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While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Oct 8, 2026

A masked woman walking past the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute, in the Russian city of Irkutsk, on Oct 7.

Christa Pike ‘angry and confused’ about Tennessee’s failed execution effort, lawyers say

Christa Pike has been hospitalised since a botched effort to execute her on Sept 30. Pike cannot swallow or eat, has pneumonia, and cannot move her “tremendously swollen” hands or arms, her lawyers said.

Trump says he deserves Nobel Peace Prize but has doubts he will get it

Since his return to the White House in 2025, US President Donald Trump has repeatedly said he deserves the prestigious award.

Venezuela's Maduro to face new US charges over alleged torture of Americans, official says

FILE PHOTO: Supporters of Venezuela's government rally to demand the release of ousted President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, two months after their capture by the U.S., in Caracas, Venezuela March 3, 2026. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/File Photo

Trump says ‘we don’t think’ Russian plague is bio-weapon

A masked woman walking past the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute, in the Russian city of Irkutsk, on Oct 7.

Trump admin plans to charge international students US$70,000 for work authorisation

Prospective students touring the University of California, Berkeley campus in 2023.

Mexico enacts reform barring dual citizens from presidency

FILE PHOTO: Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum gestures from the stage on the day she delivers a speech marking her second year in office, in Mexico City, Mexico, September 1, 2026. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril/File Photo

Taiwan’s US envoy says ties robust after Trump-Xi summit

US President Donald Trump hosted Chinese President Xi Jinping for a state visit in September 2026.

Hawkish Fed triggers emerging market outflows in September

Emerging markets came under pressure in September after the Fed, now led by Kevin Warsh, raised rates for the first time since 2023.

Platform that sold stolen sexual images of women and girls shut in France-US operation

The NudeLeaksTeens platform sold “packs” of images and videos of thousands of women and girls stolen from sources including hacked accounts on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat.

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