October 9, 2026
Israel
•09.10.2026
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Overnight attention stayed on Iran after reports detailed a Pentagon plan for three days of strikes, with Israeli outlets stressing Trump had rejected five proposals and ruled out action before the midterms.
By morning focus moved to former military secretary Avi Gil's News 12 interview alleging altered October 7 protocols and political considerations around the hostages, an account that drew calls for criminal investigation and ended with reports that aide Tzachi Braverman admitted changing a protocol.
Midday brought the announcement of Navi Pillay as peace laureate who had chaired the UN inquiry accusing Israel of genocide, prompting condemnation in Jerusalem, followed within hours by Washington's sanctions banning transactions with the International Criminal Court.
In the evening the Emirates' attorney-general confirmed the Omani Flydubai co-pilot intended a 9/11-inspired suicide crash at Ben-Gurion.
By morning focus moved to former military secretary Avi Gil's News 12 interview alleging altered October 7 protocols and political considerations around the hostages, an account that drew calls for criminal investigation and ended with reports that aide Tzachi Braverman admitted changing a protocol.
Midday brought the announcement of Navi Pillay as peace laureate who had chaired the UN inquiry accusing Israel of genocide, prompting condemnation in Jerusalem, followed within hours by Washington's sanctions banning transactions with the International Criminal Court.
In the evening the Emirates' attorney-general confirmed the Omani Flydubai co-pilot intended a 9/11-inspired suicide crash at Ben-Gurion.
Germany
•09.10.2026
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Overnight police arrested a 60-year-old hunter in Berngau after two authority employees were shot during a weapons check, one fatally, ending an hours-long barricaded standoff.
Attention shifted to Chancellor Merz's clash with Manuela Schwesig, whom he accused of destroying the democratic center before she turned and left him standing.
Midday the Nobel Peace Prize to South African jurist Navanethem Pillay took over front pages, noted for her war-crimes work and, in some outlets, her genocide accusation against Israel.
Coverage then returned to the fallout from Tobias Rausch's election in Magdeburg, with speculation over an AfD minister-president Ulrich Siegmund, CDU self-recrimination ahead of a presidium retreat and BMW withdrawing a service car, while Gerhard Schröder's appearance at Vladimir Putin's birthday drew calls for SPD expulsion.
Attention shifted to Chancellor Merz's clash with Manuela Schwesig, whom he accused of destroying the democratic center before she turned and left him standing.
Midday the Nobel Peace Prize to South African jurist Navanethem Pillay took over front pages, noted for her war-crimes work and, in some outlets, her genocide accusation against Israel.
Coverage then returned to the fallout from Tobias Rausch's election in Magdeburg, with speculation over an AfD minister-president Ulrich Siegmund, CDU self-recrimination ahead of a presidium retreat and BMW withdrawing a service car, while Gerhard Schröder's appearance at Vladimir Putin's birthday drew calls for SPD expulsion.
France
•09.10.2026
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Friday opened with 141 lycées still closed, down sharply from Thursday's acte IV, as Education Minister Edouard Geffray visited Cachan to defend his pledge to urgently deploy 3,024 substitute teachers. Lycéen organizations called the announcement a first concrete step but insufficient, unions urged continued mobilization toward 13 October, and press scrutiny questioned where the replacements would come from.
Attention shifted from street counts to policing, with 6,877 in custody, 24 IGPN investigations, UN concern over violence, and new cases in Paris, Dunkerque and Lens revisited alongside trauma in Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône. The executive claimed a nette décélération and cited over 30 million euros in damage.
Separately, the social-democratic left primary opened with over 140,000 voters but its platform suffered a cyberattack, forcing extension of voting until Sunday evening.
Attention shifted from street counts to policing, with 6,877 in custody, 24 IGPN investigations, UN concern over violence, and new cases in Paris, Dunkerque and Lens revisited alongside trauma in Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône. The executive claimed a nette décélération and cited over 30 million euros in damage.
Separately, the social-democratic left primary opened with over 140,000 voters but its platform suffered a cyberattack, forcing extension of voting until Sunday evening.
