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Masoud Mwinyi

  • May 28

    At Least 15 Killed, Over 70 Injured in Blaze at Girls' Dormitory in Kenya

    A devastating overnight fire engulfed a dormitory at Utumishi Girls Academy in Gilgil, Nakuru County, killing at least 15 students and injuring around 73, with authorities continuing to search for missing children.

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Six capitals send Brussels a bill

Russia widens threats as floods, lawsuits and budget fights test institutions across regions

A grim half-day joined mountain disaster, war diplomacy and corporate reckoning. The common thread was institutional strain, from rescue teams in Nepal to regulators, courts and finance ministries trying to catch up.

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  • US mail-in ballot restrictions blocked

    Judge Talwani blocks the Postal Service from enforcing new mail-in ballot restrictions for at least 14 days, scheduling a hearing for September 3.

  • Himalaya flash floods in Nepal

    Death toll reaches 389 as authorities warn a debris-dammed barrier lake is rising and at risk of bursting, threatening downstream areas.

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The US under Trump: second term

G20 finance briefing adds Iran-sanctions linkage to the transactional doctrine but produces no new discrete policy action beyond what was already recorded.

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