October 4, 2026
US
•04.10.2026
•Sunday
•4 days ago
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Editors stayed with the Cornell lawsuit as the university president called the alleged 2024 gang rape deeply disturbing, Jane Doe solidarity posts spread and lawyers said the accuser had been threatened. Off Nantucket, the Coast Guard found a debris field from the Boston-bound medical jet carrying six, with the search continuing.
Midday attention turned to Washington, with previews of the Supreme Court term opening Monday on immigration, guns and religion, and to Trump's announcement of a Super Intelligence Force to coordinate federal AI efforts, followed by his Ohio rally defending data centers and attacking Democrats a month before the midterms.
Late coverage shifted to the withdrawal of all U.S. bombers from a British air base targeted in a suspected terror plot, described as Iran-linked, and to Brazil's presidential vote heading to a Bolsonaro-Lula runoff.
Midday attention turned to Washington, with previews of the Supreme Court term opening Monday on immigration, guns and religion, and to Trump's announcement of a Super Intelligence Force to coordinate federal AI efforts, followed by his Ohio rally defending data centers and attacking Democrats a month before the midterms.
Late coverage shifted to the withdrawal of all U.S. bombers from a British air base targeted in a suspected terror plot, described as Iran-linked, and to Brazil's presidential vote heading to a Bolsonaro-Lula runoff.
Israel
•04.10.2026
•Sunday
•4 days ago
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Overnight focus shifted from the attack itself to how the Omani co-pilot was cleared to fly. The Transport Ministry acknowledged relying solely on foreign carriers' declarations, with no checks for a year and a half despite a prior National Security Council warning, prompting blame exchanges with the Shin Bet and calls for Minister Regev's ouster.
By midday coverage turned to flight-data reconstruction reporting he pushed the controls forward and shut both engines to kill the captain with an axe. Leaked interrogation accounts then said he had sought an airline serving Tel Aviv, postponed a July plan and aimed for Ben-Gurion airport or a Tel Aviv tower. Netanyahu ordered a security review as rescue flights from Dubai were cancelled amid Emirati anger.
Marking three years since October 7, the IDF published casualty figures and commended the 8200 warrant officer who had warned of Hamas's plan.
By midday coverage turned to flight-data reconstruction reporting he pushed the controls forward and shut both engines to kill the captain with an axe. Leaked interrogation accounts then said he had sought an airline serving Tel Aviv, postponed a July plan and aimed for Ben-Gurion airport or a Tel Aviv tower. Netanyahu ordered a security review as rescue flights from Dubai were cancelled amid Emirati anger.
Marking three years since October 7, the IDF published casualty figures and commended the 8200 warrant officer who had warned of Hamas's plan.
Germany
•04.10.2026
•Sunday
•4 days ago
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Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrived unannounced in Kyiv in the early morning with Economics Minister Reiche and industry representatives, promising continued support including interceptor drones and long-range weapons ahead of winter.
Editors followed the choreography of the visit: drone alarm around 7:45, a Russian strike on a Kyiv bridge shortly after arrival, and a subsequent Russian warning. From the rubble Merz appealed: “Herr Putin, hören Sie diesen sinnlosen Krieg auf!” FAZ pointed to Kyiv’s looming financing gap, while Berliner Zeitung warned Merz was risking German security over Crimea.
In the evening live coverage took over from Thessaloniki, where Germany drew 0-0 with Greece in the Nations League. A first-half lead was revoked by VAR for handball, pressure faded after the break, and Bild read the result as Klopp’s stuttering start with one win in four.
Editors followed the choreography of the visit: drone alarm around 7:45, a Russian strike on a Kyiv bridge shortly after arrival, and a subsequent Russian warning. From the rubble Merz appealed: “Herr Putin, hören Sie diesen sinnlosen Krieg auf!” FAZ pointed to Kyiv’s looming financing gap, while Berliner Zeitung warned Merz was risking German security over Crimea.
In the evening live coverage took over from Thessaloniki, where Germany drew 0-0 with Greece in the Nations League. A first-half lead was revoked by VAR for handball, pressure faded after the break, and Bild read the result as Klopp’s stuttering start with one win in four.
