November 11, 2026
Israel
•11.11.2026
•Wednesday
•Yesterday
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Eisenkot's bloc moved from mandate to control. Morning coverage tracked bargaining over a Haredi-backed government, Bennett's benefits bill seen as blocking it, Haredi conditions, and Abbas accusing Netanyahu of incitement.
A 4.5-magnitude quake off Eilat briefly displaced politics, with alerts, halted flights at Ramon and no casualties reported.
The Knesset then approved the change bloc's Arrangements Committee 63-50 with Arab support, installing Yashar's Folkman and naming Liberman to head Foreign Affairs and Defense amid expulsions and shouting.
Evening focus shifted to security: Eisenkot publicly urged caretaker Netanyahu to avoid non-urgent force and complained of denied briefings, appealing to the attorney general. Netanyahu called it irresponsible politicization as reports described Iranian missile production and a cabinet meeting set for Sunday.
A 4.5-magnitude quake off Eilat briefly displaced politics, with alerts, halted flights at Ramon and no casualties reported.
The Knesset then approved the change bloc's Arrangements Committee 63-50 with Arab support, installing Yashar's Folkman and naming Liberman to head Foreign Affairs and Defense amid expulsions and shouting.
Evening focus shifted to security: Eisenkot publicly urged caretaker Netanyahu to avoid non-urgent force and complained of denied briefings, appealing to the attorney general. Netanyahu called it irresponsible politicization as reports described Iranian missile production and a cabinet meeting set for Sunday.
Germany
•11.11.2026
•Wednesday
•Yesterday
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Overnight papers stayed with Washington, reporting House Republicans had blocked the impeachment motion against Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth over Iran and Caribbean strikes, which Trump called an acquittal.
Attention then shifted to the Bundeswehr, where Defence Minister Pistorius presented a dark-field study finding more than 70 percent of servicewomen had experienced sexual harassment, concentrated among young lower ranks and in the navy, described across titles as systemic.
By midday editors converged on Brandenburg, reporting the 22-year-old suspect in the murder of 13-year-old Lisa T. had died in hospital, leaving investigators to clarify only the girl's death.
Afternoon coverage turned to the Council of Economic Experts, which warned of a 215-billion-euro gap despite better growth and attacked black-red borrowing while floating tax rises. The government then postponed the sugar levy to 2028, scrapped the plastic levy and took general power-tax relief off the table for 2027 without social cuts.
Attention then shifted to the Bundeswehr, where Defence Minister Pistorius presented a dark-field study finding more than 70 percent of servicewomen had experienced sexual harassment, concentrated among young lower ranks and in the navy, described across titles as systemic.
By midday editors converged on Brandenburg, reporting the 22-year-old suspect in the murder of 13-year-old Lisa T. had died in hospital, leaving investigators to clarify only the girl's death.
Afternoon coverage turned to the Council of Economic Experts, which warned of a 215-billion-euro gap despite better growth and attacked black-red borrowing while floating tax rises. The government then postponed the sugar levy to 2028, scrapped the plastic levy and took general power-tax relief off the table for 2027 without social cuts.
France
•11.11.2026
•Wednesday
•Yesterday
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Morning coverage moved from Tuesday's blocked lycées and the Chelles gasoline-bottle attack to Armistice Day, following Emmanuel Macron's last ceremony as president at the Arc de Triomphe, from the Clemenceau wreath to the relighting of the Unknown Soldier's flame, alongside dispute over the education ministry's mandatory school commemoration.
Attention shifted midday to European security alerts, with more than 300 schools evacuated in Italy after bomb threats saying 'we came to annihilate you,' with similar non-credible messages in Britain and Ireland, and to Moscow barring deputies Sacha Houlié and Arthur Delaporte and two journalists including Le Monde's Ariane Chemin in retaliation for Xenia Fedorova's expulsion.
By evening focus returned to the Trappes racist attack, with custody statements in which Kevin Tessier said he assumed his acts and hoped to become an example, after investigators found a list targeting left-wing figures including Sandrine Rousseau, Aymeric Caron and Assa Traoré.
