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Major earthquake hits Panama, injures at least 27

A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake has struck central Panama, injuring at least 27 people and causing buildings and roads to collapse, officials report. Read More: https://punchng.com/major-earthquake-hits-panama-injures-at-least-27/

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‘We’re not asking for luxury’: school protesters in Paris suburb feel abandoned by French state

Students say they are desperate to get back to class but conditions are so bad that the protests must continue On a normal school day, Mohammed, 17, wakes at 6am, cares for his younger siblings to help his single mother who works as a security guard, then takes two crowded buses and a local train to get to his high school in Sevran, a low-income banlieue town in the suburbs north-east of Paris. “There aren’t enough chairs or desks to go round, so some students have to stand up,” Mohammed said. “Classes can be so packed you can’t interact with the teacher. In this year’s heatwaves, it felt like 40 degrees in overcrowded classrooms with no shade or curtains. It was so hot my brain couldn’t function.” Continue reading...

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‘Betrayal of international law’: US sanctions on ICC draw widespread condemnation

US President Donald Trump’s administration imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) 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 court denounced the move as an “assault on the rule of law and on the very foundations of the international legal order” and called on its 125 member states to take action to defend it. “The Court cannot stand alone. Its fate now rests also in the hands of the states that created it,” the ICC said in a statement, adding that the issue was about safeguarding the international order grounded in the rule of law. “The Court will continue to fully discharge its mandate, with independence and impartiality, acting only on the basis of the law and the evidence, for the sake of the countless victims of grave crimes,” it said. The move drew widespread condemnation from governments, human rights activists and international organisations, including the United Nations. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned the US announcement of sanctions against the ICC as an institution. In a statement, he said “accountability for international crimes and the delivery of justice to victims were central to the global commitment to peace, security, human rights and fundamental freedoms”. UN Guterres reiterated his unwavering support for the independence of the court and its officials. The foreign ministry of Canada, Denmark, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom issued a joint statement opposing the sanctions. “As committed supporters of the ICC we regret and strongly disagree with the announcement of sanctions to be imposed upon the Court by the United States,” the statement said, as shared by Germany’s Foreign Office on X. The ministers also welcomed the court’s preparations to ensure it could continue to fulfil its mandate under the Rome Statute, reaffirming their support for its work. Japan also issued a statement backing the court, joining the other countries in opposing the US move and reiterating its support for the ICC’s ability to carry out its mandate. Belgium condemned the sanctions, saying “the ICC must be able to operate independently”. It called for the activation of the European Union’s Blocking Statute to protect the court. Human rights advocates warned that the sanctions threatened justice for victims of abuses in Palestine, Ukraine, Myanmar and Sudan, describing the move as “an unprecedented assault on global justice and the rule of law”. European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas described the ICC as the “cornerstone of the international criminal justice system”. She said she had spoken with ICC President Tomoko Akane following Washington’s announcement, adding that the six-month period before the sanctions take effect offered an opportunity for dialogue. “The EU has always supported the Court, and the EU has options to ensure that it can continue its vital work,” Kallas said, adding that protecting the ICC remained an EU priority. The United Kingdom’s Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs also condemned the sanctions in a post on X, saying: “The UK stands with the International Criminal Court and we stand united with our partners in strongly disagreeing with sanctions imposed on the Court. “The ICC must be permitted to continue its critical work holding perpetrators of the most horrific international crimes to account.” Amnesty International Secretary General Agnes Callamard criticised the sanctions, describing the move as “a betrayal” of the principles of international criminal law. In a post on X, she urged European governments to “impose immediately blocking orders” to prevent the sanctions from being implemented on European territory. The US Treasury announced the sanctions with a six-month initial grace period, and some other exemptions that would allow some transactions for telecoms, software, payment of pensions and transactions related to detainees. Rubio said the sanctions had been structured to give the court and its member states an opportunity to address US concerns, and would be adjusted if those demands were not met. Washington has denounced the ICC over arrest warrants issued for Israeli officials including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and an investigation into actions of US soldiers in Afghanistan, which the ICC says is “deprioritised.

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Hunger and malnutrition stalk Gazans, a year on from ceasefire

Every day, Gazan mother Niyaha al-Masri spends six exhausting hours or more queueing at a community kitchen in the hope of getting some food for her family. It has been a year since a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel was supposed to allow food to flood into the ruined territory, yet widespread hunger persists there. Masri has little choice. Without the kitchen run by humanitarian groups, she and her eight children would have "nothing at all", the 35-year-old told AFP.

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What is driving Brazil’s presidential race and the US dispute?

Right-wing senator Flávio Bolsonaro and incumbent president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva face an October 25 runoff following a tight first round. The race centers on the rising influence of the Bolsonaro dynasty, domestic economic and crime pressures, and allegations of US meddling.

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Panama rocked by 2 powerful earthquakes, multiple aftershocks

Two powerful 7.7 and 6.6 magnitude earthquakes and a series of aftershocks struck Panama on Friday afternoon, collapsing buildings near the epicentre and prompting evacuations across the country, the US Geological Survey said. The earlier quake, felt as far away as neighbouring Colombia, was centred about 10km (six miles) southwest of the remote community of Pitaloza Arriba, in the central province of Herrera, the USGS said. It struck at a depth of 10km. The USGS initially reported the first...

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Flydubai co-pilot planned suicide attack on Israeli airport, UAE prosecutors say

Hammam al-Hammami is believed to have been targeting the passenger terminal at Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv The co-pilot who tried to seize control of a passenger jet flying from Dubai to Tel Aviv last week was planning to launch a suicide attack targeting the passenger terminal at Israel’s international airport, prosecutors in the United Arab Emirates said on Friday. Hammam al-Hammami attacked the plane’s Indian pilot with an emergency axe, but failed to prevent his badly injured colleague from opening the cockpit’s security door to allow passengers to overpower his assailant. Continue reading...

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US imposes sanctions on international criminal court

Trump administration says US ‘doesn’t need’ ICC after accusing court of unfairly targeting Americans for war crime charges The United States imposed sanctions on the international criminal court (ICC), its latest escalation against an entity the Trump administration has accused of politicization and unfairly targeting Americans for war crime charges. The ICC accused Donald Trump’s officials of attempting to “obstruct the course of justice” after “an assault” on the international legal order. Continue reading...

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South African judge Navi Pillay wins 2026 Nobel Peace Prize

South African jurist Navi Pillay has won the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to promote international law and prosecute war crimes and genocide. Read More: https://punchng.com/south-african-judge-navi-pillay-wins-2026-nobel-peace-prize/

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