Lebanon
•09.10.2026
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Morning coverage stayed on Western pressure ahead of the Tampa round, with CENTCOM preparations, European backing for the army and a planned EU security mission, as President Aoun said negotiations with Israel could not be abandoned and Israel added verification of disarmament as a condition.
Attention ran parallel on finances, with reports of imminent US sanctions to close Hezbollah funding channels through three countries and debate over whether reported Iranian $200 million offered respite.
Focus shifted to the ground after Israel reported one soldier killed and three wounded in south Lebanon, followed by a drone strike on a car in Hawsh al-Sayyid Ali and raids on southern villages, the first such action in the northeast since the ceasefire. Security services later announced seizure of 500 kg of explosives in Dahr al-Baidar with two Hezbollah-linked suspects.
Attention ran parallel on finances, with reports of imminent US sanctions to close Hezbollah funding channels through three countries and debate over whether reported Iranian $200 million offered respite.
Focus shifted to the ground after Israel reported one soldier killed and three wounded in south Lebanon, followed by a drone strike on a car in Hawsh al-Sayyid Ali and raids on southern villages, the first such action in the northeast since the ceasefire. Security services later announced seizure of 500 kg of explosives in Dahr al-Baidar with two Hezbollah-linked suspects.
Ukraine
•09.10.2026
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Overnight Russian strikes prolonged the barrage that had killed 30 in Kramatorsk. Dawn KABs hit Zaporizhzhia, killing one man with the wounded toll rising from two to nine, while Ivano-Frankivsk, Rivne region and Bucha district reported a death, seven injured and a woman’s body under warehouse rubble. Kyiv logged ten air alerts, with emergency outages on the right bank halting trolleybuses and metro and Zelensky reporting extensive grid damage.
Focus moved to energy-truce diplomacy ahead of Miami talks where Witkoff and Kushner were to present new ideas, as outlets citing Kyiv Independent said Moscow demanded US sanctions relief to halt strikes on energy infrastructure.
Ukraine reported hits on Russian missile-launch and rocket-fuel sites and drones that closed four Moscow airports, before Trump claimed agreement with Putin on nearly five million tons of Russian diesel, which Zelensky denounced as weakness and investment in war.
Focus moved to energy-truce diplomacy ahead of Miami talks where Witkoff and Kushner were to present new ideas, as outlets citing Kyiv Independent said Moscow demanded US sanctions relief to halt strikes on energy infrastructure.
Ukraine reported hits on Russian missile-launch and rocket-fuel sites and drones that closed four Moscow airports, before Trump claimed agreement with Putin on nearly five million tons of Russian diesel, which Zelensky denounced as weakness and investment in war.
Palestine
•09.10.2026
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One year after the Gaza agreement, outlets tallied 1,471 killed in violations and Israeli control of 70% of the Strip behind the Yellow Line. Reports rose from three dead to four including a child, with strikes on houses in Gaza City and Khan Younis and shootings east of Maghazi. One hundred international organizations described the truce as ink on paper, as health authorities put the three-year toll at 74,237 killed and 175,267 wounded.
Attention shifted to the West Bank olive harvest, with 19 settler attacks reported on pickers and trees and the arrest of the Ibrahimi Mosque director in Hebron.
On the political track, Hussein al-Sheikh told France legislative elections would be delayed months, while Hamas announced a triple alliance for registration Tuesday and Abbas sought a Security Council session. Pillay's Nobel win drew Israeli criticism and new U.S. sanctions on the ICC.
Attention shifted to the West Bank olive harvest, with 19 settler attacks reported on pickers and trees and the arrest of the Ibrahimi Mosque director in Hebron.
On the political track, Hussein al-Sheikh told France legislative elections would be delayed months, while Hamas announced a triple alliance for registration Tuesday and Abbas sought a Security Council session. Pillay's Nobel win drew Israeli criticism and new U.S. sanctions on the ICC.
UK
•09.10.2026
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Overnight results confirmed Labour's Sagal Abdi-Wali held Holborn and St Pancras ahead of Green leader Zack Polanski, settling the close contest anticipated the previous evening. Morning coverage framed the outcome as a Labour victory for 'hope' over fear and, in sympathetic commentary, as validation of Burnham's leadership.
