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United States environment chief leaves G-7 climate talks early

June 17, 2017

The account in Der Spiegel said that German Chancellor Angela Merkel phoned Trudeau last Tuesday, when they discussed the contents of a communiqué at next month's G20 summit in Hamburg. "Our hope is that together with big emerging economies we can turn our commitments into action - boldly enough and quickly enough - to protect the most vulnerable among us", said Thoriq Ibrahim, the Maldives environment minister and chair of the Alliance of Small Island States.

Grenfell Tower blaze highlights London's divide between rich and poor

June 17, 2017

However, Metropolitan Police Commander Stuart Cundy said there was "a risk that sadly we may not be able to identify everybody". London fire commissioner Dany Cotton said crews "were in fear of their own lives" as they went into the building which was "alight from top to bottom".

Third London attacker was Moroccan-Italian : Italy intelligence source

June 17, 2017

A shoot-to-kill policy and a squad of trained armed officers which can be deployed quickly where and when needed have proved invaluable in Manchester and London in response to attacks. Zaghba was born in Fez, Morocco to an Italian mother and Moroccan father. Then, his passport and cellphone were sequestered after he tried to board a flight for Turkey with a one-way ticket and a small backpack.

Rep. Scalise undergoing a third surgery, fellow Rep

June 17, 2017

Trump said the universal support for Scalise and others wounded in the shooting might help heal the country's many political differences. (AP Photo/J. "This game is a game where we always is come to have fun and for everybody to do their very best and hope that our team wins", said Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi.

The reasons behind Trump's 'witch hunt' investigation tweets

June 17, 2017

The Washington Post was one of several media that revealed this week that Trump himself is being investigated on allegations of obstructing justice. This widening Russian Federation probe has also prompted close Trump associates to start "lawyering up". An official of Trump's transition confirmed the lawyer's internal order, which was sent Thursday.

Deputy AG: No Plans to Fire Special Counsel Robert Mueller

June 17, 2017

He said he would agree to dismiss Mueller only if there were a legitimate basis to do so. "I think he's considering perhaps terminating the special counsel ", Ruddy said in an interview with Judy Woodruff of "PBS NewsHour ". The headline-making question from the Senate hearing was posed by New Hampshire Democratic Sen. Rosenstein would be the one to fire Mueller , which he repeatedly assured senators Tuesday he would not consider without "good cause".

Congressional Baseball Game Brings Healing To Fans & Players

June 17, 2017

Trump, who visited Scalise at the hospital on Wednesday, said the congressman was "in some trouble but he's going to be okay, we hope". The hospital also said that Scalise had received "multiple units of blood transfusion" and that he would require additional operations.

Confederations Cup Preview: Groups And Game Times

June 17, 2017

The semi-finals will be held at the Kazan Arena, where Rubin Kazan play their home games, and the Fischt Olympic Stadium, which hosted the opening ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. "They are sure of what they are doing, they know how to play and therefore we have a very good team". Behind them, William Carvalho anchored a midfield that also included Andre Gomes and Joao Moutinho, and Cedric, Bruno Alves, Jose Fonte and Raphael Guerreiro formed the defence in ...

Fury as death toll rises in London blaze

June 17, 2017

Britain's Press Association reported that some 70 people were missing after compiling a list of verified reports . Asked about the number of dead, he said he hoped the death toll would not reach "triple figures". Ms Johnson is one of thousands of volunteers helping at centres set up to offer support and help to those affected by the Grenfell fire, as the west London community continues to rally around survivors while providing assistance families and friends searching for loves ones.

London fire: Grenfell Tower debris fear shuts Tube lines

June 17, 2017

Currently, 30 people have been confirmed dead, and there are 70 people unaccounted for. Protesters outside the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea headquarters have stormed the building while chanting: " We want justice ". There were calls of "murderers" and " we want justice now". "As further lessons and recommendations emerge from this awful tragedy we will respond accordingly".

Japan thanks U.S. for strong policy against North Korea

June 17, 2017

Those resolutions provided for significant curbs on North Korea's coal exports, a major source of revenue, restrictions on banking and mandatory searches of all cargo to and from North Korea. In a keynote address on Friday night at the security summit in Singapore , Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull went straight to rising anxiety in the region over China's increasing power and the militarisation of islands within the vital trading route of the South China Sea .

Grenfell Tower death toll rises to 30 as recovery efforts continue

June 17, 2017

She has promised to set up a public inquiry and pledged 5 million pounds ($6.40 million) to help the victims. The anger of local residents mounted on Friday; a protest rally calling for "justice" will take place in Westminster, site of the United Kingdom parliament, and could attract up to 1,800 people.

