London Grenfell fire fuels anger over renovation materials
Grief turned to outrage in London after a deadly Grenfell Tower fire. Insulation panels from a 2016 renovation are cited by experts as aiding rapid spread. The blaze killed at least 30, with dozens missing and hundreds homeless as protests and a government relief fund mobilized amid criticized response.
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Britain
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May
Notting Hill
Cuba and U S clash as Trump pivots on Cuban policy
In Miami President Trump denounces Cuba as hostile and tightens some commerce and travel while preserving many Obama era openings. Cuba rebukes the rhetoric but says it seeks respectful dialogue and will keep embassies open and some U S ties intact. Air and cruise travel to Havana continues and the wet foot dry foot policy remains terminated.
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Miami
Donald Trump
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Cuba
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Raul Castro
Obama
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Washington
Florida
Kohl, former German chancellor, dies at 87
Helmut Kohl, longtime CDU leader and architect of German reunification, dies at his Ludwigshafen home at 87. He steered West and East Germany toward a united Europe, championed the euro, and earned praise from world leaders, while his legacy faced post‑reunification challenges.
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Helmut Kohl
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Bill Clinton
U.S
United States
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Sailors Missing After Collision Off Japan Coast
Seven Navy sailors are missing and one injured after the USS Fitzgerald collided with a merchant ship off Japan. NHK footage showed heavy damage to the destroyer’s mid-right side and a person being stretchered to a helicopter.
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Russia verifies potential death of IS leader in Syria strike
Russia says it is verifying whether Abu Bakr al Baghdadi was killed in an airstrike near IS leaders outside the de facto IS capital in Syria. The U S backed coalition urged caution amid prior false death claims and limited corroboration from Moscow and Baghdad.
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