Attention shifted midday to European security alerts, with more than 300 schools evacuated in Italy after bomb threats saying 'we came to annihilate you,' with similar non-credible messages in Britain and Ireland, and to Moscow barring deputies Sacha Houlié and Arthur Delaporte and two journalists including Le Monde's Ariane Chemin in retaliation for Xenia Fedorova's expulsion.
By evening focus returned to the Trappes racist attack, with custody statements in which Kevin Tessier said he assumed his acts and hoped to become an example, after investigators found a list targeting left-wing figures including Sandrine Rousseau, Aymeric Caron and Assa Traoré.
Lebanon
•11.11.2026
•Wednesday
•Yesterday
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Washington pressed the army to disarm Hezbollah, described as the root cause of Lebanon's crises, while Lebanese outlets reported a French-American formula for the post-UNIFIL period tying Resolution 1701 to the framework agreement.
President Aoun hardened the previous day's defense of the military, stating no one could claim sovereignty while attacking the army, as the Baabda-Hezbollah dialogue was described as blocked and Prime Minister Salam promised a strict investigation into both the detention of five Hezbollah members in the Batroun-Bsharri highlands and the strangling of former Iraqi MP Ahmed al-Alwani in Beirut.
Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem answered in a Martyr Day address, refusing disarmament under occupation but offering understanding after Israeli withdrawal and an end to tutelage, while Israeli raids on Qantara and Kfr Tibnit kept the southern front active.
President Aoun hardened the previous day's defense of the military, stating no one could claim sovereignty while attacking the army, as the Baabda-Hezbollah dialogue was described as blocked and Prime Minister Salam promised a strict investigation into both the detention of five Hezbollah members in the Batroun-Bsharri highlands and the strangling of former Iraqi MP Ahmed al-Alwani in Beirut.
Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem answered in a Martyr Day address, refusing disarmament under occupation but offering understanding after Israeli withdrawal and an end to tutelage, while Israeli raids on Qantara and Kfr Tibnit kept the southern front active.
Ukraine
•11.11.2026
•Wednesday
•Yesterday
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Overnight Ukrainian drones struck the Ust-Luga port in Leningrad region, starting a fire later claimed by the SBU as damage to five oil reservoirs and the Kalibr-capable ship Naro-Fominsk. Russia answered with strikes on energy infrastructure in eight oblasts, hitting six major substations and leaving parts of Kryvyi Rih without power.
Attention then moved to Abu Dhabi, where the second day of Ukraine-U.S.-Russia talks lasted under two hours and closed without agreement on territory. Kyiv rejected ceding Donbas and accused Moscow of misleading U.S. envoys about frontline control, a claim echoed in ISW assessments of wider Russian demands. A prisoner exchange was the only reported result, while U.S. envoys Kushner and Witkoff announced a trip to Moscow before meeting Zelensky.
Zelensky, speaking from Denmark and then Ireland, said Washington was seeking modifications on Donbas and held out a window for a deal by year-end.
Attention then moved to Abu Dhabi, where the second day of Ukraine-U.S.-Russia talks lasted under two hours and closed without agreement on territory. Kyiv rejected ceding Donbas and accused Moscow of misleading U.S. envoys about frontline control, a claim echoed in ISW assessments of wider Russian demands. A prisoner exchange was the only reported result, while U.S. envoys Kushner and Witkoff announced a trip to Moscow before meeting Zelensky.
Zelensky, speaking from Denmark and then Ireland, said Washington was seeking modifications on Donbas and held out a window for a deal by year-end.
Palestine
•11.11.2026
•Wednesday
•Yesterday
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Overnight reports of seven dead, including a father and child and Gaza Sports Club goalkeeper Mahmoud Abdel Malik, were updated to eight killed and 29 wounded in 24 hours as drone strikes, artillery and gunfire hit homes and displaced tents in Sheikh Radwan, Bureij and Gaza City, including a man collecting water. Hamas called for global days of anger.
Attention shifted to shelter, with the Red Crescent citing 70,000 flooded tents, OCHA and Gaza's winter committee accusing Israel of blocking entry, and the UN saying over 150,000 tents awaited permission.
In Israel, Eisenkot's camp seized the Knesset organizing committee and warned Netanyahu against military moves during transition amid talk of Iran confrontation.
In the West Bank, outlets tracked settler arson south of Nablus, plans for 31 firing ranges and 2,167 E1 units, and courts refusing release of 14 Gaza doctors.