By midday attention turned from the result to Polanski's future. Outlets linked the defeat to fallout from the Greens' vote that Zionism is racism, his refusal to say Israel should exist, and growing resignation calls, culminating in the government's antisemitism adviser urging an EHRC probe into the party.
Elsewhere editors noted the Nobel Peace Prize for Navi Pillay, condemnation of the Pentagon plan to livestream the Fort Hood shooter's firing-squad execution, and a Trump-Putin diesel supply deal criticised by Zelensky.
By midday attention turned from the result to Polanski's future. Outlets linked the defeat to fallout from the Greens' vote that Zionism is racism, his refusal to say Israel should exist, and growing resignation calls, culminating in the government's antisemitism adviser urging an EHRC probe into the party.
Elsewhere editors noted the Nobel Peace Prize for Navi Pillay, condemnation of the Pentagon plan to livestream the Fort Hood shooter's firing-squad execution, and a Trump-Putin diesel supply deal criticised by Zelensky.
Iran
•09.10.2026
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Pezeshkian arrived in Moscow a day early for talks with Putin, telling him Tehran would not leave the negotiating table while Putin said Russia would take all necessary steps to help end the war, prompting speculation in Iranian outlets about a message for Trump and a Kremlin dismissal of the rumors. At the CIS summit he then proposed a CIS+1 format for trade, energy and transit, later joined by Putin and Aliyev for Caspian cooperation.
Trump repeated there would be no strike before the midterms and cited constructive talks, then said the confrontation would end soon, claiming a blockade had stopped Iranian oil flows, as Washington sanctioned a financing network.
The IRGC warned interdiction of unauthorized vessels would not be limited to Hormuz, while Houthi missiles hit Riyadh airport, killing three Saudis and forcing cancellations, and domestic outlets reported police and army deaths in Sistan-Baluchestan spreading toward Kerman.
Trump repeated there would be no strike before the midterms and cited constructive talks, then said the confrontation would end soon, claiming a blockade had stopped Iranian oil flows, as Washington sanctioned a financing network.
The IRGC warned interdiction of unauthorized vessels would not be limited to Hormuz, while Houthi missiles hit Riyadh airport, killing three Saudis and forcing cancellations, and domestic outlets reported police and army deaths in Sistan-Baluchestan spreading toward Kerman.
Russia
•09.10.2026
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Overnight coverage stayed on the exchange of strikes that dominated the previous day. After the Sasovo data-center incident, outlets reported a second hit on Yandex infrastructure in Kaluga, with modules disabled, alongside Ukrainian attacks that killed two in Belgorod and injured nine in Kaluga, and Russian claims of hits on Ukrainian port infrastructure and cargo ships.
Attention shifted midday to Putin's second day in Turkmenistan for the CIS summit, where state media highlighted calls to remove trade barriers and promote Russian language, while independent outlets followed the detention in Montenegro of Rybar founder Mikhail Zvinchuk, later ordered expelled.
By evening all outlets converged on a Putin-Trump phone call, with Trump claiming agreement on large-scale Russian diesel supplies and Washington suspending related sanctions, alongside discussion of Ukraine and Iran.
Attention shifted midday to Putin's second day in Turkmenistan for the CIS summit, where state media highlighted calls to remove trade barriers and promote Russian language, while independent outlets followed the detention in Montenegro of Rybar founder Mikhail Zvinchuk, later ordered expelled.
By evening all outlets converged on a Putin-Trump phone call, with Trump claiming agreement on large-scale Russian diesel supplies and Washington suspending related sanctions, alongside discussion of Ukraine and Iran.
Italy
•09.10.2026
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Overnight papers treated the 227-164 passage of the electoral law as closed, debating early elections in May or June and explaining appeals on signatures and gender quotas, until Mattarella promulgated the Stabilicum in the evening, sending scrutiny to the Consulta.
