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Raging forest fires in central Portugal killed at least 62 people, many of them trapped in their cars as flames swept over a road, in what the prime minister on Sunday called "the biggest tragedy of human life that we have known in years."
Nearly 60 other people were injured, including four firefighters and a seriously injured minor, Interior Ministry official Jorge Gomes told state broadcaster RTP.
Portugal declared three days of national mourning.
Raging forest fires in central Portugal kill at least 62 people
Trump Organization ended Qatar push 6 days after swearing in
The Trump Organization dissolved subsidiaries created to pursue business opportunities in Qatar six days after Donald Trump was inaugurated as America's 45th president, according to a new financial disclosure form filed on his behalf.
Trump had turned managerial control over to his two adult sons before entering the White House, vowing his eponymous enterprise would not pursue more deals abroad as he served as president.
In recent days, Trump repeatedly has accused Qatar of funding extremists amid an effort by several Arab nations led by Saudi Arabia to isolate the peninsular nation.
Palestinians reject ISIL claim of Jerusalem attacks
Palestinian groups have rejected ISIL's claim of responsibility for Friday's attacks in Jerusalem, which left one Israeli police officer killed and resulted in Israeli soldiers killing three Palestinians.
It is the first attack in Israeli-occupied territory claimed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, known as ISIS) group. But the statement it released on Saturday appeared to have major discrepancies with Friday's events.
Three Palestinians attacked officers at the Damascus Gate in occupied East Jerusalem late on Friday and were killed by Israeli security forces.
Grenfell Tower Fire: Protestors Storm Kensington Town Hall Demanding Answers
Protesters have stormed Kensington Town Hall, furious at the council’s response to the Grenfell Tower fire and have gathered in their hundreds outside the building.
Anger has built over the failure to prevent the fire that gutted the high-rise tower on Wednesday morning, killing at least 30 people, injuring scores and leaving many homeless.
As the long and complex process of identifying victims and recovering bodies continues, the death toll has been revised
Trump to limit Cuba travel, restrict business deals with military: U.S. officials
President Donald Trump on Friday will announce a plan to tighten rules on Americans traveling to Cuba and significantly restrict U.S. companies from doing business with Cuban enterprises controlled by the military, senior White House officials said on Thursday.
Trump will lay out his new Cuba policy in a speech in Miami that will roll back parts of former President Barack Obama's opening to the communist-ruled island after a 2014 diplomatic breakthrough between the two former Cold War foes.
London Fire: High-Rise Apartment Blaze Kills at Least 6, Injures 74
At least six deaths were confirmed Wednesday after a blaze ripped through a high-rise apartment block in the British capital as residents slept. At least 74 people were injured.
More than 250 firefighters battled the West London inferno through the night.
Local resident Tim Downie told NBC News he saw "people dangling children out the windows to try and get them to safety" as flames spread upward.
Witness Samira Lamrani said one woman wrapped a baby up "in some sort of thick blanket" and then let go of the tot from around the 9th floor. "Miraculously the baby just sort of dropped in a straight line, and a guy just ran forward and the baby fell into his arms," she added.
TVNL Update: The death toll in this terrible tragedy has risen to 12, and many more are feared dead.
Emirati ambassador to Trump: Remove US airbase from Qatar
The United Arab Emirates' ambassador to the United States wants President Trump to use the U.S. airbase in Qatar as a political tool to press the country's government on supporting extremism.
“The air base is a very nice insurance policy against any additional pressure,” Ambassador Yousef al-Otaiba said Tuesday. “Maybe someone in Congress should have a hearing and just say, you know, ’Should we consider moving it?’”
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