsen led. Auditors found audited accounts missing for 2007 to 2012. In 2019 the ministry received a complaint linking interns there to Epstein and did not report it to the clearance authority.
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Phang: DOJ emailed that it gave Judge Sullivan the Epstein FBI notes it withheld as "duplicative"
Judge Emmet Sullivan ruled the handwritten FBI notes are not duplicates and ordered them delivered for his review by 24 September. Katie Phang says a Justice Department lawyer confirmed delivery by email. In July, the department filed a public compliance notice for a similar delivery.
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Wyden says Justice Department illegally withheld FBI interview with Epstein-linked banker
Senator Ron Wyden says the FBI holds an unpublished report of its interview with an Epstein-linked banker and that a 2025 law required its release. The Justice Department had not responded publicly by 1 October.
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Tennessee gave Christa Pike two doses of pentobarbital and she left the prison alive, eight weeks after Governor Bill Lee said he was confident in an execution process that had already failed once this year
Christa Pike survives Tennessee lethal injection eight weeks after the state's last botched execution. She left the prison alive in an ambulance. Governor Bill Lee has ordered a third-party review. The state had given no cause for the failure by 1 October.
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South Africa's top cop charged with rape, child grooming, and human trafficking
Shadrack Sibiya, accused of rape, human trafficking and grooming a 16-year-old girl, told a Johannesburg court on 29 September he will plead not guilty and that sex with the 18-year-old woman was consensual. He remains in custody until his bail hearing resumes on 1 October.
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Essays, lifted suspensions and no charges: the Cornell University gang rape case and the institutions that fail to protect victims
A former Cornell student says seven Chi Phi members drugged and raped her. Two were expelled. No one was criminally charged. Her case raises broader questions about how universities and law enforcement are failing to protect victims. Now the case goes to a grand jury.
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Right-wing US influencer Clavicular charged with rape and drugging teenager
Right-wing streamer Clavicular has been charged with raping a 17-year-old girl. He has associated with Nick Fuentes, the Tate brothers, Sneako and Myron Gaines, and appeared on Michael Knowles’ Daily Wire show.
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India releases USian & six Ukrainians after months in jail over Myanmar resistance drone training
A US filmmaker and six Ukrainians spent six months jailed in India after allegedly training Myanmar’s resistance in drone warfare. India’s NIA ultimately said it found no conclusive evidence they acted against India. They have now been allowed to return home.
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New York Times sources back Haaretz report that UAE president warned Netanyahu before 7 October Massacre
Five former senior Israeli officials told the Times the warning never reached Israel's security chiefs. Netanyahu denies the call and has ordered lawyers to sue Haaretz.
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Naoero president flagged by AUSTRAC for suspected money laundering announces ICC exit on Trump's call
Adeang reclaimed his country's name and preached sovereignty at the UN, then announced an exit Trump had demanded that morning. AUSTRAC flagged him for suspected laundering three years before Australia signed a A$2.5 billion deal with him.
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Federal prosecutors investigate Epstein's lawyer Darren Indyke and accountant Richard Kahn, the men who still control his estate
Federal prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime lawyer Darren Indyke and accountant Richard Kahn, the co-executors of his estate. Witness interviews and documents have been sought, and the investigation’s focus remains undisclosed.
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Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 15 years for 2006 sexual assault of Miriam Haley
Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 15 years after his 2025 New York conviction for first-degree criminal sexual act against Miriam Haley in 2006.