France
•04.10.2026
•Sunday
•4 days ago
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Sunday shifted from street counts to preparation for Monday. Education minister Edouard Geffray said 400 to 500 lycées would be fully or partially closed, with 24 burned or ransacked since the movement began. Prime minister Sébastien Lecornu ordered classes to resume wherever security allowed, sent ministers a five-site roadmap with decisions due by month-end, and accelerated Senate review of the casseurs-payeurs bill on parental liability. Prosecutors detailed the Belfort beating of a policeman, with two minors pursued as a detained pupil filed a counter-complaint, while the 15-year-old accused of spraying a woman with flammable liquid in Marseille was placed in detention.
Marine Le Pen maintained confidence in Jordan Bardella after Mediapart attributed antisemitic writings to him.
In the evening the five social-democratic primary candidates held their final televised debate before the first round, with Olivier Faure pledging to march with lycéens Tuesday.
Marine Le Pen maintained confidence in Jordan Bardella after Mediapart attributed antisemitic writings to him.
In the evening the five social-democratic primary candidates held their final televised debate before the first round, with Olivier Faure pledging to march with lycéens Tuesday.
Lebanon
•04.10.2026
•Sunday
•4 days ago
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Editors opened with the tripartite framework facing an implementation test ahead of the 20 October Tampa round, reporting Jordanian-American contacts and disputes over timetable and guarantees.
Attention then fixed on the south, where outlets tracked artillery fire, flares, house burnings and a blast in Mansouri from dawn into the evening, with overflights reported over Dahiyeh and the central Bekaa. The Israeli army spoke of two soldiers wounded in an operational accident, while Lebanese outlets relayed Israeli claims about vanished Hezbollah flags and a 12-kilometre 'yellow line.'
Hezbollah answered by conditioning any arms discussion on Israeli withdrawal and prior state deployment, calling dialogue futile otherwise. Prime Minister Salam countered that the war was not over, demanded full withdrawal and no vacuum after UNIFIL, as reports spoke of 3,000 US troops in Israel and no breakthrough before US elections.
Attention then fixed on the south, where outlets tracked artillery fire, flares, house burnings and a blast in Mansouri from dawn into the evening, with overflights reported over Dahiyeh and the central Bekaa. The Israeli army spoke of two soldiers wounded in an operational accident, while Lebanese outlets relayed Israeli claims about vanished Hezbollah flags and a 12-kilometre 'yellow line.'
Hezbollah answered by conditioning any arms discussion on Israeli withdrawal and prior state deployment, calling dialogue futile otherwise. Prime Minister Salam countered that the war was not over, demanded full withdrawal and no vacuum after UNIFIL, as reports spoke of 3,000 US troops in Israel and no breakthrough before US elections.
Ukraine
•04.10.2026
•Sunday
•4 days ago
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Overnight drones targeted Kyiv amid repeated air alerts before attention turned to the German chancellor's unannounced arrival with business leaders.
By morning Russia struck Kyiv's Pivnichnyi Bridge for a second day, cratering the road deck while cars were crossing and wounding two, extending the campaign against Dnipro crossings that began with Pivdennyi Bridge and continued on 3 October.
The visit then dominated coverage: Berlin committed €1.3B for military aid and energy repair, including 1,000 interceptors against jet-powered Shaheds, as Merz spoke from the struck Academy of Sciences and set conditions for EU accession and funding, while Zelensky said 12 anti-drone turrets were installed.
Zelensky later hinted at a reply against the Kerch Bridge, rejected lawmakers' calls to accommodate Putin, and said Ukraine had agreed to a trilateral technical meeting in the UAE.
By morning Russia struck Kyiv's Pivnichnyi Bridge for a second day, cratering the road deck while cars were crossing and wounding two, extending the campaign against Dnipro crossings that began with Pivdennyi Bridge and continued on 3 October.
The visit then dominated coverage: Berlin committed €1.3B for military aid and energy repair, including 1,000 interceptors against jet-powered Shaheds, as Merz spoke from the struck Academy of Sciences and set conditions for EU accession and funding, while Zelensky said 12 anti-drone turrets were installed.
Zelensky later hinted at a reply against the Kerch Bridge, rejected lawmakers' calls to accommodate Putin, and said Ukraine had agreed to a trilateral technical meeting in the UAE.
