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LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Firefighters searched for bodies Thursday in a London tower block gutted by a massive fire that has already left 17 people dead, as questions grew over whether a refurbishment had contributed to the disaster. The death toll was expected to rise further as crews picked their way through the blackened skeleton of the 24-storey Grenfell Tower, home to around 600 people and the scene of horror on Tuesday night. Whole […]
by James Pheby Agence France Presse An acclaimed photographer, a six-month-old baby and a pair of Italian architects are among the dozens reported missing in the London tower block fire. Seventeen people have been confirmed dead, although police say they believe the toll will rise. Around 35 appeals to find lost loved ones have so far been made in the press and on social media, including the following residents of the 24-floor Grenfell Tower: Acclaimed artist […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Queen Elizabeth II will formally open parliament and announce the British government’s legislative program on June 21, two days later than planned after Prime Minister Theresa May’s election setback, an official said Thursday. The announcement by the leader of the House of Commons, Andrea Leadsom, made no mention of whether May had agreed to a deal to maintain her minority government, after losing her parliamentary majority last week. © Agence […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — At least 17 people are confirmed dead in the massive fire that engulfed a London tower block on Wednesday, police said. “Sadly I can confirm that the number of people that have died is now 17,” Metropolitan Police commander Stuart Cundy said in a televised statement on Thursday. © Agence France-Presse
Reuters — North Korea said on Thursday (June 15) it had released American citizen Otto Warmbier “on humanitarian grounds” after he had been held prisoner for 17 months. Warmbier, 22, a University of Virginia student from suburban Cincinnati, was medically evacuated to the United States on Wednesday (June 14). His family said he arrived in a state of coma. The North’s KCNA news agency said in a one-sentence dispatch that Warmbier’s release followed a court […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis and his Qatari counterpart Khalid al-Attiyah signed a letter of agreement Wednesday for a $12-billion sale of US-manufactured F-15 fighters, the Pentagon said. The sale comes amid a simmering crisis in the Gulf after Qatar’s neighbors accused it of supporting terrorism and cut diplomatic ties. US President Donald Trump has signalled his support for the Saudi-led move but other US officials have been […]
by Thomas Watkins, with Michael Mathes in Washington Agence France Presse ALEXANDRIA, United States (AFP) — A rifle-wielding critic of President Donald Trump opened fire Wednesday on United States lawmakers practising for a charity baseball game, seriously wounding a top Republican congressman and three others before he was killed by police. The 66-year-old gunman was identified as James T. Hodgkinson of Belleville, Illinois, an ardent supporter of liberal Senator Bernie Sanders — who said he […]
GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala (AFP) — A strong 6.9-magnitude earthquake hit Guatemala and southern Mexico Wednesday, killing five people, causing power outages, and knocking down homes, officials said. The epicenter was about 156 kilometers (97 miles) west of Guatemala City in the department of San Marcos, the Institute of Seismology said. The tremor was felt across most of the country, including the capital, as well as in neighboring Mexico, according to Guatemala’s National Coordinator for Disaster […]
by Thomas Watkins Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has vowed that the Trump administration will not repeat the “mistakes of the past” in Afghanistan, after the president signaled a desire to give the Pentagon wide latitude in setting war-fighting policy. But given Afghanistan’s violent history and the fate of successive presidents’ efforts to score some sort of victory there, analysts are not confident of Mattis’s chances of […]
UNITED KINGDOM (Reuters) – Residents from across London have sprung into action to help survivors of a massive apartment building fire, offering clothes, blankets, food and many other daily supplies. In the Latymer neighborhood a few hundred meters away from the torched building, a relief center has been set up and many Londoners have come with bags and even whole shopping carts of food, water and clothes, offering much-needed help to the victims. Some people […]
CALIFORNIA, United States (Reuters) – Officials at Travis Air Force Base in California have advised people there to “shelter in place” during a “real world security incident,” according to official social media posts issued on Wednesday (June 14) afternoon. “Travis Air Force Base is currently responding to a real world security incident. More details will be released as they become available. The public is being asked to stay away from the base to ensure emergency […]
ALEXANDRIA, United States (Reuters) – The Federal Bureau of Investigation is calling on the public to help provide more information on James Hodgkinson, the 66-year-old man suspected opening fire on Wednesday (June 14) during a practice for a charity Congressional baseball game morning. Congressman Steve Scalise was among those shot. FBI Special Agent in Charge for the Washington Field Office, Timothy Slater, didn’t get into specifics other than to clarify some confusion in the media about […]