Attention shifted mid-morning to Oslo's award of the Peace Nobel to South African jurist Navanethem Pillay for work against war crimes, foregrounding her UN commission accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza. Israel denounced the choice and Washington announced sanctions on the International Criminal Court, drawing EU condemnation as Italy joined seven states pledging unwavering support.
In the evening Trump claimed a call with Putin for 300,000 tons of Russian diesel to lower prices, linked to talks in Miami with Ukrainian negotiators, which Zelensky called dishonest gifts that would be repaid with terror.
Attention shifted mid-morning to Oslo's award of the Peace Nobel to South African jurist Navanethem Pillay for work against war crimes, foregrounding her UN commission accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza. Israel denounced the choice and Washington announced sanctions on the International Criminal Court, drawing EU condemnation as Italy joined seven states pledging unwavering support.
In the evening Trump claimed a call with Putin for 300,000 tons of Russian diesel to lower prices, linked to talks in Miami with Ukrainian negotiators, which Zelensky called dishonest gifts that would be repaid with terror.
Japan
•09.10.2026
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The Cabinet approved a bill cutting food consumption tax to 1%, though funding, benefit amounts and eligibility stayed undecided.
Attention shifted to successive unauthorized accesses: Book-Off flagged up to 6.43 million members, Skyticket over 14 million, and JR East and View Card 2 million to over 6 million. TBS tallied more than 40 million, later 62 million, potentially exposed in two weeks, prompting an emergency government request. The Financial Services Agency separately ordered Prudential Life to suspend new contracts until late January over fraud.
Farm minister Yan faced renewed pressure after a 2024 remark about having the land ministry allocate budgets emerged, with six opposition parties weighing a censure motion.
The evening turned to Stockholm's peace prize for former UN rights chief Navi Pillay, followed by reports Washington designated the ICC itself for sanctions and that a Russian aircraft violated airspace over the Northern Territories to off Iwate.
Attention shifted to successive unauthorized accesses: Book-Off flagged up to 6.43 million members, Skyticket over 14 million, and JR East and View Card 2 million to over 6 million. TBS tallied more than 40 million, later 62 million, potentially exposed in two weeks, prompting an emergency government request. The Financial Services Agency separately ordered Prudential Life to suspend new contracts until late January over fraud.
Farm minister Yan faced renewed pressure after a 2024 remark about having the land ministry allocate budgets emerged, with six opposition parties weighing a censure motion.
The evening turned to Stockholm's peace prize for former UN rights chief Navi Pillay, followed by reports Washington designated the ICC itself for sanctions and that a Russian aircraft violated airspace over the Northern Territories to off Iwate.
Netherlands
•09.10.2026
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Overnight vote settled that the rainbow flag would fly on the Tweede Kamer building, a decision that still split the chamber with Wilders calling it perverse, as schools marked Purple Friday amid removed posters and pupils wearing black.
Mid-morning attention moved to Oslo where the Nobel Peace Prize went to former UN human rights chief and ICC judge Navanethem Pillay, presented as a signal for the international legal order.
By afternoon Washington announced sanctions aimed at paralysing the International Criminal Court in The Hague, which the court called an attack on its foundations. The cabinet condemned the move while hoping for diplomacy, with Prime Minister Jetten and European Council president Costa calling the next six months crucial. Separately minister Hermans apologised to Q-fever patients and NOS reported twenty asylum seekers slept in the rain in Ter Apel.
Mid-morning attention moved to Oslo where the Nobel Peace Prize went to former UN human rights chief and ICC judge Navanethem Pillay, presented as a signal for the international legal order.
By afternoon Washington announced sanctions aimed at paralysing the International Criminal Court in The Hague, which the court called an attack on its foundations. The cabinet condemned the move while hoping for diplomacy, with Prime Minister Jetten and European Council president Costa calling the next six months crucial. Separately minister Hermans apologised to Q-fever patients and NOS reported twenty asylum seekers slept in the rain in Ter Apel.
India
•09.10.2026
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Counting for six bypolls gave BJP wins in Nandigram by over 1.22 lakh votes, Rejinagar and Assam's Nagaon, while Vijay's TVK took Tamil Nadu seats and AINRC won Puducherry, prompting a Modi message on good governance.