Palestine
•04.10.2026
•Sunday
•4 days ago
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Overnight Israeli fire across Gaza followed the Rimal strike and the failed attempt to kill Hamas figure Ali al-Amoudi. Outlets cited shelling, demolitions and helicopter fire east of Khan Younis, putting Saturday's toll at nine killed including four women and 35 wounded. A drone strike on a vehicle south of Deir al-Balah pushed Sunday's toll to four killed including a girl reported dead inside her tent, with 16 wounded. The army claimed one dead was a Khan Younis association director involved in October 7. Doctors warned laboratory services faced collapse.
Focus shifted to the West Bank ahead of the October 7 anniversary, with Israel ordering closure of the West Bank and Gaza crossings on October 5 and 7. Reports tracked settler attacks on olive harvesters, a school in Huwara and property near Ramallah and Hebron, and the death of a detainee at a checkpoint east of Tulkarm.
Focus shifted to the West Bank ahead of the October 7 anniversary, with Israel ordering closure of the West Bank and Gaza crossings on October 5 and 7. Reports tracked settler attacks on olive harvesters, a school in Huwara and property near Ramallah and Hebron, and the death of a detainee at a checkpoint east of Tulkarm.
UK
•04.10.2026
•Sunday
•4 days ago
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Green Party conference delegates passed a motion describing Zionism as racism. Outlets focused on division under Zack Polanski, with Israel saying the policy legitimised terrorism and commentators across the spectrum calling the vote shameful and racist.
Conservative coverage centred on Kemi Badenoch's attempt to reposition the party around 'common sense'. She was questioned over welfare cuts and the 'nasty party' label, backed Heathrow expansion, while voters quoted in the Telegraph saw little difference between Andy Burnham and Keir Starmer.
Earlier reporting on the Flydubai cockpit attack narrowed to the Omani co-pilot's time at a British university and alleged extremist posts. The BBC reported the US had removed all bombers from RAF Fairford, days after arrests linked to the base.
Conservative coverage centred on Kemi Badenoch's attempt to reposition the party around 'common sense'. She was questioned over welfare cuts and the 'nasty party' label, backed Heathrow expansion, while voters quoted in the Telegraph saw little difference between Andy Burnham and Keir Starmer.
Earlier reporting on the Flydubai cockpit attack narrowed to the Omani co-pilot's time at a British university and alleged extremist posts. The BBC reported the US had removed all bombers from RAF Fairford, days after arrests linked to the base.
Iran
•04.10.2026
•Sunday
•4 days ago
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Trump's warning that a decision on Iran must be made and Tehran could choose an easy or difficult path led exile coverage, with claims Iran was badly weakened and had abandoned weapons pursuit. Tehran answered via Qalibaf and Araghchi that Washington had sent proposals through a mediator but offered nothing new, and Hormuz would stay closed until seven conditions were met, with any new attack answered more strongly.
The rial's slide continued past 272,000 to the dollar, which state media blamed on shallow, psychological trading.
Late in the day oil minister Mohsen Paknejad resigned and a caretaker was named, which exile outlets linked to a reported halt in crude loadings and U.S. economic pressure.
Yemen was presented as the same equation, with Houthi claims of missile strikes on Aramco and advances in Taiz amid Saudi airstrikes.
The rial's slide continued past 272,000 to the dollar, which state media blamed on shallow, psychological trading.
Late in the day oil minister Mohsen Paknejad resigned and a caretaker was named, which exile outlets linked to a reported halt in crude loadings and U.S. economic pressure.
Yemen was presented as the same equation, with Houthi claims of missile strikes on Aramco and advances in Taiz amid Saudi airstrikes.
Russia
•04.10.2026
•Sunday
•4 days ago
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Overnight coverage carried forward the exchange around Kyiv's bridges. Moscow officials claimed drones headed for the capital were downed, while Belgorod authorities reported three dead and 12 wounded in Ukrainian strikes on homes. Russian agencies claimed hits on a Kharkiv command post, logistics and data centers in Odessa and Chernomorsk, military cargo ships, and renewed Geran strikes on Kyiv.
The Defence Ministry said attacks on Ukraine's military industry would grow in response to Zelensky's threats against Russian refineries, followed by claims of a strike on Kyiv's Northern road bridge and power cuts in the capital. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrived in Kyiv unannounced as Medvedev warned blocking Rassvet satellites would mean war in space.
