Kenya school fire kills 16 students, police say
A fire tore through a dormitory at a girls’ school in a town in Kenya’s Rift Valley overnight, killing 16 students, the government said on Thursday.
The fire, whose cause ...
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Sinner set to switch from night owl to early bird in Roland Garros heat
French Open second round action continues on Thursday with top seed Jannik Sinner opening proceedings on Court Philippe Chatrier while women’s number one Aryna Sabalenka is also playing in ...
Tottenham chief executive Venkatesham says complete reset required
Tottenham Hotspur chief executive Vinai Venkatesham says the club needs a complete reset and a return to prioritising the football part of the business after narrowly escaping relegation from the ...
Wharton pulls strings as Mateta fires Crystal Palace to Conference League crown
Crystal Palace claimed their first European trophy as Jean-Philippe Mateta’s second-half goal secured a 1-0 victory over Rayo Vallecano in the final of the Conference League on Wednesday, the ...
Iran targets US base after American drone raid near Hormuz
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said on Thursday it targeted a U.S. airbase after the U.S. military carried out what a Washington official said were strikes targeting an Iranian ...
SpaceX IPO faces scrutiny as past blockbuster listings often underperform
Wall Street is abuzz with next month’s expected blockbuster debut of Elon Musk’s rocket and satellite maker SpaceX, but few of the biggest IPOs in recent years have ...
US consumer confidence dips in May as Iran war inflation concerns mount
US consumer confidence eased in May as worries about inflation linked to the war with Iran intensified, offsetting an improvement in households’ perceptions of the labor market, a survey showed ...
Construction of cage-fighting arena transforms White House grounds
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Accused German Red Army Faction militant sentenced to 13 years
A German court sentenced Daniela Klette, identified by police as a former member of the extreme-left Red Army Faction, to 13 years in prison on Wednesday for a series of armed ...
Palestinians mourn slain Hamas militant chief as Israel escalates Gaza attacks
Dozens of Palestinians carried the body of Hamas’ armed wing chief through the streets of Gaza City in a funeral procession on Wednesday, a day after Israel killed him as ...
Trump says US not satisfied yet on deal with Iran
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that he was not yet satisfied on a deal with Iran, adding that the U.S. was not discussing easing sanctions on ...
Norway will come under France’s nuclear umbrella
Norway will come under France’s nuclear umbrella, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere told news agency NTB on Wednesday, as concerns grow in Europe over U.S. commitment to the ...
Zelenskiy asks Trump for air defences as Russia escalates strike threats
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Swiatek, Djokovic make steady progress as Rybakina slips up
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Germany’s Nagelsmann banks on family feeling, team spirit ahead of World Cup
Germany players will not be focusing on the World Cup just yet at the start of preparations, coach Julian Nagelsmann said on Wednesday, with a family atmosphere in their training ...
Russia warns Armenia it could end cheap fuel supplies if Yerevan stays on EU course
Russia said on Wednesday it had warned Armenia it would suspend or terminate the supply of cheap oil, gas and rough diamonds to the South Caucasus country if Yerevan pressed ...
‘Breakneck’ Ebola epidemic in Congo outpaces world’s response
In an Ebola outbreak, hours matter.
Yet the response to the deadly and fast-spreading epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo is weeks if not months behind – and missing thousands ...
North Korea tests AI-guided missiles and artillery rockets designed for modern warfare, KCNA says
North Korea has tested a mix of tactical ballistic missiles, artillery rockets and AI-guided precision cruise missiles designed for modern warfare under leader Kim Jong Un’s supervision, KCNA state ...
Iranian missile likely involved in attack on ship in Strait of Hormuz, South Korea says
An Iranian anti-ship missile was likely involved in an attack on a cargo ship operated by local shipper HMM 011200.KS in the Strait of Hormuz earlier this month, South Korea’...
Russia allows central bank, top lender Sberbank to down drones
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West Ham stick with Espirito Santo despite relegation from Premier League
West Ham United have decided to keep manager Nuno Espirito Santo in charge of the London side despite their relegation from the Premier League on the final day of the ...
Denmark goalkeeper Schmeichel retires due to shoulder injury
Denmark and Celtic goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel announced his retirement from professional football on Wednesday after failing to recover fully from a serious shoulder injury.
The 39-year-old Dane suffered the injury ...
Israel kills Hamas’ new armed wing chief in Gaza
Israel said on Wednesday it had killed Hamas’s newly appointed armed wing chief in Gaza, days after it killed his predecessor, while intensifying military pressure in Gaza and expanding ...
Greece’s leftist firebrand Tsipras makes comeback with new political party
Former prime minister Alexis Tsipras, the leftist firebrand who ran Greece at the height of its debt crisis in 2015, has launched a new political party, promising to fight corruption and ...