Focus moved to Delhi ahead of the October 10 CJP protest seeking CEC Gyanesh Kumar's removal. Police denied permission, sought closure of 57 metro stations, cancelled incoming trains and ordered a 24-hour internet shutdown around Jantar Mantar. The Supreme Court rejected a complete stoppage as disproportionate and ordered regulated services to continue.
INDIA bloc MPs marched from Parliament, were halted at Vijay Chowk, while ten leaders visited Rashtrapati Bhavan with demands for Kumar's resignation and SIR suspension. Rahul Gandhi said she sought proof of vote theft to be submitted before a planned court move Monday, a version the government disputed.
Focus moved to Delhi ahead of the October 10 CJP protest seeking CEC Gyanesh Kumar's removal. Police denied permission, sought closure of 57 metro stations, cancelled incoming trains and ordered a 24-hour internet shutdown around Jantar Mantar. The Supreme Court rejected a complete stoppage as disproportionate and ordered regulated services to continue.
INDIA bloc MPs marched from Parliament, were halted at Vijay Chowk, while ten leaders visited Rashtrapati Bhavan with demands for Kumar's resignation and SIR suspension. Rahul Gandhi said she sought proof of vote theft to be submitted before a planned court move Monday, a version the government disputed.
Poland
•09.10.2026
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Overnight the fuel-bill fight carried over from the Orlen detentions, with TVN24 reconstructing Nawrocki's signature and wPolityce presenting Tusk's podcast attack on the president as answered.
Attention then moved to Krakow two days before the second round, with wPolityce stressing final-hours campaigning and a new poll, later framing a Piątkowska appeal to Trzaskowski and a gesture answered by Miszalski as potentially decisive.
The October 8 school killing stayed in the background: TVN24 offered guidance on protecting children, while wPolityce reported a series of detentions of minors and revived blame that Tusk had failed the test and shifted responsibility to the president. A separate personal attack escalated from a morning knife allegation against Kołodziejczak to an evening claim of sex tapes and money offers.
Attention then moved to Krakow two days before the second round, with wPolityce stressing final-hours campaigning and a new poll, later framing a Piątkowska appeal to Trzaskowski and a gesture answered by Miszalski as potentially decisive.
The October 8 school killing stayed in the background: TVN24 offered guidance on protecting children, while wPolityce reported a series of detentions of minors and revived blame that Tusk had failed the test and shifted responsibility to the president. A separate personal attack escalated from a morning knife allegation against Kołodziejczak to an evening claim of sex tapes and money offers.
Spain
•09.10.2026
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Overnight tributes put Maricarmen's Sol-to-home march at around 20,000, with editors noting its shift from vigil to 29-N precampaign symbol and the PP's refusal of minutes of silence.
Morning flash polls then reset the race, projecting PP-Vox retaining an absolute majority despite PP losses to a surging Vox, while PSOE absorbed Sumar voters. In response PSOE opened to joint left candidacies, including an unusual Senate alliance with Frente Amplio, with a negotiation meeting set for Sunday. Bargaining centered on Madrid lists and Ada Colau's invitation to Rufián to join.
Parallel fronts intruded: Judge Pedraz declined for now to impute PSOE in the Leire Díez case despite Anti-corruption language, Sánchez floated a pardon for the former attorney general, and Mohamed VI said migration cooperation had reached its limit and rejected pressure.
Morning flash polls then reset the race, projecting PP-Vox retaining an absolute majority despite PP losses to a surging Vox, while PSOE absorbed Sumar voters. In response PSOE opened to joint left candidacies, including an unusual Senate alliance with Frente Amplio, with a negotiation meeting set for Sunday. Bargaining centered on Madrid lists and Ada Colau's invitation to Rufián to join.
Parallel fronts intruded: Judge Pedraz declined for now to impute PSOE in the Leire Díez case despite Anti-corruption language, Sánchez floated a pardon for the former attorney general, and Mohamed VI said migration cooperation had reached its limit and rejected pressure.