Attention shifted to shelter, with the Red Crescent citing 70,000 flooded tents, OCHA and Gaza's winter committee accusing Israel of blocking entry, and the UN saying over 150,000 tents awaited permission.
In Israel, Eisenkot's camp seized the Knesset organizing committee and warned Netanyahu against military moves during transition amid talk of Iran confrontation.
In the West Bank, outlets tracked settler arson south of Nablus, plans for 31 firing ranges and 2,167 E1 units, and courts refusing release of 14 Gaza doctors.
UK
•11.11.2026
•Wednesday
•Yesterday
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Coverage of David Walliams moved from naming to backstage detail. Comedian Lucy Beaumont said she had alerted Britain's Got Talent producers over fears for a teenage girl, and said she expected never to work in television again. New accounts described girls aged 15-17 invited to his dressing room and picked from the audience, while Jonathan Ross said he was horrified and addressed his 2004 joke. Police said they would assess any allegations.
Security reporting ran alongside, with US officials alleging Iran-backed suspects plotted attacks including an incident at RAF Fairford, linked by British outlets to arson attacks on London Jews, and British counter-terror police holding a US soldier on suspicion of spying for Russia.
London marked Armistice Day on the Somme anniversary, while a former adviser to Andy Burnham warned the economy faced a heart attack ahead of Cop31.
Security reporting ran alongside, with US officials alleging Iran-backed suspects plotted attacks including an incident at RAF Fairford, linked by British outlets to arson attacks on London Jews, and British counter-terror police holding a US soldier on suspicion of spying for Russia.
London marked Armistice Day on the Somme anniversary, while a former adviser to Andy Burnham warned the economy faced a heart attack ahead of Cop31.
Iran
•11.11.2026
•Wednesday
•Yesterday
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Overnight exile outlets led with Washington's security accusations: three men charged over an alleged plot against RAF Fairford, reports Tehran threatened Treasury Secretary Bessent, now moved to a military base, and the Roosevelt carrier heading toward the region.
State-aligned outlets answered with display and red lines, showcasing a new IRGC underground 'missile city' and continued missile output, while SNSC chief Rezaei said not a particle of enriched uranium would leave Iran, and Hormuz would stay shut without US concessions.
Qatar was reported to have two weeks to mediate as the Paris G7 declared Iran must never obtain a nuclear weapon and cited violent plots. Parliament speaker Qalibaf replied Washington must meet seven Iranian conditions, Pezeshkian in Antalya blamed the war for environmental damage, while Trump demanded 'complete' victory and CENTCOM claimed $30 billion in oil revenue blocked.
State-aligned outlets answered with display and red lines, showcasing a new IRGC underground 'missile city' and continued missile output, while SNSC chief Rezaei said not a particle of enriched uranium would leave Iran, and Hormuz would stay shut without US concessions.
Qatar was reported to have two weeks to mediate as the Paris G7 declared Iran must never obtain a nuclear weapon and cited violent plots. Parliament speaker Qalibaf replied Washington must meet seven Iranian conditions, Pezeshkian in Antalya blamed the war for environmental damage, while Trump demanded 'complete' victory and CENTCOM claimed $30 billion in oil revenue blocked.
Russia
•11.11.2026
•Wednesday
•Yesterday
•⌨
Overnight attention stayed on strikes: wires counted up to 150 drones downed over Leningrad region, with fire at Ust-Luga port injuring three and debris hitting a Smolensk apartment block killing two.
By morning focus returned to Abu Dhabi for the second and final day of closed Russia-U.S.-Ukraine talks. State outlets carried Medinsky's claim of agreement on a large-scale prisoner exchange and discussion of European security, while exile outlets stressed refusal to discuss ceasefire or territory and cited Ukrainian hopes of progress by New Year, with Kushner and Witkoff expected in Moscow next.
Later coverage turned to the CSTO summit stripping Armenia of voting rights over unpaid dues and to wires reporting the death of ambassador to Washington Alexander Darchiev, alongside an FSB claim of exposing a Polish agent network in Kaliningrad.
