Fire at girls’ boarding school in Kenya kills 16
A fire at a girls’ boarding school in Kenya has killed 16 students, a local official has said.
Day: May 28, 2026
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At least 16 pupils dead in fire at Kenya girls’ boarding school
Police say fire erupted at 1am in a dormitory of the boarding school
US sanctions Iran’s Hormuz Strait authority as violence resumes in the region
Tehran claims to have prevented four ships from crossing the Strait of Hormuz