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US-sanctioned ICC wins Sakharov Prize, EU’s top human rights award
The prize comes less than two weeks after US President Donald Trump announced sanctions against the court.
QA Oct 22, 2026Al Jazeera English World03
Sharp drops for AI stocks overwhelm markets worldwide as oil prices jump
<p>Datacenter and chip costs fueled sharp decrease in AI sector although non-AI stocks still had a strong showing</p><p>The latest shudder for stocks in the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/artificialintelligenceai">AI</a> industry pulled markets lower worldwide on Thursday, while oil prices hit their highest levels since May on worries about the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/us-israel-war-on-iran">war with Iran</a>.</p><p>The <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/standard-and-poors">S&P</a> 500 fell 1.2% for its worst day since July, while the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/nasdaq">Nasdaq</a> composite tumbled 2.6%. The weakness for tech stocks was so overwhelming that it masked strength for the rest of the US market, in which the majority of stocks actually rose. The <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/dowjones">Dow Jones</a> Industrial Average added 11 points, or less than 0.1%.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/oct/22/stock-markets-drop-ai-oil">Continue reading...</a>
GB Oct 22, 2026The Guardian World World04
Lewis Hamilton aims to extend career till early 2030s so he can race in African Grand Prix
<ul><li><p>41-year-old set on ‘dream to be able to race in Africa’</p></li><li><p>Rwanda to host despite criticism of human rights record</p></li></ul><p>Lewis Hamilton has said he hopes to remain racing in Formula One until he can take part in the African Grand Prix which is <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/oct/13/f1-returns-to-africa-for-first-time-since-1993-with-10-year-rwanda-deal-from-early-2030s">set to take place in Rwanda in the 2030s</a>, with the seven-time world champion also stating he believes it is right that F1 is to hold a race there despite criticism of the country’s human rights record.</p><p>Last week F1 confirmed Rwanda was to host the African Grand Prix having concluded a 10-year agreement for the meeting on a purpose-built circuit, with the first race set for the early 2030s. It is lined up to be held on a circuit in Bugesera, 25 miles south of the capital, Kigali, which has yet to be constructed and marks a return to the African continent for the first time since it last held a race at Kyalami, South Africa in 1993.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/oct/22/lewis-hamilton-aims-to-extend-career-till-early-2030s-so-he-can-race-in-african-grand-prix">Continue reading...</a>
GB Oct 22, 2026The Guardian World