By morning focus returned to Abu Dhabi for the second and final day of closed Russia-U.S.-Ukraine talks. State outlets carried Medinsky's claim of agreement on a large-scale prisoner exchange and discussion of European security, while exile outlets stressed refusal to discuss ceasefire or territory and cited Ukrainian hopes of progress by New Year, with Kushner and Witkoff expected in Moscow next.
Later coverage turned to the CSTO summit stripping Armenia of voting rights over unpaid dues and to wires reporting the death of ambassador to Washington Alexander Darchiev, alongside an FSB claim of exposing a Polish agent network in Kaliningrad.
Italy
•11.11.2026
•Wednesday
•Yesterday
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Overnight coverage focused on Washington, where the House rejected impeachment against Defense Secretary Hegseth with Republicans voting compactly and Trump celebrating acquittal.
Attention quickly shifted to Viareggio, as former Ferrovie chief Moretti left prison after four months for house arrest to serve his five-year sentence, drawing anger from victims' families.
By mid-morning an anonymous email threatening annihilation and a bomb in the prime minister's car reached thousands of schools, forcing evacuations nationwide. Estimates rose during the day from dozens to over 6,000 institutes. Ministers Crosetto and Valditara spoke of terror strategy and nonexistent risk, while Meloni convened a two-hour Palazzo Chigi meeting, denounced a hybrid chaos plot, confirmed classes would reopen, and summoned opposition leaders for the next morning.
Attention quickly shifted to Viareggio, as former Ferrovie chief Moretti left prison after four months for house arrest to serve his five-year sentence, drawing anger from victims' families.
By mid-morning an anonymous email threatening annihilation and a bomb in the prime minister's car reached thousands of schools, forcing evacuations nationwide. Estimates rose during the day from dozens to over 6,000 institutes. Ministers Crosetto and Valditara spoke of terror strategy and nonexistent risk, while Meloni convened a two-hour Palazzo Chigi meeting, denounced a hybrid chaos plot, confirmed classes would reopen, and summoned opposition leaders for the next morning.
Japan
•11.11.2026
•Wednesday
•Yesterday
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Morning began with a nationwide NTT Docomo 5G SA disruption, with carriers denying cyberattack and giving no restoration timeline. Attention then shifted to the Diet where the consumption-tax cut bill entered Upper House debate with the minority ruling bloc seeking opposition support.
Mid-afternoon the Supreme Court grand bench ruled the July 2025 Upper House election in a state of unconstitutionality over the 3.13-fold gap, the first such finding in 12 years and the first in the 3-fold range, while dismissing invalidation claims, pressing Diet reform as papers noted limits of merged districts.
Late coverage split to the Fair Trade Commission approving Amazon Japan's improvement plan over preferential listings, and Asahi reporting the government weighing an exception to the non-nuclear principle of not introducing weapons in the security-document revision.
Mid-afternoon the Supreme Court grand bench ruled the July 2025 Upper House election in a state of unconstitutionality over the 3.13-fold gap, the first such finding in 12 years and the first in the 3-fold range, while dismissing invalidation claims, pressing Diet reform as papers noted limits of merged districts.
Late coverage split to the Fair Trade Commission approving Amazon Japan's improvement plan over preferential listings, and Asahi reporting the government weighing an exception to the non-nuclear principle of not introducing weapons in the security-document revision.
Netherlands
•11.11.2026
•Wednesday
•Yesterday
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Morning coverage lingered on the economy's unexpected strength, with ABN Amro reporting 52% higher third-quarter profit and papers linking record productivity growth to a shorter working week.
Attention then returned to Thursday's tax-plan vote, described as make-or-break for the minority cabinet after days without a majority. Around midday D66 and CDA announced an agreement with Pro and Volt to secure support in exchange for about €1 billion in higher levies on wealth, framed as a diluted millionaires tax, struck without coalition partner VVD. The VVD stayed silent for hours before holding emergency talks, after which leader Yesilgoz said her party had been blindsided and warned cooperation was uncertain if the amendment passed. D66 and CDA refused to renegotiate, leaving the cabinet's future open the night before the vote.