At home, Irkutsk hospitals entered quarantine after an anti-plague institute worker died, officially of pneumonia, and police detained around 60 people at an authorized Communist rally in Moscow.
The Defence Ministry said attacks on Ukraine's military industry would grow in response to Zelensky's threats against Russian refineries, followed by claims of a strike on Kyiv's Northern road bridge and power cuts in the capital. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrived in Kyiv unannounced as Medvedev warned blocking Rassvet satellites would mean war in space.
At home, Irkutsk hospitals entered quarantine after an anti-plague institute worker died, officially of pneumonia, and police detained around 60 people at an authorized Communist rally in Moscow.
Italy
•04.10.2026
•Sunday
•4 days ago
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Overnight papers led with UN figures of more than 15,000 Ukrainian civilians killed or wounded in 2026, up 55% on 2025, with reports of sexual violence by Russian troops, while Kyiv reported intensified raids.
Attention shifted to Chancellor Merz's surprise trip to Kyiv, struck during his presence by a Russian attack that hit the North Bridge. Merz urged Putin to stop the war and pledged 1 billion in military aid as Moscow said it would fight for 0.01% of Donetsk and Zelensky said Washington sought trilateral talks by late October.
Live sport coverage interrupted with the rain-delayed Malaysian Grand Prix won by Verstappen ahead of Antonelli, while evening editions turned to Garlasco, where Chiara Poggi's parents told television Stasi remained the culprit for them, and to Brazil, where early counts put Bolsonaro above 50% ahead of Lula.
Attention shifted to Chancellor Merz's surprise trip to Kyiv, struck during his presence by a Russian attack that hit the North Bridge. Merz urged Putin to stop the war and pledged 1 billion in military aid as Moscow said it would fight for 0.01% of Donetsk and Zelensky said Washington sought trilateral talks by late October.
Live sport coverage interrupted with the rain-delayed Malaysian Grand Prix won by Verstappen ahead of Antonelli, while evening editions turned to Garlasco, where Chiara Poggi's parents told television Stasi remained the culprit for them, and to Brazil, where early counts put Bolsonaro above 50% ahead of Lula.
Japan
•04.10.2026
•Sunday
•4 days ago
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Overnight police arrested a 20-year-old private from Futenma base on suspicion of robbing and killing a 39-year-old woman in a Naha hotel and taking her wallet. He was found in an entertainment district in Okinawa City and denied the charge. Police later said the cause of death was strangulation, and the family asked for privacy. Prime Minister Takaichi called it extremely brutal, while Foreign Minister Motegi protested to U.S. Ambassador Glass, prompting coverage of renewed anger in Okinawa and stalled Status of Forces talks.
Attention later turned to the close of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, where Japan set a record with 83 golds behind China. Reports stressed bus delays, flag mishaps and staff shortages.
A JNN poll put Takaichi cabinet support at 63.0%, up 0.5 points, ahead of Diet debate on consumption tax cuts from Oct. 5.
Attention later turned to the close of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, where Japan set a record with 83 golds behind China. Reports stressed bus delays, flag mishaps and staff shortages.
A JNN poll put Takaichi cabinet support at 63.0%, up 0.5 points, ahead of Diet debate on consumption tax cuts from Oct. 5.
Netherlands
•04.10.2026
•Sunday
•4 days ago
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After the FlyDubai reconstruction and Amsterdam club shooting dropped from the leads, Sunday opened without a shared story, with outlets pursuing separate angles on Polish migrants leaving, Brazil's polarized vote and Gaza destruction.
Attention then converged mid-morning on Sepang, where heavy rain twice delayed the start and stalled cars on the formation lap. Live blogs tracked Verstappen losing pole to the Mercedeses, retaking Antonelli after the restart and holding on through a late safety car for his first victory of the season.
Evening coverage shifted to Eindhoven, where Oranje closed the first international break under Xavi with a narrow win over Serbia, substitute Zirkzee deciding the match to go top of the Nations League group.
Apart from sport, NOS and NRC noted hundreds of French schools closing Monday over feared protests, while RTL and AD followed floods around Barcelona and a campsite fire at Lake Garda.
