Sunday, October 4, 2026

France closes up to 500 schools Monday over student protests

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By Jack Burgess,  PARIS France  Up to 500 schools across France will be partially or totally closed on Monday after clashes between riot pol...

Brazil election goes to run-off as right-wing Flávio Bolsonaro wins first round

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BRASILIA, Brazil  The right-wing Flávio Bolsonaro (pictured) has won the first round of Brazil's presidential election, beating the incu...

Eight countries including China join military exercises in Russia

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BEIJING, China  Troops from eight countries concluded joint military exercises in Russia on Saturday after conducting coordinated ground and...

EAST AFRICA NEWSPAPERS 5/10/2026

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Houthi rebels claim attack on Saudi oil facility in Riyadh

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SANAA, Yemen  Yemen’s Houthi rebels have claimed responsibility for a fire that broke out at an Aramco oil refinery in the Saudi capital Riy...

At least 17 people killed in Kenya road crash, most of them Catholic pilgrims

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MOMBASA, Kenya  At least 17 people, most of them Catholic pilgrims, have been killed in a crash on a highway to the Kenyan port of Mombasa. ...
Friday, October 2, 2026

EAST AFRICA NEWSPAPERS 3/10/2026

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G7 to release 100 million barrels of energy reserves after diesel prices reach record highs

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PARIS, France  Leaders of the G7 nations have agreed to release up to 100 million barrels of oil and diesel in a bid to ease supply pressure...

"Flydubai attacker had 'Islamist radical indoctrination'" - Netanyahu

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JERUSALEM, Israel  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says investigations suggest the man who stabbed his fellow pilot and tried to t...
Thursday, October 1, 2026

EAST AFRICA NEWSPAPERS 2/10/2026

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