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Kenyan investigators gather at a police station in the capital Nairobi where earlier a man who police say confessed to murdering 42 women escaped from a police cell, along with a dozen other detainees. Collins Jumaisi, 33, described by police as a "vampire, a psychopath", was arrested last month after the horrific discovery of mutilated bodies in a garbage dump in a slum in the Kenyan capital. IMAGES
Anti-government protestors in the capital's central business district are being quickly dispersed as police fire tear gas, and make arrests, in a show of force. The East African nation,has been rocked by weeks of sometimes deadly protests against Ruto's two-year-old administration, mostly led by young Gen-Z Kenyans. IMAGES
Israel's Iron Dome air defence system intercepts rockets fired by Hezbollah and wildfires break out along the border between Lebanon's Kafr Kela and Israel's Metula after Israel and Hezbollah exchange cross-border fire. Lebanese official media said separate Israeli strikes on south Lebanon killed five people including three Syrian children, with Hezbollah announcing rocket fire at Israel in retaliation. IMAGES
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage arrives at the vote count in Clacton, ahead of the announcement of his election as an MP, telling waiting reporters that general election's exit polls show "it's a rebuke actually of the entirety of the political system". Projections forecast his anti-immigration party has gained 13 seats. IMAGES
Kenyan police make arrests in Nairobi, as protestors return to the streets despite President William Ruto scrapping contentious tax hikes after deadly clashes. IMAGES
Kenyan police arrest a demonstrator in central Nairobi, as heavy security has been deployed throughout the city and near key government buildings, as more unrest is feared after deadly anti-tax protests. This despite President William Ruto's U-turn on the controversial bill containing the increased taxation. IMAGES