Attention then converged mid-morning on Sepang, where heavy rain twice delayed the start and stalled cars on the formation lap. Live blogs tracked Verstappen losing pole to the Mercedeses, retaking Antonelli after the restart and holding on through a late safety car for his first victory of the season.
Evening coverage shifted to Eindhoven, where Oranje closed the first international break under Xavi with a narrow win over Serbia, substitute Zirkzee deciding the match to go top of the Nations League group.
Apart from sport, NOS and NRC noted hundreds of French schools closing Monday over feared protests, while RTL and AD followed floods around Barcelona and a campsite fire at Lake Garda.
India
•04.10.2026
•Sunday
•4 days ago
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Captain Smit Machchhar told Benjamin Netanyahu by phone the Omani co-pilot rose as if to pray before striking him from behind with an axe. Netanyahu invited Machchhar and Narendra Modi to light Israel's Independence Day torch. Outlets quoted investigators saying the co-pilot wanted to crash the jet and was unafraid of death, examined how he cleared security despite a UAE crew list shared with Israel, and noted Al Qaeda praise for the attempt and Iran's denial of links.
Protests demanding CEC Gyanesh Kumar's resignation spread to Mumbai, where Uddhav and Raj Thackeray led a Garjana Morcha, and Delhi, where police detained Saurabh Bharadwaj, Neha Bora and others. Three women journalists accused Delhi police of groping at Jantar Mantar, prompting a Crime Branch probe. Justice Ujjal Bhuyan called mass voter deletions a strike at the Constitution as Kerala ordered a probe into Kumar's PWD tenure.
Protests demanding CEC Gyanesh Kumar's resignation spread to Mumbai, where Uddhav and Raj Thackeray led a Garjana Morcha, and Delhi, where police detained Saurabh Bharadwaj, Neha Bora and others. Three women journalists accused Delhi police of groping at Jantar Mantar, prompting a Crime Branch probe. Justice Ujjal Bhuyan called mass voter deletions a strike at the Constitution as Kerala ordered a probe into Kumar's PWD tenure.
Poland
•04.10.2026
•Sunday
•4 days ago
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After days dominated by the American base debate and airspace violations, attention shifted to Kyiv as the German chancellor arrived unannounced as Russia intensified strikes. TVN24 stressed the visit and Zelensky's public thanks, while wPolityce asked what promises it would bring; the day also brought an RCB alert over attacks in Ukraine, thanks from Ukraine's foreign minister to Sikorski, and reports of Putin's unexpected proposal in US-Russia talks and Trump's new envoy.
Domestically the Krakow race returned after the first round on September 27, with TVN24 noting record result on lowest turnout and wPolityce questioning frontrunner Piątkowska over residence near Warsaw and her house.
The justice standoff and fuel-price clash persisted, with prosecutors reported refusing cooperation with Żurek and Obajtek accusing the government despite falling prices.
Domestically the Krakow race returned after the first round on September 27, with TVN24 noting record result on lowest turnout and wPolityce questioning frontrunner Piątkowska over residence near Warsaw and her house.
The justice standoff and fuel-price clash persisted, with prosecutors reported refusing cooperation with Żurek and Obajtek accusing the government despite falling prices.
Spain
•04.10.2026
•Sunday
•4 days ago
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Overnight coverage treated Saturday's housing marches as closed, with tens of thousands in Madrid and other cities calling for a general strike and campers in Sol and Plaça Catalunya vowing to stay until then. Outlets quantified the failed decrees and noted majority support for the anti-eviction shield even among PP, Vox and Junts voters, while detailing PP regional laws as the alternative.
Attention shifted to Catalonia, where torrential rain left two dead in Tordera and Montornès and one missing in Pineda de Mar, forced suspension of Rodalies, road closures, ES-Alerts along the Besòs, and school closures for Monday.
Through the day election expectation hardened from 70% likelihood to reports that Sánchez leaned toward advancing the vote, with 29 November floated, barons urging an immediate call, the government working on that scenario, and a snap poll giving PP 143 seats to PSOE 106 and Vox 62.
Attention shifted to Catalonia, where torrential rain left two dead in Tordera and Montornès and one missing in Pineda de Mar, forced suspension of Rodalies, road closures, ES-Alerts along the Besòs, and school closures for Monday.
