Global events that affect Kenyans: wars, oil prices, trade, aid, migration, Kenyans abroad.
Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei told military commanders to be ready for an immediate response if Iran is attacked again. Qatari mediators are holding talks to prevent a new round of the US-Iran war.
Iran's army said on Sunday that any renewed war with the US could last longer than the last round of fighting. The warning came after Trump said US forces could hit one or two remaining sites in Iran "in 10 minutes".
Afghanistan's Taliban government voiced "serious concern" on Monday over US plans to deport Afghan immigrants through Pakistan. More than 150 Afghans are expected to be removed, and the first flight could leave as soon as Monday.
Youth-led protests over living costs and education turned violent in France, Germany, Switzerland, Portugal and Albania on Saturday night. France arrested more than 770 people, and more than 100 police officers were injured in Frankfurt.
Russian state media said Ukrainian drones set the Kstovo refinery in Nizhny Novgorod on fire overnight, after a strike on a Rosneft refinery in Samara. The Kremlin says Kyiv is "simply ignoring" US wishes days before the US midterm elections.
The Qatari gas carrier Al Mayeda was hit by "unidentified objects" in the Gulf on Friday evening, its owner said on Sunday. No crew members were hurt, and Doha has condemned the attack.
US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that Washington is looking "closely" at a report of a Chinese spy plot. According to France 24, the report says the plot targeted the chief executive of chipmaker Nvidia.
Riyadh has stopped issuing all visas to Kenyans and suspended its citizens' travel to Kenya. Health CS Aden Duale has questioned the basis for the measures, which Kenya calls excessive and wants reviewed.
Judge Trina Thompson issued a temporary restraining order late on Friday. It bars the Justice Department from pressuring officials to set aside or stop counting ballots it says non-citizens may have cast, days before Tuesday's midterms.
A BBC Swahili investigation found armed gangs in Haiti, Kenya and Peru calling themselves "Taliban". In Haiti, a UN report says more than 5,700 people were killed or injured over nine months in gang-related violence.
Tens of thousands joined youth-led protests across Germany on Saturday. Mostly peaceful daytime marches ended in evening clashes in Frankfurt, Berlin, Cologne and Hamburg, and several police officers were injured, AFP reported.
Countries at a UN nature summit agreed on crucial texts after talks ran into overtime, AFP reported early on Saturday. The first report gave no details of what the texts contain.
President Donald Trump said on Friday that Republicans "have a shot" in the November 3 US midterms. He restored rallies in Kansas and Iowa a day after cancelling them, a move that had raised questions about his health.
Kenya and Russia agreed at the Kremlin on Thursday to designate Kenya a non-source country for Russian military recruitment, State House said. Ruto has appointed a Defence Attaché in Moscow to help repatriate and compensate affected Kenyans.
The US Justice Department has charged five people in Nebraska, Virginia and New Jersey and seized more than $750,000 in cryptocurrency from a Kenyan national. Investigators estimate the wider "ghost student" fraud has caused losses of more than $200 million.
Spain began three days of mourning on Thursday after a Renfe train hit the back of a stationary Iryo train near Urda, killing at least 69 people. The transport minister blamed an "error" by the control centre in "inexplicable" circumstances.
The Fed left its benchmark rate unchanged on Wednesday, a month after its first hike in three years. Two officials voted for a quarter-point rise, and investors now expect a hike in December.
A US jury has convicted a Rwandan man who fled through Kenya, the Daily Nation reported on Thursday. The case concerns testimony linked to the genocide, the newspaper said.
A Russian jet-powered drone hit a crowded platform at Dnipro railway station on Thursday, killing at least 13 people, Ukrainian officials said. At least 10 others were wounded, and Zelensky urged allies not to ease sanctions on Moscow.
US immigration officers detained a Kenyan man during a traffic stop in Seattle on Monday, accusing him of overstaying a tourist visa. His employer, a Washington state children's agency, says he showed valid work papers when hired in 2024.
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