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Grenfell Tower Fire Victim Count Increases, Police Investigate Possible Crimes
The Prime Minister will chair another meeting of the Grenfell Tower Recovery Taskforce at 11am tomorrow. Metropolitan Police said family liaison officers have been deployed to support 52 families of residents who died, were injured or were reported missing.
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Korea to scrap all plans to build new nuclear reactors
South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Tuesday sent a consolation letter to the family of the late US student who died days after his release from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). Doctors last week said Mr Warmbier had suffered severe neurological injuries, for which tests did not conclusively reveal the cause. Last week North Korea made a "humanitarian" gesture, releasing US college student Otto Warmbier from custody, 17 months into his 15 year hard labor sentence for ...
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Britain's Prince Philip admitted to hospital
Prince Philip will not attend. The queen plans to attend the Royal Ascot on Wednesday afternoon, the palace said. The Queen was accompanied to the state opening of parliament by the Prince of Wales, who is taking his father's place. Earlier this year, the Duke announced that he would retire from his royal engagements this autumn . In 2011, he underwent a "minimally invasive procedure of coronary stenting", which was successfully performed after he was taken to the hospital suffering ...
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Kushner heading to Mideast for peace talks
The new settlement of Amichai is slated to become the first new authorized settlement to be built in the last 25 years. over the same period of times scores of illegal settlements, dubbed as outposts have been erected, but have not received official recognition from the government.
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Trump unveils new restrictions on travel, business with Cuba
The new policy says Americans will no longer be able to plan their own Cuba trip under a people-to-people exchange license. "The Government of Cuba denounces the new measures for strengthening the blockade, which are destined to fail as proven repeatedly in the past", the statement said .
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State Department presses North Korea to release detained Americans
The organizers of Warmbier's trip say they will no longer take USA citizens to the country. North Korea said they released Warmbier last week on "humanitarian grounds". Warmbier grew up in the Cincinnati suburb of Wyoming. The popular honors student was a homecoming and prom king who played on his high school's soccer and swim teams.
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Dashcam Footage of Police Officer Killing Philando Castile Has Been Publicly Released
He was found not guilty of manslaughter and other charges in the death of Castile , a black motorist who was shot seconds after he told Yanez he had a gun. "You just killed my boyfriend!" The officer said he fired because he feared for his life. A Minnesota police officer told investigators after he shot a black motorist that the smell of marijuana from the man's auto was part of why he considered the man a threat.
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Iran's top leader opposes Iraqi Kurdish independence vote
Saudi Arabia and Iraq agreed to intensify the joint action to confront regional challenges, particularly extremism and terrorism in all forms and manifestations, said the joint statement. Ayatollah Khamenei warned that any emergence of division and conflict among Iraqis would pave the way for Washington to harm Iraq, stressing the importance of preventing the presence of U.S.
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Sean Spicer Is Back! White House Correspondents Celebrate On-Camera Briefing Promise
AP White House Correspondent Julie Pace contributed to this report . He has been filling both the press secretary role, but also the communications director role since Mike Dubke resigned from that role last month. During past administrations, the press secretary spent hours prepping for the briefing, often by querying the president personally in order to speak properly on his behalf.
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Australia's suspension of Syrian operations a 'blow' to the US
The U.S. military's Central Command said the drone shot down Tuesday was a Shaheed 129 and appeared to have been operated by "pro-regime" forces, a term which U.S. "The U.S. must decide if it wants to continue to actively support its proxies in the Syria civil war". Having largely succeeded in neutralizing most of his rebel opponents, Assad's forces, with the help of Iranian-sponsored Lebanese and Iraqi militias began an elaborate military campaign.
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Pakistan cricket back on track with Champions Trophy win: Afridi
They are accused of setting off firecrackers and shouting pro-Pakistan messages in celebration of Pakistan's 180-run victory over India at the Oval on Sunday. "These two lads, plus Shadab Khan , are the future of Pakistan cricket and I sincerely hope they will only go in the upward direction from here", he added.
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UK PM May's Conservatives still working on deal with DUP
We're both, obviously, very concerned with combating terrorism, we both have similar views about delivering a good Brexit for this country, and, obviously, we're both very, very concerned with the Irish border issue. Liberal Democrat Brexit spokesman Tom Brake said: "After one week of talks, we are no closer to finding out what the DUP have asked for and what concessions are being made.
