The people of 13 October

The Clark County District Court in Nevada, United States, sentences former Crips gang leader Duane "Keffe D" Davis to a minimum of 40 years in prison for orchestrating the 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas.

Crime & Justice · 13 Oct

Hezbollah spokesperson Ali Damoush announces that the group will pay up to US$14,000 in aid to families whose homes in Lebanon were destroyed or rendered uninhabitable during its war with Israel. Families in Beirut and its suburbs will receive $14,000, while those elsewhere in the country will receive $12,000.

Conflict · 13 Oct

Two merchant ships are hit by unknown drones off Bulgaria's Black Sea coast, with one sinking. Eleven crew members are missing and 20 in total are rescued. Bulgarian prime minister Rumen Radev has blamed Russia and summoned its ambassador. It is the second such attack in six days.

Conflict · 13 Oct

The Netherlands denies visas to Russian artistic gymnasts Anna Kalmykova, Viktoria Listunova, and Angelina Melnikova for the world championships in Rotterdam, while four other Russian gymnasts receive permission to enter the country.

Sport · 13 Oct · with Viktoria Listunova, Angelina Melnikova

Philippine prosecutors in the impeachment trial of vice president Sara Duterte drop three of the four impeachment charges in an attempt to speed up the trial. The Senate, sitting as an impeachment court, approves the move.

Crime & Justice · 13 Oct

The Hungarian National Assembly passes an amendment repealing most provisions of the anti-LGBTQ child protection law that was previously passed during former prime minister Viktor Orbán's tenure in 2021.

Crime & Justice · 13 Oct