They were asleep when the fire started. Sixteen of them never woke up. A fire tore through a dormitory at Utumishi Girls Academy in Gilgil, Kenya, in the early hours of Thursday morning, killing 16 students and leaving a community shattered. The school sits about 120 kilometres northwest of Nairobi. The blaze ripped through the…
Romania condemns the attack after a Russian drone crashes into a residential building near the Ukraine border. A Russian drone crashed into an apartment building in eastern Romania early Friday, injuring two people and causing a fire, according to Romania’s defence ministry. The drone struck a residential tower in the city of Galați during a…
Talks between Washington and Tehran are progressing, but major disagreements remain. US Vice-President JD Vance says the United States and Iran are “very close” to reaching a new agreement aimed at extending the current ceasefire and restarting negotiations over Iran’s nuclear programme. Speaking to reporters in Washington, Vance said both sides were still working through…
Organisers of the Ballon d’Or have announced that London will host the 2026 edition of the prestigious football awards ceremony. The event will take place on October 26, 2026, marking the first time the ceremony will hold in the English capital. Ceremony Marks 70th Anniversary Organisers said the decision forms part of activities celebrating the…
A city that had been spared is no longer safe. Israel struck the Lebanese capital Beirut on Thursday in what the Israel Defense Forces described as a “targeted” attack on an Iranian militia commander. Thick black smoke rose over Dahieh, the densely populated southern suburb that serves as Hezbollah’s stronghold in the city. Israeli media…
The European Union has fined Temu after investigators found dangerous and illegal products on the platform. European Commission has imposed a €200 million fine on Temu for failing to prevent the sale of illegal and unsafe products, including dangerous baby toys and faulty phone chargers. The Commission said Temu did not properly assess or reduce…
The US Justice Department is reportedly investigating writer E Jean Carroll over possible perjury claims linked to her lawsuits against Donald Trump. The United States Department of Justice has launched a criminal investigation into author and columnist E Jean Carroll, according to reports from CBS News and CNN. Investigators are examining whether Carroll gave false…
A deadly dormitory fire at a Kenyan boarding school has left 16 students dead and dozens injured. At least 16 students were killed after a fire broke out at Utumishi Girls School in Gilgil, central Kenya, early Thursday morning, according to local police. Authorities said 74 other students were injured and are receiving treatment in…
Fresh Israeli airstrikes hit southern Lebanon after residents were ordered to flee areas near the border. Israel carried out new airstrikes on southern Lebanon on Thursday, targeting what the Israeli military described as Hezbollah infrastructure. The strikes came hours after evacuation orders forced thousands of civilians to leave cities and towns near the conflict zone….
The United States has carried out fresh airstrikes in southern Iran, raising concerns over the stability of the fragile ceasefire. The United States Central Command said American forces struck a military site in Bandar Abbas after detecting preparations to launch attack drones near the Strait of Hormuz. US officials said four Iranian drones were also…
