- More than 4,000 people were evacuated from nearby residences for the controlled detonation, which local media reported was the largest-ever exercise involving a WWII relic in Singapore.
- With one of the world's most extensive photo archives, Getty is positioning itself as a competitor to the giants of generative AI, such as Dall-E creator OpenAI or Google, with its Imagen program, but also start-ups Midjourney or Stable Diffusion.
- In a statement, the Sudanese doctors' union warned that the health situation in the southeastern state of Gedaref, on the border with Ethiopia, "is deteriorating at a horrific rate", with thousands infected with dengue fever.
- Authorities identified the man as Renny Antonio Parra Paredes, 38, and charged him in US District Court in Manhattan with one count of conspiracy to distribute narcotics resulting in death.
- Thirteen people, including eight children, were still missing after the river tore through the Dios es Fiel (God is Faithful) informal settlement in the early morning hours, according to the Conred disaster relief agency.
- McCallum, who was known to modern-day audiences for his role as a medical examiner in "NCIS," was surrounded by family at a New York hospital, CBS said.
- Six people are dead, including three children, after a train struck an SUV as it crossed railroad tracks in Hillsborough County, Florida, Saturday evening, according to the sheriff’s office.
- Sixteen students and workers have been freed after they were kidnapped by gunmen who attacked their university in northwest Zamfara state last week, university authorities said on Monday.
- France will pull its troops out of Niger by the end of the year following a coup in the West African country in July, dealing a huge blow to French influence and counter-insurgency operations in the West Africa Sahel region.
- Egypt will hold a presidential vote on December 10-12, election officials said Monday, at a time the Arab world's most populous country is mired in a painful economic crisis.
- Nandi County Senator Samson Cherargei has defended his proposal to amend the Constitution and extend the presidential term limit from the current five to seven years.
- Washington will "evaluate" its future steps on the Niger crisis after France announced the withdrawal of its ambassador and troops from the coup-hit nation, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Monday.
- Global peace and the war in Ukraine featured as representatives of countries gathered in Austria to take stock of opportunities and challenges in the quest for nuclear safety.
- Investment and Trade Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria launched the sixth industrial park in the country under the national-county government partnership.
- The Kenya Publishers Association is now calling on the government to scrap the 16 percent VAT on textbooks, as a way of promoting a knowledge economy in the country.
- There was drama outside the Mukurwe Ini Law Courts in Nyeri County on Monday after the court released a murder suspect for lack of evidence to prefer murder charges against him.
- The United States has pledged $100 million (Ksh.14.7 billion) to support Kenya's mission in Haiti where Nairobi has committed to deploy 1000 police officers to help restore security in the Caribbean country.
- Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu has unveiled a new grading structure that will be implemented in the 2023 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE).
- Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has in the last few days had looming trouble knocking at his door as leaders in government have been making sentiments that display a sharp contrast to those of the DP.
- The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has introduced field officers, also known as Revenue Service Assistants (RSA), to support taxpayers with their compliance needs.
- Police have launched investigations in to the death of a form three students at Bande girls’ secondary school in Migori County, who died by suicide on Sunday.
- The ruling United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party has distanced itself from a proposal by Nandi County Senator Samson Cherargei to extend the presidential term limit to seven years from the current five.
- On May 17, 2022, Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua introduced Maina Muchangi to Kenyans, a man with whom he said they shared a friendship of over 18 years.
- Ruto was speaking at the State House in Nairobi, where the DPP took the oath of office, and emphasized the importance of accountability at all levels and arms of government.
- A former employee of Eldoret-based Ineet Millers Limited wants the company to pay him Ksh. 1.3 million as compensation for unfair and wrongful termination of his service.
- Kathiani Member of Parliament Robert Mbui has expressed concerns over State House Chief of Staff and Head of the Public Service, Felix Koskei’s role in the corruption probe against former CEO of Athi Water, Michael Thuita.
- A 26-year-old Kenyan was on Sunday arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake, Sri Lanka while trying to smuggle in 4 Kgs of cocaine worth an estimated amount of over Ksh.136M (Rs 300M).
- Niger's military rulers on Sunday welcomed the announcement that France will pull its troops out of the country by the end of the year as "a new step towards sovereignty".
- National Assembly Majority Whip Silvanus Osoro has criticised leaders within the Kenya Kwanza coalition for saying Kenya is a country of shareholders.
- Ugenya MP David Ochieng' has poured cold water on the proposal made by Nandi Senator Samson Cherargei to increase the presidential term from the current five to seven years.
- Tenants of a residential place in Kagio town, Kirinyaga County were on Sunday night shocked after the body of a 40-year-old woman was found in a bathroom.
- The speaker of Canada's House of Commons on Sunday apologized for praising an individual at a parliamentary meeting who served in a Nazi unit during World War Two.
- Her daughter, now 19, was sentenced in July to 90 days in jail after pleading guilty to a felony charge of removing, concealing or abandoning a dead human body.