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What Jorgen Watne Frydnes, chair of the Nobel Peace Prize committee, knows about peace

At only 41, the Norwegian will present the Nobel Peace Prize for the third time on Friday. Previously, he helped rebuild Utoya after the attacks by far-right terrorist Anders Behring Breivik that traumatized Norway in 2011. It was a defining experience in his life.

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Jorgen Watne Frydnes, chair of the Nobel Committee, in Oslo, December 11, 2025.
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Russian strike on buses kills 30 in Ukrainian frontline city

Two buses were blown up in the frontline city of Kramatorsk on Thursday, in one of the deadliest attacks in weeks.

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In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, firefighters extinguish a burning bus after a Russian attack in Kramatorsk, Ukraine, on October 8, 2026.
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Israel forces closure of British consulate in Jerusalem

The UK pledged to continue delivering 'vital services' in Jerusalem, saying the consulate general building would remain open and would 'be known as the UK Mission, Jerusalem.'

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A combination image shows the British consulate in East Jerusalem, September 9, 2026, (L), and with signage removed in East Jerusalem, October 8, 2026.
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Canadian writer Anne Carson awarded 2026 Nobel Prize in literature

The Canadian writer received the Swedish Academy's highest honor on Thursday, October 8. A master of textual deviation, Carson, who began as a classical philologist, blends poetry and popular culture, prose and verse, with both humor and erudition.

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Anne Carson, in New York, October 2010.
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Saudi Arabia says three dead at airports after Houthis claim attacks

An Egyptian and an Algerian national were killed at Abha airport and a Sudanese national was killed at the airport in Riyadh, the kingdom's civil aviation authority said in a statement, with 36 people wounded in the attacks.

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Fighters loyal to the Houthi authorities, take part in a rally to recruit more fighters, in Sanaa on October 7, 2026.
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Egypt charges six journalists with terrorism offenses

Journalists from the independent fact-checking platform Matsadaash, a name that means 'Don't Believe It' in Arabic, were arrested during raids across several governorates on September 28 and 29.

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This combination of undated photos provided by Matsadaash, one of Egypt's few independent outlets shows Egyptian journalists, clockwise from top left, Mohamed Ashraf, Omar Helal, Islam Barakat, Mohamed Adel, Mohamed Mahmoud and Abdallah Qadry.
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'Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya believed that a society that accepts lies ends up accepting violence as well'

Twenty years ago, the journalist was murdered at the instigation of Russian security services. Documentary filmmaker Eric Bergkraut, who knew her well, recalls her fight for truth and against Kremlin propaganda – a struggle that is more necessary than ever as Vladimir Putin continues to kill.

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The Anna Politkovskaya office-museum, located in the newsroom of Novaya Gazeta, Moscow, September 10, 2026.
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In Somalia, war cuts off aid for entire populations threatened by famine

Violent clashes between rival government factions have further worsened the food crisis affecting nearly seven million Somalis. Fleeing drought and hunger, refugees continue to pour into camps where humanitarian organizations have a presence, as the Islamist group Al-Shabab has banned them from certain areas.

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A refugee camp in Baidoa, Somalia, on June 7, 2025.
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How the Kremlin is orchestrating the takeover of Russian assets from Leroy Merlin, Auchan, Nestlé and FM Logistic

Vladimir Putin said the stores could return to their Western owners. In reality, Moscow is arranging their confiscation through a shell company. After placing them 'under temporary administration,' the assets are expected to be distributed among Kremlin-aligned companies.

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In front of a Leroy Merlin DIY store, in the Moscow region, March 24, 2023.
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Trump says he wants to turn Florida golf course into retreat 'for all future presidents'

The 80-year-old billionaire told reporters in the Oval Office on Wednesday that US security officials had suggested the plan to transform the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach into a sanctuary for his successors, 'like sort of a Camp David,' he described.

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US President Donald Trump at Trump International Golf Club Palm Beach in West Palm Beach, Florida on February 5, 2017.
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In Gaza, after 20 years without elections, an uncertain vote

Caught between impatience for political renewal and profound mistrust of Hamas, which they hold responsible for provoking the devastating Israeli war with the October 7 massacres, Gazans struggle to imagine holding an election in a ravaged territory that remains deeply insecure.

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Rubble from residential buildings destroyed by Israeli airstrikes in Gaza, September 22, 2026.
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In Los Angeles, Nithya Raman wants to bring the new left to city hall

The 45-year-old Harvard graduate, who was born in India, will face off against LA Mayor Karen Bass on November 3. The Democratic showdown highlights the rise of the socialist movement, championed by New York's Zohran Mamdani and Michigan's Abdul El-Sayed.

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Nithya Raman in Los Angeles, June 14.
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'Brazil remains the last significant thorn in Washington's side in Latin America. But for how much longer?'

The results of the first round of Brazil's presidential election, which saw Flavio Bolsonaro take the lead, must have pleased Donald Trump, as the Latin American giant had long stood up to the American president, analyzes Le Monde columnist Gilles Paris.

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Outside a polling station during the elections in Brasilia, on October 4, 2026.
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