North Korea says missile launch a new type of 'cruise rocket'

June 17, 2017

They traveled about 200 kilometers to the east and landed in the sea. The head of the US Missile Defense Agency, Vice Admiral James Syring, said on Wednesday technological advances demonstrated by North Korea in its ballistic missile programme in the past six months had caused him "great concern".

Cuba condemns Trump's 'hostile rhetoric' but still wants to talk

June 17, 2017

He clamped down on some commerce and travel but left intact many new avenues President Barack Obama had opened. Yet island officials say they remain willing to continue "respectful dialogue" on topics of mutual interest. The Obama administration allowed those trips in an attempt to foster understanding between the people of Cuba and the United States. Of course, the mere news of the change is likely to have a chilling effect on travel to Cuba.

Baseball gunman had list of GOP lawmakers

June 17, 2017

At the time of the shooting Scalise, the third highest-ranking member of the House of Representatives, was being protected by Capitol Police security detail. Until recently, Hodgkinson ran a home-inspection business out of his house in southern IL. Capitol Police Special Agent Crystal Griner was shot in the ankle.

Vanuatu's President Reverend Baldwin Lonsdale dies: Media reports

June 17, 2017

The president, who took up the mostly ceremonial post on September 22, 2014, received worldwide notice when, at a conference on disaster risk reduction in Japan in March, 2015, he made an emotional appeal for global assistance in the aftermath of devastating Cyclone Pam .

Some Grenfell Tower victims may never be identified, police say

June 17, 2017

A criminal investigation has been launched in the wake of the fatal fire. Firefighters continued to pick their way through the burnt-out wreckage of the building Friday. This has led to questions over whether a major refurbishment of the building previous year could have encouraged the fire to spread. Many are demanding answers for how the blaze spread so quickly.

Haryana's Sarvesh Mehtani tops JEE Advanced exam

June 17, 2017

The entrance test is considered to be one of the toughest competitive exams in the country. A student of Ramanand Arya DAV college, Bhandup, Bhardwaj said he plans to pursue computer science at IITBombay as he thinks the field of robotics will explode in the future and that the virtual world fascinates him.

Trump appears to confirm obstruction probe, attacks Rosenstein in Twitter rant

June 17, 2017

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein wrote a memo the White House used to justify the firing of the ex-FBI chief. The top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee says she is "increasingly concerned" that President Donald Trump will attempt to fire Special Counsel Robert Mueller and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein .

Death toll climbs to 30 in London Grenfell Tower fire

June 17, 2017

The crowd, shouting "May must go", " justice for Grenfell " and "blood on your hands", were met with a cordon of police officers as they marched up Horseguards Parade, coming to a stop outside the entrance to Downing Street. Mayor Khan wrote to May on Friday, saying residents felt increasingly enraged and frustrated by the slow response from the authorities. Up to 15 nursery children feared dead in Grenfell Tower blaze "We are not coping very well to be honest".

DUP deputy leader says no deadline for talks with Conservatives

June 17, 2017

He continued to later say: "If there are difficulties with the Northern Ireland executive or with any one of a number of things that might well arise during the Brexit negotiations, it's very important that there's an honest broker - and the only honest broker can be the United Kingdom government".

Death toll in London inferno rises to 30

June 17, 2017

British health authorities say that 19 patients are still being treated at four London hospitals. "We have cancelled the spiritual retreat so that we can offer bedding to people", said Tabassum Awan, who is volunteering at the mosque. "Mohammed undertook a risky journey to flee war and death in Syria, only to meet it here in the United Kingdom, in his own home", the Syrian Solidarity Campaign said in a statement .

London Mayor Floats Canceling Trump's UK Visit

June 17, 2017

As reported in the Guardian , Khan appeared on Channel 4 News last evening, and said that Trump's state visit should not go ahead . "When you have a special relationship it is no different from when you have got a close mate". "Of course we should carry on talking to Donald Trump , the U.S. are close allies of ours". Khan was among those protesting the visit, saying at the time that Trump's immigration ban was "cruel".

Police chief provides details on response to shooting

June 17, 2017

Now lawmakers can only use money from campaign accounts to cover security if they have had threats posed against them. North Carolina Rep. Mark Meadows, who chairs the conservative House Freedom Caucus, didn't see the need to boost members' personal office budgets, saying, "I have a bigger problem with my staff not getting paid enough than with the money for security".

Still in Critical Condition After London Fire

June 17, 2017

British health authorities say that 19 patients are still being treated at four London hospitals. Activists held up posters with pictures of people still missing after the deadly inferno. Almost 200 people chanting "We want justice!" marched near Notting Hill Gate tube station on Friday, demanding action from local councilors tasked with housing people following the disaster .