Through the day election expectation hardened from 70% likelihood to reports that Sánchez leaned toward advancing the vote, with 29 November floated, barons urging an immediate call, the government working on that scenario, and a snap poll giving PP 143 seats to PSOE 106 and Vox 62.
Turkey
•04.10.2026
•Sunday
•4 days ago
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The fund investigation advanced with a request for investigation permission against former Capital Markets Board chair İbrahim Ömer Gönül, reported by Milliyet and Sabah, while the number of arrested suspects rose to 85. AKP deputy Serkan Bayram said he had overstepped his remarks on the case.
Attention shifted at midday to successive tremors in the south. AFAD recorded 4.8 and 4.9 quakes in Adana’s Saimbeyli followed minutes later by a 5.2 in Osmaniye’s Sumbas, with panic captured on camera and a later 4.4 in Adana. Naci Görür warned of approaching risk, while AK Party spokesman Ömer Çelik said institutions moved immediately to the field.
Morning pages had been fragmented over an Antalya dealership arson and the political fallout from Altın Koza award speeches invoking Soma.
Attention shifted at midday to successive tremors in the south. AFAD recorded 4.8 and 4.9 quakes in Adana’s Saimbeyli followed minutes later by a 5.2 in Osmaniye’s Sumbas, with panic captured on camera and a later 4.4 in Adana. Naci Görür warned of approaching risk, while AK Party spokesman Ömer Çelik said institutions moved immediately to the field.
Morning pages had been fragmented over an Antalya dealership arson and the political fallout from Altın Koza award speeches invoking Soma.
China
•04.10.2026
•Sunday
•4 days ago
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State outlets carried the National Day canon into a fourth day, cycling identical copy three times. Morning editions ran the 'people's leader' portrait of patriots praised by the general secretary across CCTV, People's Daily, Beijing Daily and others, paired with unity-for-rejuvenation commentaries. By midday the loop switched to the governance story 'the people are the country,' then by afternoon to an explainer decoding Xi's harvest greetings, with grain-harvest and logistics-efficiency fillers alongside.
English-language state titles kept a second track on a thriving holiday cultural and tourism market, echoed by Xinhua's travel-boom report.
Beyond the loop, friction after Washington lingered: the commerce ministry said U.S.-pushed overcapacity and forced-labor items failed to gain consensus at the G20 trade meeting, while Hong Kong press revisited Xi-Trump praise of the Flying Tigers as a history dilemma for Taipei.
English-language state titles kept a second track on a thriving holiday cultural and tourism market, echoed by Xinhua's travel-boom report.
Beyond the loop, friction after Washington lingered: the commerce ministry said U.S.-pushed overcapacity and forced-labor items failed to gain consensus at the G20 trade meeting, while Hong Kong press revisited Xi-Trump praise of the Flying Tigers as a history dilemma for Taipei.
Kenya
•04.10.2026
•Sunday
•4 days ago
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Follow-up to the Salama crash that killed 17 Mulumba parishioners dominated the morning, with postmortems scheduled for Sunday, the government outlining its investigation, Mombasa County pledging funeral costs and a special mass held, as outlets noted 20 road deaths in 24 hours and a separate crash at Mau Summit.
Attention then shifted to succession politics a year after Raila Odinga's death, with reports of friction between ODM and the family, Wycliffe Oparanya meeting and winning endorsement as family adviser to Raila Junior, and former deputy Gachagua speaking from the US.
By afternoon editors converged on Edwin Sifuna being named leader of The Equitable Party for a 2027 presidential run, pledging consultations before unveiling policies, amid a poll showing Ruto ahead with Sifuna surging and debate over Babu Owino's Nairobi role.
Attention then shifted to succession politics a year after Raila Odinga's death, with reports of friction between ODM and the family, Wycliffe Oparanya meeting and winning endorsement as family adviser to Raila Junior, and former deputy Gachagua speaking from the US.
By afternoon editors converged on Edwin Sifuna being named leader of The Equitable Party for a 2027 presidential run, pledging consultations before unveiling policies, amid a poll showing Ruto ahead with Sifuna surging and debate over Babu Owino's Nairobi role.