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During a fire in a 24-storey building of London killed six people. On Wednesday, June 14, police said, reports Reuters. According to guards, the number of victims can increase. Search and rescue operations on-site emergency continues. In the night of Wednesday, June 14, in West London the fire started in a residential apartment building. At the emergency profit of 40 fire engines and 200 officers. In the hospital delivered 50 victims. According to the Agency, firefighters are still working at the scene of the fire. The threat of a building collapse there.

Unknown opened fire on the baseball diamond in the city of Alexandria (VA) and wounded Congressman Steve Scalise (Steve Scalise), produced from 50 to 100 shots, reports, Thursday, June 14, Fox News. The victim with a hip injury taken to hospital, his condition is not said. The shooting lasted about 10 minutes. Injured at least five people, including one policeman. The shooter himself was also injured in the confrontation with law enforcement officers, he was hospitalized. One of the witnesses said that before the shooting, the assailant asked the crowd at the site of people who do interval training — the Republicans or the Democrats. At this time, there were members of Congress from the Republican party — a total of about 15-20 people. It is noted that a man used a baseball, dugout (area with benches commands between home and first or third base) as cover from the police.

Didier Burkhalter The Minister of foreign Affairs of Switzerland Didier Burkhalter stated that he submitted a letter of resignation from his post. He said this during a press conference broadcast which led 24Heures. According to the diplomat, his decision is connected with desire “to write a new page in my life.” The official did not specify what to do in the future and expects to hold any position in the international structures. The head of the Swiss foreign Minister will leave his office on 31 October this year. In the period from 1 January 2014 and 1 January 2015 Burkhalter was President of the Swiss Confederation, combining this post with the leadership of the foreign Ministry. In 2014, as current head of the Organization for security and cooperation in Europe (OSCE) took an active part in resolving the crisis in Ukraine. That he belonged to the idea to equip the

In the Danish capital Copenhagen, the vandals poured blue and white paint the little Mermaid statue — the symbol of the city. About this in his Twitter reported the local police Department. — Københavns Politi (@KobenhavnPoliti) 14 June 2017, 05:20 Next to the sculpture on the pavement attackers left the inscription: “Free Abdullah”. Who exactly is meant is not specified. On suspicion in Commission of crime a tall, blond girl. The monument is not the first time becomes the object of abuse by vandals. May 30, unknown persons painted the little Mermaid red. Next to the statue was the slogan, written in red paint: “Denmark to defend the whales of the Faroe Islands”. The statue created by Danish sculptor Edvard Eriksen was opened in the port of Copenhagen in 1913. She portrays the character of the fairy tale “the little Mermaid” by Hans Christian Andersen. The sculpture is one of

Units of the Iraqi army repelled a large-scale attack of militants of the terrorist group “Islamic state” (IG, is prohibited in Russia), undertaken in the city of Mosul. About it reports Reuters, citing a police source. The clashes were killed dozens of terrorists, the attack was repulsed. In turn, the sources of the IG stated that killed 40 police officers seized several checkpoints in the city, and knocked out eight armored vehicles of government forces. May 11, Iraqi security forces promised to liberate the Western part of Mosul held by is militants, before the Muslim Holy month of Ramadan, however, to do this failed. The second phase of the operation to release is from February of this year with the support of the international coalition led by the United States. In late March, Iraqi security forces stopped a massive attack due to the increased number of casualties, however, on April

Steve Scales Coordinator of the Republican party in the house of representatives of the United States Congress Steve Scales (Steve Scalise) wounded in a shooting at a baseball training session in Alexandria, Virginia. This was reported in the Twitter channel CBC News. Victims transported to the hospital. It is known that Scales wounded in the thigh. Also two policemen were injured, reports CNN. Arrested one suspect, said in a statement to local police. At the place of work law enforcement officers. According to NBC, the shooting occurred when on the baseball diamond practicing members of Congress from the Republican party, including Scales.

Record number of Britons applied for German citizenship. It is reported by CNN. According to the German statistical office, in 2016 2865 subjects of the United Kingdom filed an application for citizenship of Germany. A year earlier the figure was three and a half times less. “Apparently, in the dynamics of such a connection with Brexit,” said the German authorities. In addition, the British also expressed an increased interest in the citizenship of Italy, Sweden, Poland and Hungary. Irish authorities have announced a 41-cent increase in the flow of applications for a passport almost immediately after the referendum on the British exit from the EU. When the United Kingdom will leave the EU (most likely this will happen in March 2019), then his subjects will most likely lose the right to live and work in the 27 member countries of the interstate Association. Final terms “separation” between the UK and

Carried toxic substances truck overturned on the highway near the canadian city of MISSISSAUGA, located 20 kilometers from Niagara falls. About it reports TV channel CTV. The accident occurred on 13 June, 15:00 local time (22:00 GMT). The car was explosive toxic gas phosphine, inhalation of which can be affected by nervous system and lungs. The result is a one-mile radius were evacuated by local residents, the police blocked the traffic on the highway. According to the channel, arrived at the emergency specialists said that when tilting the tank with phosphine leakage has not occurred. However, at the scene the fire started. In result of incident nobody has suffered. The causes of the incident are being investigated.

Donald Trump Work Donald trump on the post of the President of the United States dissatisfied with 58 percent of Americans. Are these poll results Gallup International. The White house is supported by only 36 percent of respondents. It is noted that the dissatisfaction rating is up one percent and renewed its high. In General, for almost five months in power the popularity of trump remained at the level of 40 percent, the discontent with its activity was expressed by 54 percent of US citizens. As reported by Gallup International, Donald trump is the only American leader whose dissatisfaction rating was 58 percent for the first six months in power. So, bill Clinton during the same period was supported by 51 percent and Barack Obama 64 percent of the country’s citizens, George W. Bush — 62 percent of Americans. The survey was attended by 1.5 thousand people. In April, a

Rex Tillerson Secretary Rex Tillerson said at a hearing in the Senate on the deterioration of Russian-American relations. On Tuesday, June 13, according to Reuters. Responding to a question about Congress of a bill on new anti-sanctions, Tillerson said that “we have a big problem with the Russians… our relations are at a record low and continues to deteriorate. Our goal — to stabilize the dialogue.” “We are working to establish whether there was a basis to re-establish working relations with Moscow in the fields. Especially make an effort on Syria — said the head of American diplomacy. On 6 June the President of the United States Donald trump asked the Secretary of state to establish relations with Russia. The head of state advised him to act in the most useful to business terms and not to hurry. The President, according to Tillerson, believes that the scandal around the “trump