President Trump Reportedly Wanting to Fire Mueller

June 17, 2017

The White House has said Donald Trump "has no intention" of sacking the special counsel investigating Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. "Look who he is hiring". Speaking at a Senate appropriations subcommittee hearing today (June 13), Rosenstein confirmed Trump could not legally outright fire Mueller himself, and assured senators that the Justice Department has given Mueller the "full independence he needs to conduct that investigation".

GOP Rep. Steve Scalise In Critical Condition After Ballfield Shootout

June 17, 2017

The business of the House is resuming a day after a rifle-wielding attacker opened fire on Republican lawmakers practicing for a charity baseball game. Dr. Jack Sava , trauma director at MedStar Washington Hospital Center , says several operations have controlled the bleeding and Scalise's vital signs have stabilized.

US, Qatar agree F-15 fighter sale

June 17, 2017

Col. Roger Cabiness told CNN. Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has criticised the measures imposed on Qatar, saying in Baghdad on Tuesday they were hurting the emirate's people, not its rulers. U.S. officials Secretary of State Rex Tillerson have called for the crisis to be de-escalated and on Wednesday while appearing before the House foreign affairs committee, reports CNN.

Trump cancel's Obama's deal with Cuba

June 17, 2017

He isn't though, reversing key diplomatic and commercial ties. Trump's revised approach, which will be enshrined in a new presidential directive, calls for stricter enforcement of a longtime ban on Americans going to Cuba as tourists and seeks to prevent United States dollars from being used to fund what the new U.S.

Wounded congressman remains in critical condition after park shooting

June 17, 2017

Interest in the charity baseball game has skyrocketed in the aftermath of the shooting, as staffers and lawmakers look to rally around Scalise and the three others who were shot: a congressional staffer, a lobbyist and a Capitol Police special agent.

US President Donald Trump announces new restrictions on Cuba travel, business

June 17, 2017

But individual "people-to-people" trips by Americans to Cuba, allowed by Obama for the first time in decades, will again be prohibited. Trump will announce his new approach early Friday afternoon at the Manuel Artime Theater in Miami's Little Havana, the heart of America's largest Cuban-American community, whose support aides believe helped him win Florida in the election.

Brexit talks to focus on UK's 'divorce bill', expats and NI border

June 17, 2017

May's weakness means she must now listen to all shades of opinion on Brexit as she goes into Britain's most complex negotiations since World War Two.But May faces a hard balancing act: Divisions over Europe helped sink the premierships of Margaret Thatcher, John Major and David Cameron, and many of her lawmakers and party membership support a sharp break with the EU."The Tory civil war on the EU which has ripped it apart since the Maastricht rebellions of the early 1990s, and which the ...

11 million tune in to watch One Love Manchester concert

June 17, 2017

According to ratings analysis site overnights.tv, 22.6 million viewers tuned in to watch at least three minutes of the concert, held to support the victims of the terrorist attack at United States singer Ariana Grande's Manchester Arena show last month.

Newt Gingrich changes his mind about Russia special prosecutor Robert Mueller

June 17, 2017

But expressions of discontent with Mueller are bubbling up nonetheless. Look, my position is that Mueller is a man of integrity, but we all know in the history of these special investigations, they go far and wide, and they go well beyond what the original jurisdiction was.

Royals visit survivors of high-rise fire as death toll increases

June 17, 2017

LONDON , June 16 The manufacturer of the panels used to clad the London tower block where at least 30 people died in a fire this week advised customers against using its polyethylene-cored tiles - the ones reportedly used at Grenfell Tower - in high rise buildings.

Kate Middleton meets the wounded of the London bombing

June 17, 2017

After mowing down the crowd, the men got out of the van and started stabbing people on the street. Mrs May has insisted the UK's largest police force is "well-resourced", but has said she would consider new powers in response to the "increased tempo" of terror attacks.

Seven missing after U.S. ship collision

June 17, 2017

The ship carries a Philippine flag but is listed as owned by Japanese shipping giant NYK Line. Two more sailors have also been taken by helicopter to hospital for what the USA 7th Fleet said were "lacerations and bruises". The USS Fitzgerald's captain, Cmdr. The Dewey, another guided missile-destroyer, and two Navy tugs have been dispatched to provide assistance. Japan's Nippon Yusen KK , which charters the container ship, ASX Crystal, said in a statement it would "cooperate fully" ...

Navy crew missing, skipper hurt after collision off Japan

June 17, 2017

Naval base in Yokosuka, southwest of Tokyo, after the U.S. destroyer collided with the Philippine-registered container ship ACX Crystal in the waters off the Izu Peninsula Saturday, June 17, 2017. At around 29,000 tons displacement, the ship is about three times the size of the USA warship, and was carrying 1,080 containers from the port of Nagoya to Tokyo.

