Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, said she was "deeply distressed" by reports that her father, Thomas Markle, kept child abuse images. She said a 2018 letter to royal protection officers informed her decision to keep her children away from him, and that she had cut contact between him and her children over previous similar claims.
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Sky News – World Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered a "full lockdown" of the occupied West Bank after a Friday morning attack near Hebron in which two Israeli soldiers and two suspected Palestinian gunmen were killed, the military said. At least five people were injured, some critically. Netanyahu also warned of an imminent large-scale military operation and vowed to displace some Hebron residents, while Israel ordered home demolitions following the soldiers' deaths.
NYTimes – World The International Criminal Court has been awarded the European Union's Sakharov Prize, the bloc's top human rights award. The announcement comes less than two weeks after US President Donald Trump announced sanctions against the court, and the win is framed by several reports as EU support for the ICC amid US pressure.
BBC News – World The White House says First Lady Melania Trump brokered a localised ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine in Russian-occupied Oleshky, Ukraine, to allow humanitarian aid and civilian evacuations. Ukraine and Russia confirmed the truce, according to the BBC, though an earlier Al Jazeera report noted no confirmation from either side. The agreement is due to take effect on 29 October, Euronews reported. Residents have faced severe food shortages and a worsening humanitarian crisis.
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