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Israeli policewoman 'in critical condition' after simultaneous stabbing attacks in Jerusalem
If true, it would mark the first direct Islamic State action against Israel , and the group warned on its affiliate news agency that it "will not be the last". Israeli border police arrest a Palestinian in the occupied West Bank village of Deir Abu Mashal on Saturday. Samri said Malka wrestled with the man for several seconds as he stabbed her multiple times before other officers saw what was happening and opened fire, killing him.
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Security high at Brussels stations after man exploded device
They are treating the incident as a terrorist attack. Belgium has been on high alert since suicide bombers killed 32 people on the Brussels subway and at an airport in March 2016. A witness said he heard someone yell "Allahu Akbar" twice followed by heavy gunfire. No trains will be stopping at the station at all for at least today.
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Handel beats Ossoff in closely watched Georgia Congressional race
The race pitted 30-year-old Democrat and political neophyte Jon Ossoff against Handel , who is Georgia's former Secretary of State. The seat was left vacant when Tom Price resigned to join President Donald Trump's administration.
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May, Macron Announce Counter-terrorism Action Plan
May's team will resume talks with Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) on a deal to secure their support in parliament after the 60-year-old leader failed to win an outright majority in last week's election - a vote she called expecting to strengthen her position.
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France election: Macron party set for big parliamentary win
In Sunday's first-round legislative election, Macron did something even more impressive: His party's candidates set the stage for a sweeping takeover of the French National Assembly, the country's powerful lower house. Both the Republican and Socialist parties, which have traditionally governed during the time of the Fifth Republic, struggled with turnout, which was projected at 49.5% by Elabe.
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Polls Close In Georgia's Closely Watched, Expensive Special Election
The final percentage breakdown was Handel with 52.7% and Ossoff with 47.3%. Republicans immediately crowed over winning a seat that Democrats spent 30 million dollars (£23 million) trying to flip. Handel herself claimed victory around 10:40 pm. She rarely mentioned him, despite holding a closed-door fundraiser with him earlier this spring. She also noted throughout the campaign that she has lived in the district for 25 years, unlike Ossoff, who grew up in the district but lives in ...
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Otto Warmbier's graduation speech: A fond memory
Warmbier had planned to study in China in his third year of college and heard about Chinese travel companies offering trips to North Korea. "At least I know China tried!" the U.S. The U.S. side is expected to press China to cooperate on a further toughening of global sanctions on North Korea. Trump called the situation a "disgrace" and is now facing calls for the USA to respond to North Korea for its role in Warmbier's death.
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Black bear kills teen during mountain race in Alaska
The boy's body was found about a mile up the path, at around 1,500 vertical feet, CBS News reported. Alaska State Troopers stated that Patrick Cooper's remains were airlifted from the scene on the mountain on Sunday. Many observers of the race as well as organizers say they've never seen anything like this in the race's nearly three decades and that the fatal mauling has left the mountain running community in shock.
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BSEB Bihar Board Class 10 Results 2017 to be declared shortly
The Class 10th exams for the Bihar Board were conducted from March 1 to March 8, 2017. - Click on Bihar Board Class 10 matriculation results 2017. Earlier multiple reports had suggested that board may announce BSEB Class 10 matric results 2017 results in the last week of May.
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Israel demands PNA condemnation on slaying of policewoman
Israeli security officials were baffled about how to prevent the knife attacks because, unlike suicide bomber vests, a knife can easily and openly be carried from place to place and wielded at a moment's notice . Israel has for decades employed a policy of demolishing the homes of relatives of Palestinians who have carried out attacks on Israelis. The father of the third, 18-year-old Adel Ankoush, said his son was too young to belong to any faction.
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FIFA warns Mexico over discriminatory chants at Confed Cup
All Whites coach Anthony Hudson, though, remains positive. Russia, a record low 63rd in FIFA's world positions, encounter Portugal on Wednesday and also New Zealand play Mexico the same day. "We coped with the task before us", Cherchesov said. The players wore black arm bands during the game against Mexico . After friendly 1-0 defeats to both Northern Ireland and Belarus en route to Russian Federation, the All Whites have now played three matches in the last two weeks without ...
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UK, EU's historic Brexit talks commence
The talks that are largely expected to conclude by March 2019, will decide Britain's future amidst the geopolitical tussle, but will also decide upon the future of the world political order. Anxious by immigration and loss of sovereignty, Britons voted last June to become the first nation ever to leave the 28-nation EU. "In a first step, we will deal with the most pressing issues", Barnier said.