Attention then returned to Thursday's tax-plan vote, described as make-or-break for the minority cabinet after days without a majority. Around midday D66 and CDA announced an agreement with Pro and Volt to secure support in exchange for about €1 billion in higher levies on wealth, framed as a diluted millionaires tax, struck without coalition partner VVD. The VVD stayed silent for hours before holding emergency talks, after which leader Yesilgoz said her party had been blindsided and warned cooperation was uncertain if the amendment passed. D66 and CDA refused to renegotiate, leaving the cabinet's future open the night before the vote.
India
•11.11.2026
•Wednesday
•Yesterday
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Early attention stayed on the Kolkata-Sairang Express derailment near Guwahati, with five to six coaches leaving the tracks and reports of up to 50 injured after cab video warned the emergency brake was not working.
Attention then moved to Kolkata airport, where a Mumbai-bound Air India flight was held after a hijack note threatening action at 11:10 was found in the lavatory.
By mid-morning coverage consolidated around Kulgam, where motorcycle-borne men fired nearly 30 rounds in 15 seconds at a CRPF patrol near Naupora, injuring three jawans, prompting search operations and CCTV circulation. Follow-ups noted a prior alert and suspicion of an LeT offshoot. Elsewhere, Amul and Mother Dairy raised milk prices, and the government cut visa categories to nine.
Attention then moved to Kolkata airport, where a Mumbai-bound Air India flight was held after a hijack note threatening action at 11:10 was found in the lavatory.
By mid-morning coverage consolidated around Kulgam, where motorcycle-borne men fired nearly 30 rounds in 15 seconds at a CRPF patrol near Naupora, injuring three jawans, prompting search operations and CCTV circulation. Follow-ups noted a prior alert and suspicion of an LeT offshoot. Elsewhere, Amul and Mother Dairy raised milk prices, and the government cut visa categories to nine.
Poland
•11.11.2026
•Wednesday
•Yesterday
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Independence Day observances dominated coverage. President Nawrocki laid wreaths and presented decorations in the morning as some 20,000 joined the 11:11 Independence Run. Attention then shifted to the nationalist gathering at Dmowski roundabout, where Nawrocki was greeted with ‘Czołem’ and delivered remarks on the Constitutional Tribunal, extending the previous day’s court dispute.
PiS leader Kaczynski marched and was pressed on his ‘bloodshed’ language, while Defence Minister Kosiniak-Kamysz was booed. Afterwards outlets disputed turnout figures from Warsaw city hall and foreign descriptions of a far-right march.
Prime Minister Tusk publicly invited Nawrocki to a Christmas Eve meeting, then posted critically, drawing accusations of duplicity.
Away from the ceremonies, follow-ups to the Krakow shooting continued with hospital updates on the wounded Briton and policeman, and police detained a man over death threats to Interior Minister Kierwinski after finding weapons.
PiS leader Kaczynski marched and was pressed on his ‘bloodshed’ language, while Defence Minister Kosiniak-Kamysz was booed. Afterwards outlets disputed turnout figures from Warsaw city hall and foreign descriptions of a far-right march.
Prime Minister Tusk publicly invited Nawrocki to a Christmas Eve meeting, then posted critically, drawing accusations of duplicity.
Away from the ceremonies, follow-ups to the Krakow shooting continued with hospital updates on the wounded Briton and policeman, and police detained a man over death threats to Interior Minister Kierwinski after finding weapons.
Spain
•11.11.2026
•Wednesday
•Yesterday
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Called by CCOO and UGT over housing and wages, the first general strike since 2012 began overnight with pickets blocking roads, industrial estates and food hubs including Mercamadrid and Mercabarna, and transport running on minimum services.
By midday police had cleared Gran Vía in Madrid after shop closures, with detentions rising from around 40 to more than 50 nationally, and unions denouncing pepper spray and disproportionate force. Competing balances dominated coverage: unions claimed success with 41-75% follow-up by region and four million strikers, while employers put participation at 5% and conservative papers cited a 10.8% fall in electricity demand.
Afternoon marches in more than 50 cities drew tens of thousands despite rain — 120,000 in Madrid and 55,000 in Barcelona according to official counts — before hooded groups smashed storefronts, burned containers and clashed with Mossos in Barcelona, and police charged in Madrid.
