NTSB probes Las Vegas BA plane fire and injuries
The NTSB will send investigators to Las Vegas to probe a British Airways takeoff fire that injured 27 people. The plane bound for London aborted after an engine fire at 4 14 pm, with 159 passengers aboard per FAA and 157 per BA. Fire crews extinguished the flames quickly.
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EU seeks fairer refugee burden sharing but faces rejection
EU leaders press for shared responsibility as 120,000 refugees from Greece Italy and Hungary would be distributed among 22 states, on top of 40,000 proposed earlier. Britain Ireland and Denmark not bound. Greece Italy and Hungary overwhelmed. several Eastern European states reject quotas.
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Australia to take 12000 more refugees amid policy shift
Prime Minister Tony Abbott announced Australia will nearly double its humanitarian refugee quota to 12000 Syrians and Iraqis this year. He said priority goes to women and children in camps in Turkey, Lebanon, and Jordan, plus a new A$32 million boost to UNHCR. Australia will join airstrikes against Islamic State within a week.
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Britain honors Queen Elizabeth II for record reign
Prime Minister David Cameron led tributes calling the queen a rock of stability as she became Britain’s longest-serving monarch. The 89-year-old queen marked 63 years, seven months and three days on the throne and thanked the public during a Borders Railway ceremony in Scotland.
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House turmoil over Iran nuclear deal showdown
Washington clash over the Iran accord intensified with rallies by Trump and Cruz, Clinton praising it, and Republicans turning on each other as they seek a last-ditch move to block the deal. Obama would veto any disapproval bill, keeping Democrats united and stalling Republican efforts.
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