Turkey
•09.10.2026
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Rescue work in Maltepe closed the building collapse that dominated the previous night. Crews recovered the last bodies at the 25th hour, leaving five dead. A preliminary expert report said demolition orders for unlicensed upper floors had not been enforced, and the architect and site chief were arrested.
Attention then shifted to the fund investigation. Journalists Şaban Sevinç, Murat Ağırel, İsmail Saymaz and Mustafa Balcı were summoned; Sevinç and Balcı were detained while judicial control was sought for the others. Justice Minister Gürlek put the reclaim at 187.6 billion lira and the AK Party sent a liquidation bill to parliament, as spokesman Ömer Çelik traded accusations with CHP leader Özgür Özel.
President Erdoğan used the Çerkezköy-Kapıkule line opening to denounce silence on Gaza and criticize Özel. Separately, the DEM İmralı delegation met Devlet Bahçeli, and former Bayraklı mayor Serdar Sandal was jailed.
Attention then shifted to the fund investigation. Journalists Şaban Sevinç, Murat Ağırel, İsmail Saymaz and Mustafa Balcı were summoned; Sevinç and Balcı were detained while judicial control was sought for the others. Justice Minister Gürlek put the reclaim at 187.6 billion lira and the AK Party sent a liquidation bill to parliament, as spokesman Ömer Çelik traded accusations with CHP leader Özgür Özel.
President Erdoğan used the Çerkezköy-Kapıkule line opening to denounce silence on Gaza and criticize Özel. Separately, the DEM İmralı delegation met Devlet Bahçeli, and former Bayraklı mayor Serdar Sandal was jailed.
China
•09.10.2026
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State papers replaced the previous day's cultural-thought canon with a unified line on Xi's remarks on building aerospace power, carried identically across CCTV, People's Daily affiliates, Xinhua, Guangming and others, later recast as a people-centered feature on exploring the universe.
Midday the line shifted to the Central Committee and State Council opinions on developing new quality productive forces, reported as five areas and 19 measures, with an English version for external audiences, while culture volumes and a symposium on Xi's cultural works were pushed to secondary slots.
Externally, trade chiefs' Beijing meeting produced a 16-point consensus, presented as an understanding to halve Chinese hybrid-vehicle exports to the EU alongside cooperation on rare earths and export controls.
Midday the line shifted to the Central Committee and State Council opinions on developing new quality productive forces, reported as five areas and 19 measures, with an English version for external audiences, while culture volumes and a symposium on Xi's cultural works were pushed to secondary slots.
Externally, trade chiefs' Beijing meeting produced a 16-point consensus, presented as an understanding to halve Chinese hybrid-vehicle exports to the EU alongside cooperation on rare earths and export controls.
Kenya
•09.10.2026
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•Yesterday
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Morning coverage stayed with weather after Kisumu storm damage, with the Met warning of rain in 25 then 37 counties and strong winds, Ruto questioning the delayed El Niño forecast and urging irrigation, and features on Turkana's drought-to-flood cycle and Kitengela's dry taps.
Ebola receded from the lead after the Wajir suspect tested negative, with WHO saying the first patient may have been infected while seeking treatment in DRC and China pledging Ksh259 million for preparedness.
Attention then moved to Cabinet decisions, with Ksh25 billion set aside for Naivasha-Kisumu-Malaba SGR compensation and Ksh45.4 billion financing for Kenya Airways, alongside defections with Nakuru Senator Tabitha Karanja leaving UDA for DCP and a US report that over 1,000 Kenyans were recruited to fight for Russia.
Ebola receded from the lead after the Wajir suspect tested negative, with WHO saying the first patient may have been infected while seeking treatment in DRC and China pledging Ksh259 million for preparedness.
Attention then moved to Cabinet decisions, with Ksh25 billion set aside for Naivasha-Kisumu-Malaba SGR compensation and Ksh45.4 billion financing for Kenya Airways, alongside defections with Nakuru Senator Tabitha Karanja leaving UDA for DCP and a US report that over 1,000 Kenyans were recruited to fight for Russia.