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Part of the cladding is removed from a housing tower, part of the Chalcots Estate in the borough of Camden, north London, Saturday June 24, 2017, after the local council evacuated some 650 homes overnight. The apartments were evacuated overnight after fire inspectors concluded that the buildings, in north London's Camden area, were unsafe because of problematic fire doors, gas pipe insulation, and external cladding similar to that blamed for the rapid spread of a fire that engulfed Grenfell Tower on June 14. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
UK finds 34 high-rise apartment buildings with unsafe sidingBritish authorities say 34 high-rise apartment blocks across the country have cladding that has failed fire safety tests
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A resident of Dornay tower block adjusts the curtain on the top floor apartmant, part of the Chalcots Estate in the borough of Camden, north London, Saturday, June 24, 2017. The apartments were evacuated overnight after fire inspectors concluded that the buildings were unsafe because of problematic fire doors, gas pipe insulation, and external cladding similar to that blamed for the rapid spread of a fire that engulfed Grenfell Tower on June 14. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
The Latest: 34 UK high-rise buildings fail fire safety testsBritain's government now says cladding samples from 34 high-rise apartment towers across the country have failed fire safety tests
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In this photo taken on Friday, May 26, 2017, Russian Orthodox believers line up to kiss the relics of Saint Nicholas that were brought from an Italian church where they have lain for 930 years, in the Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow, Russia. Over a million people have visited relics of Saint Nicholas, one of the Russian Orthodox Church's most revered figures, since they were brought to Moscow last month. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
In Moscow, 1 million people visit relics of popular saintOver 1 million people have visited relics of Saint Nicholas, one of the Russian Orthodox Church's most revered figures, since they arrived in Moscow last month on loan from Italy
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Russia warns Norway that hosting US Marines will hurt tiesRussia has told Norway that the extension of a U.S. military deployment in the country will hit diplomatic ties
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India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa, right, ar given ceremonial shawls during a visit to the Radha Krishna Temple in Lisbon, Portugal, Saturday June 24, 2017. Modi is on a one day visit to Portugal. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)
Indian PM Modi visits Portugal on trip to meet with TrumpIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has started an international tour that will include his first meeting with United States President Donald Trump
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In this Tuesday, June 20, 2017 photo, Seyhan Arman, 37, a Turkish transgender woman acts on stage next to a photo of modern Turkey's founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, during her solo performance for Istanbul's Pride Week. For several years, Pride Week in Istanbul attracted tens of thousands of participants, making it one of largest gatherings celebrating gay, lesbian and transgender rights and diversity in the Muslim world. That changed suddenly in 2015, when authorities, citing security concerns, banned gay and trans-gender pride events chasing away shocked participants trying to converge on central Taksim Square with tear gas and water cannons. (AP Photo/Neyran Elden)
Turkey bans Istanbul Pride, organizers vow to march anywayTurkish authorities announced Saturday they will not allow the Istanbul Pride march to take place on Sunday _ the third year in a row the celebration has been banned
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Giant panda Jiao Qing looks out of its container during a presentation after the arrival from China at the airport Schoenefeld near Berlin, Saturday, June 24, 2017. Two giant pandas from China have landed safely in Berlin where they are being welcomed by the German capital's mayor and the Chinese ambassador. Meng Meng and Jiao Qing were treated like royalty on their 12-hour-flight from Chengdu in southwestern China — their entourage included a Berlin veterinarian, two Chinese zookeepers and traveling press. The German capital is going nuts over the cute bears, which will first be presented to the public at the zoo on July 6. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
Berlin gives celebrity welcome to 2 giant pandas from ChinaTwo giant pandas from China have landed safely in Berlin where they are being welcomed by the German capital's mayor and the Chinese ambassador
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In this photo released by Colombia's Ombudsman Press Office, rebels of Colombia's National Liberation Army, ELN, release Dutch journalists Derk Bolt, second from left, and Eugenio Follender, second from right, north of Santander, Colombia, Saturday, June 24, 2017. The two Dutch journalists, who were held captive for almost a week by the leftist rebels in Colombia, were released unharmed, Dutch Foreign Affairs Minister Bert Koenders said early Saturday. (Colombia's Ombudsman Press Office via AP)
2 Dutch journalists freed unharmed by Colombian rebelsTwo Dutch journalists have been freed unharmed after being held captive for almost a week by leftist rebels in Colombia