Corbyn vows to force May to resign 'within a matter of days'

June 17, 2017

There was no trace of humility and no recognition that she is clinging to power by a thread after her disastrous gamble on an early election left the Conservatives eight seats short of a parliamentary majority . The survey also showed voters for Labour, the Liberal Democrats and the SNP said they mostly did so because they trusted the motives of the party, and also because they preferred that party's promises.

London fire toll hits 30, but dozens missing

June 17, 2017

London Police have launched an investigation to determine whether any crimes contributed to the blaze a the prime minister has announced a public inquiry into the tragedy. The fire forced residents to flee through black smoke down the single stairwell, jump out of windows or even drop their children to safety. Theresa May is today visiting victims of the tragedy in hospital.

Seven US sailors missing after destroyer collides with merchant ship off Japan

June 17, 2017

Two other sailors were flown to hospital by helicopter for treatments for "lacerations and bruises", said the USA 7th Fleet via Twitter. In a statement released earlier on Twitter, US chief of naval operations Admiral John Richardson said: "As more information is learnt we will be sure to share it with the Fitzgerald families".

Australia announces new gun amnesty after recent spate of terror attacks

June 17, 2017

Keenan said the government hoped this national gun amnesty would bring the same successful results as state-based amnesty, which have led to the hand-in of thousands of un-registered weapons. Subsequent gun buyback and amnesty programs saw over a million firearms turned in and destroyed. Military-style, semi-automatic assault rifles continue to be banned from public ownership.

Doctor: Scalise improving, came in at 'imminent risk of death'

June 17, 2017

President Trump urged Americans on Thursday to pray for Rep. Steve Scalise as he fights for life a day after being shot on a baseball field. David Bailey , a Capitol Hill police officer who was part of Scalise's security detail and helped bring down the shooter, also was injured in the Wednesday incident but had recovered enough to throw the game's ceremonial first pitch .

May orders probe into London tower block fire

June 17, 2017

A criminal investigation by Scotland Yard is also under way, after calls for arrests on the basis of 'corporate manslaughter.' Tottenham MP David Lammy was one of those leading the calls. Alhajali, who lived on the 14th floor, was a civil engineering student at West London University. "It has never been safe; we spoke out, we put in complaints but nobody was listening - because they don't care", Ali told Xinhua angrily.

London protests held as anger mounts over Grenfell fire

June 17, 2017

Residents said they had been complaining for years about lax standards while aspects of a recent $13 million refurbishment to the building have fallen under suspicion of allowing the fire to spread more rapidly than expected. She has promised those left homeless by the blaze would be rehoused locally within weeks, and the 5 million pound fund would pay for emergency supplies, food, clothes and other costs.

Missing, Feared Dead in London Fire

June 17, 2017

Thirty-seven people are still receiving treatment in hospitals across London , with 17 still in a critical condition. Police said they may never be able to identify all the bodies of those who died. "It's in the public interest that the residents and survivors of Grenfell Tower are at the heart of this inquiry - and that they are properly supported and represented", she said.

US Navy Destroyer Collides With Merchant Ship; Seven Missing And One Injured

June 17, 2017

The Navy said that the collision occurred 56 nautical miles (103 kilometers) southwest of Yokosuka, home to the 7th Fleet. Seven Navy sailors are missing an. The ACX Crystal, meanwhile, appeared to have relatively minor frontal damage, and none of its 20 crew were injured, the coastguard said. At least three other Navy sailors were injured in the collision.

Hospital updates Rep. Scalise's condition while colleagues honor him at baseball game

June 17, 2017

Members of the US Congress took part in the traditional Republicans vs Democrats baseball game on Thursday, with many wearing hats to honour Steve Scalise , the congressman who was critically wounded by a gunman as his team practised a day before.

'May must go': Hundreds chant outside Downing Street after Grenfell Tower fire

June 17, 2017

Police say they may never be able to identify the bodies from the Grenfell Tower fire . Scotland Yard has opened a separate criminal investigation. London's mayor Sadiq Khan was heckled by an angry crowd demanding answers, and there are fears that tensions could escalate. Prime Minister Theresa May , who has faced criticism for failing to meet survivors when she visited the scene on Thursday, has ordered a full public inquiry into the disaster in response to mounting anger that the ...

Grenfell Tower death toll: Number of people confirmed dead rises to 30

June 17, 2017

As the fire continued to burn more than 36 hours after the blaze started, police commander Stuart Cundy said he did not expect to find any survivors. He says while "current systems in place may work well for a terrorist attack, there are legitimate questions about whether they are still appropriate in situations where obtaining this information could take much longer".

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