In 2019, Moscow detained an unnamed Japanese journalist from Kyodo News on suspicion of attempting to obtain military secrets.

Hokkaido Shimbun ran a report on the arrest without naming the reporter and did not comment further on the incident.

ICC president Tomoko Akane has been on Russia's wanted list since 2023 after the court issued an arrest warrant for Putin over war crimes in Ukraine.

The February strike on CHPP-4 left more than 1,000 residential buildings without heating and hot water, along with 47 schools, 72 kindergartens and 18 medical institutions.

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Ukraine does not deserve the respite a ceasefire would bring.

Klitschko said several energy facilities in Kyiv had been hit.

Freddy Peralta was acquired by the Rays from the Mets at the trade deadline.

The Rays had won 98 games in the regular season and swept the New York Yankees in the Division Series before losing ALCS Game 1 by a score of 7-3.

Chase DeLauter lined an RBI double in the seventh inning for Cleveland's only run.

Gaza's Ministry of Health said 44 percent of essential medicines are completely out of stock.

The Palestinian Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission says settlers and soldiers have destroyed roughly 50,000 trees so far in 2026.

Mustafa Barghouti of the Palestinian National Initiative said the election postponement reflects that everything is concentrated in the hands of the executive authority, with no parliament or independent judiciary to check it.

Brent crude futures for December delivery gained 0.61% to $106.33 a barrel.

U.S. West Texas Intermediate futures for November advanced 0.63% to $94.73 per barrel.

U.S. Central Command rejected claims by the commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy that the Strait of Hormuz is under Iran's control.

Nidal Hasan was sentenced to death in 2013.

CNN was the first to report the debate among Trump and his advisers about whether to go through with the livestream.

Hasan told Army officials after his arrest that he hoped to die during the attack and become a martyr.

The Congressional Leadership Fund canceled spending in four House races and increased investment in 16 other races.

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee launched a $17 million fundraising drive with a deadline of Oct. 22.

The four races from which the Congressional Leadership Fund withdrew spending accounted for $13.3 million, more than 12% of its total through Oct. 13.

DeSantis oversaw a record 19 executions in 2025, more than any other Florida governor in a single year since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976.

Frank Hart was sentenced to prison in 2003 following a sexual battery conviction.

In 2025, 47 executions were carried out nationwide, the highest annual total since 2009.

Israeli forces have seized more territory in Gaza rather than withdrawing further as planned.

Human rights lawyer Muhammad Dahleh said Israel names Palestinian rights groups terrorist organisations based on privileged evidence withheld from the groups and their lawyers.

Several Palestinian rights groups were outlawed in 2021 and legal objections were rejected by Israeli military authorities.

On October 5, the European Union announced a temporary suspension of entry into the bloc of specified fresh meat products from cattle, sheep and goats, as well as certain products from other farmed and wild hoofed animals, from Namibia's previously authorised export zone.

Twelve cattle samples were collected and submitted to the Central Veterinary Laboratory in Windhoek on October 6, and all 12 tested positive for the virus on October 7.

President Nandi-Ndaitwah said teams had inspected 29,313 animals across 68 farms and that the government had established 20 surveillance teams and 10 roadblocks in the region.

Monroe County District Attorney Michael Mancuso described the complaint as disturbing reading.

Harrison called dispatchers seeking help and police responded to room 2030 around 3:13 p.m. on October 12.

The deaths occurred inside a Great Wolf Lodge hotel room in Scotrun, Pennsylvania.