By midday police had cleared Gran Vía in Madrid after shop closures, with detentions rising from around 40 to more than 50 nationally, and unions denouncing pepper spray and disproportionate force. Competing balances dominated coverage: unions claimed success with 41-75% follow-up by region and four million strikers, while employers put participation at 5% and conservative papers cited a 10.8% fall in electricity demand.
Afternoon marches in more than 50 cities drew tens of thousands despite rain — 120,000 in Madrid and 55,000 in Barcelona according to official counts — before hooded groups smashed storefronts, burned containers and clashed with Mossos in Barcelona, and police charged in Madrid.
Turkey
•11.11.2026
•Wednesday
•Yesterday
•⌨
COP31 Leaders Summit opened in Antalya with Erdoğan receiving more than 100 leaders. His address urging climate action and calling Gaza humanity's common shame led pro-government front pages, prompting an Israeli foreign ministry statement targeting Erdoğan and a Turkish foreign ministry response. Bilateral meetings on the margins, with China's vice president and Armenia's Pashinyan among others, filled afternoon coverage, while independent outlets reported accredited journalists were largely barred from the hall.
The capital-markets fund probe advanced with three more arrests including former Takasbank head Yunus Arıncı. A leaked referral alleging BDDK-directed lending drew attention, followed by BDDK chief Şahap Kavcıoğlu's departure and AK Party denials that staff salaries were used in the funds.
The Aliağa HABAŞ explosion moved to court, with 11 suspects referred and another injured worker dying as CHP leader Özel met victims' families.
The capital-markets fund probe advanced with three more arrests including former Takasbank head Yunus Arıncı. A leaked referral alleging BDDK-directed lending drew attention, followed by BDDK chief Şahap Kavcıoğlu's departure and AK Party denials that staff salaries were used in the funds.
The Aliağa HABAŞ explosion moved to court, with 11 suspects referred and another injured worker dying as CHP leader Özel met victims' families.
China
•11.11.2026
•Wednesday
•Yesterday
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State media opened in full synchronization around Xi's call to Chinese at home and abroad, paired with continued notices for his poverty-reduction volume, then replaced it in unison in the afternoon with his dictum that without a strong army there can be no strong motherland.
Outside that choreography, coverage of Nvidia chief Jensen Huang intensified from an admitted affair to a national-security liability, with comparisons to the spy-balloon episode, claims of FBI scrutiny and lawsuits, honey-trap framing, and questions over his exclusion from the APEC CEO delegation.
In parallel, U.S.-China diplomacy moved toward an expected Trump-Xi meeting, with calls to honor trade commitments, Bessent's de-risk-not-decouple line answered by red-lines warnings and a no-interference message on Taiwan, alongside efforts to set an AI-nuclear agenda with Russia.
Outside that choreography, coverage of Nvidia chief Jensen Huang intensified from an admitted affair to a national-security liability, with comparisons to the spy-balloon episode, claims of FBI scrutiny and lawsuits, honey-trap framing, and questions over his exclusion from the APEC CEO delegation.
In parallel, U.S.-China diplomacy moved toward an expected Trump-Xi meeting, with calls to honor trade commitments, Bessent's de-risk-not-decouple line answered by red-lines warnings and a no-interference message on Taiwan, alongside efforts to set an AI-nuclear agenda with Russia.
Kenya
•11.11.2026
•Wednesday
•Yesterday
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Former president Uhuru Kenyatta met Rigathi Gachagua at a Nairobi funeral, urging opposition leaders to unite behind one candidate. Gachagua used the occasion to say Uhuru had warned Mt Kenya about Ruto and to admit diverting Ksh1.5 million meant for Uhuru's 2017 campaign. President Ruto, closing a four-day Gusii tour, told Uhuru to leave 'porridge politics.' ODM formalised its exit from Azimio with leadership changes as Ida Odinga ruled out leaving ODM and pledged loyalty to Ruto.
Sudan lifted its year-long ban on Kenyan tea, reopening a Sh9 billion market imposed after the 2025 diplomatic rift.
Health officials discharged the last Ebola patient, starting a 42-day countdown, with Africa CDC praising containment.
Sudan lifted its year-long ban on Kenyan tea, reopening a Sh9 billion market imposed after the 2025 diplomatic rift.
Health officials discharged the last Ebola patient, starting a 42-day countdown, with Africa CDC praising containment.