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Russian President Vladimir Putin, flanked by Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller, right, visits the pipe laying vessel Pioneering Spirit in the Black Sea near Anapa, Russia, Friday, June 23, 2017. The president has inspected the work on the Turkish Stream gas pipeline project. (Mikhail Metzel/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
Russia's Putin: Top goal for journalists is 'do not offend'Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the most important principle for journalists should be to avoid upsetting those featured in their writing and broadcasting
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Gay marriage to be on new Malta government's agendaMalta's president says the new government will quickly propose a gay marriage law
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Spain rescues 224 migrants from 5 boats in MediterraneanSpain's maritime rescue service has rescued 224 migrants from five different boats trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea
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Dozens of Serbia gays say election of gay PM to be historicSeveral dozen Serbian gays, lesbians and transgender people have marched in the Serbian capital of Belgrade, hailing the expected election of a first openly gay prime minister as historic for the Balkan country
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Swiss journalist dies of Mosul mine blast injuriesA Swiss journalist has died of injuries suffered from a mine blast earlier this week in Iraq while covering a military operation to root out Islamic State extremists from Mosul
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Italian PM 'guarantees' savers' accounts in 2 troubled banksItaly's premier says holders of accounts in 2 troubled Italian banks will have their savings guaranteed despite insolvency proceedings
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FILE - In this Sept. 12, 2016 file photo Hubert Zafke sits in a courtroom ahead of his trial in Neubrandenburg, eastern Germany. A German court has removed three judges over bias in the often-delayed trial of a former SS medic who served at the Auschwitz death camp. The German news agency dpa reported Saturday June 24, 2017 that the Neubrandenburg state court appointed three new judges on Friday. Prosecutor had filed the complaints after the original judges ruled 96-year-old Hubert Zafke unfit and repeatedly postponed the trial. Zafke is charged with 3,681 counts of accessory to murder for allegedly helping the Auschwitz death camp in Nazi-occupied Poland function, but his attorney says he did nothing criminal. (Bernd Wuestneck/dpa via AP,file)
German court removes 3 judges in Auschwitz trial over biasA German court has removed 3 judges over bias in the often-delayed trial of a former SS medic who served at the Auschwitz death camp
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AP Online National NewsAuthorities: Texas mom left 2 kids in hot car as punishmentThis undated booking photo provided by Parker County, Texas, sheriff's office shows Cynthia Marie Randolph. Randolph told investigators that she left her 2-year-old daughter and 16-month-old son in a hot car where they died May 26 , 2017, to teach the girl a lesson, and that they didn't lock themselves in, as she initially said, according to sheriff’s officials. Randolph was being held Saturday, June 24, 2017 on two counts of causing serious bodily injury to a child. (Parker County, Texas, sheriff's office via AP)
AP Online Top U.S. News Short HeadlinesMicrophone cut after Mormon girl reveals she's gay at churchThis undated photo provided by Heather Kester, shows Savannah, whose mother requested only her first name be used and who is a young Mormon girl that told her congregation during a Sunday service she is a lesbian before her microphone was turned off by local church leaders. Savannah's emotional speech is sparking a new round of discussions about how the conservative religion handles LGBT issues. (Heather Kester via AP)
AP Online Top U.S. News Short HeadlinesCalifornia father buries wrong man after coroner's mistakeIn this Friday, June 23, 2017 photo, Frank Kerrigan, looks at a pond near his Wildomar, Calif., home. Kerrigan, who thought his son Frank had died, learned he buried the wrong man. Kerrigan said the Orange County coroner's office mistakenly identified a body found dead on May 6 as that of his son. (Andrew Foulk/The Orange County Register via AP)
AP Entertainment HeadlinesLawyers seek to free inmate featured in 'Making a Murderer'FILE - In a Friday, March 3, 2006 file photo, Brendan Dassey is escorted out of a Manitowoc County Circuit courtroom, in Manitowoc, Wis. A three-judge panel from the 7th Circuit on Thursday, June 22, 2017 affirmed that Dassey, a Wisconsin inmate featured in the Netflix series "Making a Murderer" was coerced into confessing and should be released from prison. Dassey was sentenced to life in prison in 2007 in photographer Teresa Halbach's death two years earlier. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)
AP Online - SportsKoch chief says health care bill insufficiently conservativeFILE- In this March 8, 2017, file photo, Americans for Prosperity President Tim Phillips, accompanied by FreedomWorks President Adam Brandon, speaks to members of the media outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington. Chief lieutenants in the Koch brothers’ political network lashed out at the Senate Republican health care bill on Saturday, June 24, becoming a powerful outside critic as GOP leaders try to rally support for their plan among rank-and-file Republicans. “This Senate bill needs to get better,” said Phillips. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
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