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Supreme Court rejects effort to revive Khalid Sheikh Mohammed plea deal

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  • The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to revive a plea deal for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the accused mastermind of the September 11, 2001 attacks, according to The Guardian.
  • The rejected agreement would have spared Mohammed the risk of execution in exchange for a guilty plea and a life sentence without parole.
  • Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, then serving under President Joe Biden, voided the deal in 2024, ruling that the death-penalty decision in such a grave case should rest with him alone.
  • A divided federal appeals court previously found Austin acted within his authority; the rejection of the appeal sets the stage for a military trial scheduled for 2028.
 2026-10-19 · 3 MIN READ

Russia strikes Ukrainian energy hours after Trump declares ceasefire

Illustration accompanying article: Russia strikes Ukrainian energy hours after Trump declares ceasefire
  • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reported Russian strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure hours after President Trump declared an energy ceasefire.
  • A Russian Shahed drone struck a gas-production facility in Ukraine at midnight, with separate strikes damaging gas infrastructure in Kharkiv and a power substation in the northern Zhytomyr region.
  • Zelensky said Ukraine would halt long-range strikes on Russian oil facilities only if Moscow stops its campaign against Ukraine's energy grid.
  • Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov declined to comment on the announced energy ceasefire as contacts continued, according to TASS.
 2026-10-12 · 3 MIN READ
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