At least 70 people have died in a fire at the 24-storey Grenfell Tower in west London, Sky News reports , citing a source. The UK government has pledged £5 million ($6.39 million) to victims. The money will go towards new housing and other expenses. It was reported that riots broke out in the Kensington area, people took to the streets dissatisfied with the progress of the investigation into the causes of the fire.

US President Donald Trump canceled "unilateral" agreements with Cuba that were reached under former US President Barack Obama, reports . Reuters According to him, the embargo will be maintained, tourism from the United States to Cuba will be banned, but American cruise companies will call on Cuba. At the same time, the US Embassy in Cuba will continue to work.

Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin, in an interview with the Ekho Moskvy radio station , said that the renovation program for 15 years could cost the city about three trillion rubles. According to him, most of the money will go to housing construction. Sobyanin also added that the city authorities have received more than 500 applications asking them to include other houses in the draft renovation program.

The family of Ramazan Dzhalaldinov, a native of the Chechen village of Kenkhi, who complained about the work of local authorities, turned to Russian President Vladimir Putin with a request to help him return home, the Caucasian Knot reports . The video message was published by VKontakte on Dzhalaldinov's page before the Direct Line with the President. In a conversation with the "Caucasian Knot", Dzhalaldinov said that the family's video message came as a surprise to him.

On Monday, June 19, the Meshchansky District Court of Moscow will pass a sentence on the former director of the Russian Authors' Society (RAO), Sergei Fedotov, who is accused of embezzling the company's property worth more than 500 million rubles.

Former German chancellor Helmut Kohl has died in Germany at the age of 87, according to Bild. Information about the death of the politician was confirmed in the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party. According to the publication, the ex-chancellor died at his home in Ludwigshafen. Helmut Kohl was born on April 3, 1930 in Ludwigshafen in the family of a bank employee.

Latvia has banned the use of wild animals in circus performances, including those born in captivity. Corresponding amendments to the animal protection law were approved by the Latvian Parliament, according to the Baltic Internet edition Delfi. Thus, the Seimas did not support the proposal of the National Economic Commission to allow the use of animals from a specially compiled list in the circus.

The Prosecutor General's Office of Russia began checks on the basis of information received during the "straight line" with the president about possible violations of environmental legislation. This was reported on the website of the department. We are talking about information voiced by residents of Primorsky Krai, Irkutsk and Moscow regions.

The International Labor Organization (ILO) has calculated that a 25% reduction in the gap between male and female employment rates would add $5.8 trillion to the global economy by 2025. The report is titled "World Employment and Social Protection Outlook: Trends in Women's Employment". According to experts, 50% of women work in the world, and the figure of the working male population is 76%.

The victims of the fire in the 24-story residential building of Grenfell Tower in the west of London became 30 people, the London police on Twitter said . According to law enforcement agencies, 24 people remain in the hospital, 12 people are still in intensive care. The London police failed to detect any evidence indicating arson, and the final number of victims may increase in the message. A fire in a residential building occurred on June 14.

The Basmanny District Court of Moscow placed schoolboy Mikhail Galyashkin under house arrest, suspected of attacking a National Guard officer during a protest action on June 12. Galyashkin until August 12 is allowed to attend only school, and use the Internet only under the control of the Federal Penitentiary Service. The investigation petitioned for Galyashkin's house arrest for two months.

The Onexim group of billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov sold the RBC media holding to Grigory Berezkin, the founder and owner of the ESN group. This was reported by the Dozhd TV channel, citing three sources. The press secretary of the Onexim group, Andrei Belyak, in a conversation with Novaya Gazeta, could not confirm this information and promised to comment later. Recall that in early June, Berezkin, in a conversation with reporters on the sidelines of the St.

The Investigative Committee will double-check the data that the blood of a six-year-old boy who died in an accident in the Moscow region was 2.7 ppm of alcohol. This is reported by TASS with reference to the official representative of the UK Svetlana Petrenko.

For the first time in the history of the Serbian state, a woman can head the government. President Aleksandar Vucic, who officially took office on May 31, recommended the candidacy of 41-year-old Ana Brnabic for the post of prime minister to parliament. The presidential decision has already caused a mixed reaction in society. The fact is that the non-party Brnabic has very little experience in leading administrative work.

Deputies in the first reading voted for the adoption of amendments to the law, which will toughen the punishment for drivers who did not let an ambulance pass, reports . Interfax According to the text of the bill, a citizen who prevented a health worker from providing assistance may receive a fine of 4 to 5 thousand or be arrested for 15 days. Moreover, drivers who did not let the ambulance pass will be deprived of their rights for a period of one and a half to two years.