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Britain 1st to concede as Brexit talks begin
The SDLP have issued a list of "Five more things you know about Brexit " as discussions get under way in Brussels this week to formally start negotiations for Britain to leave the European Union . He hailed that the the first session was "important", "open", and "useful indeed to start off on the right foot as the clock is ticking", Xinhua news reported.
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Trump Attorney Insists President Is Not Under Investigation
President Donald Trump's approval rating has dropped to its lowest point since the inauguration, and support among his Republican base appears to be slipping. "Office of Legal Counsel opinions going back nearly 50 years say 'no, '" Sekulow said. "Political interference with an ongoing investigation, regardless of what the President's lawyer may say, could make the President a target, a subject, a person of interest", Blumenthal said.
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Syria conflict: Australia suspends military air operations
The U.S. -led coalition fighting the Islamic State group said a U.S. F-15 fighter jet shot down the drone "after it displayed hostile intent" while approaching a military camp near the Syria-Jordan border. Coalition aircraft conducted a show of force and stopped the initial pro-regime advance toward the town, the Pentagon said. Bir Qassab fell to Free Syrian Army (FSA) rebels after it was abandoned a few months ago by Islamic State (IS) militants beating an eastward retreat to ...
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Disbursal of Rs 10000 advance to farmers starts in Maha
India raised minimum purchase prices for rice, cotton and other crops by the most since Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power in 2014, according a government circular seen by Reuters, amid ongoing protests in the country's biggest farming states.
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Ram Nath Kovind may have a smooth sailing
Chandrababu Naidu", said the source. BJD has backed Kovind as the Presidential candidate. The most important thing is that the BJP has a majority. Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind has resigned from the gubernatorial post. Contradicting Thorat's arguments, which were based on statistical observations, that wide-spread discrimination against Dalits persists in rural India , Kovind said that the practice has decreased considerably and even hiring personnel is usually free of caste prejudices.
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Manhunt underway for inmates accused of killing 2 prison guards
Officers with the U.S. Marshals Task Force are on standby waiting for verification that Rowe and Dubose are actually there. Authorities in Georgia have released another photo of Dubose , showing prominent tattoos. The Georgia Department of Corrections in a tweet identified the inmates as 43-year-old Donnie Russell Rowe and 24-year-old Ricky Dubose . Authorities are now confident that the escapees are still together and traveling in the stolen pickup truck.
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Early returns: Tight Georgia House race as nation watches
Her victory over Democrat Jon Ossoff in Georgia's 6th Congressional District comes after Republican special congressional election wins in Montana, Kansas and SC. Ossoff has endorsements from two leading African-American Georgia Democrats - Rep. John Lewis, a civil rights icon, and Rep. Hank Johnson. Ossoff grew up in the district but now lives just outside the border near Emory University, while his fiancee finishes medical school.
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Washington officials to respond to attack on anti-Erdogan crowd
President Donald Trump at the White House. Speaking at a dinner to break the Ramadan fast in the capital, Ankara , on Thursday, Erdogan said: "They have issued arrest warrants for 12 of my bodyguards ". Members of the Erdogan delegation were then seen punching, kicking and stomping the protesters, leaving nine injured. A State Department spokesman confirmed the ambassador's trip to the Turkish ministry but declined to say what they discussed.
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Donald Trump blames Obama inaction for Otto Warmbier's death
President Donald Trump said Mr Warmbier's death had deepened his administration's resolve "to prevent such tragedies from befalling innocent people at the hands of regimes that do not respect the rule of law or basic human decency". "He was home and we believe he could sense that", they added. White House press secretary Sean Spicer painted a rosier picture on Tuesday, telling reporters that the USA is continuing to work with China to apply pressure on North Korea and said the United ...
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Trump not under investigation, says his lawyer
The message apparently referred to Mr Rosenstein, whose role leading the federal investigation has become increasingly complicated. So far, investigators have zeroed in on key officials like former national security adviser Michael Flynn, Trump's senior adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner, former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, and campaign foreign-policy aide Carter Page.
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Arrests in Minnesota Clashes after Castile Cop's Acquittal
The jury opted for acquittal, clearing Yanez of manslaughter Friday after five days of deliberation that almost ended in deadlock. Ramsey County District Court Judge William H. Castile was shot and killed by officer Jeronimo Yanez during a traffic stop past year. Yanez, the son of a Mexican immigrant, testified during the trial in Ramsey County District Court that he feared for his life after Castile began reaching for a firearm that Castile had disclosed he had in his possession.