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• Community centres were inundated with donations
from across London and the UK
US conducts 'precision airstrikes' in Somalia under expanded authority
THE PENTAGON said it conducted
an air strike against the Al-
Shabaab group in Somalia early
Sunday morning.
"The US conducted this operation
in coordination with its regional
partners as a direct response
to Al-Shabaab actions, including
recent attacks on Somali forces,"
Pentagon spokeswoman Dana
White said in a statement. "This
strike was conducted with the authorities
approved by (President
Donald Trump) in March 2017,
which allows the US Department
of Defense to conduct legal action
against Al-Shabaab within a geographically
defined area of active
hostilities in support of partner
force in Somalia."
The new authority approved
Trump, gave more power to the
United States Africa Command
(AFRICOM) to carry out "precision
airstrikes" in support of
African Union and Somali troops
fighting Al-Shabaab in Somalia. It
is legally based in the 2001 authorization
for use of military force
against al Qaeda. Al-Shabaab is
considered to be an affiliate of al
Qaeda.
Somali President Mohamed
Abdullahi Farmajo hailed the mission
as a success. CNN
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London fire: Prime minister
orders full public inquiry
PRIME MINISTER
Theresa May has ordered
a full public inquiry
into the fire that
engulfed a west London
block of flats,
killing at least 17 people.
That figure is expected to rise,
as fire chiefs have said they do
not expect to find any more survivors
in the burnt-out Grenfell
Tower, in north Kensington.
More than 30 people remain
in hospital - 17 of whom are in a
critical condition.
Prime Minister Theresa May
made a brief private visit to the
scene on Thursday, as questions
were being asked about the speed
at which the fire spread.
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn,
also visited the site, telling community
leaders "the truth has to
come out".
Firefighters were called to the
24-storey residential tower in the
early hours of Wednesday, at a
time when hundreds of people
were inside, most of them sleeping.
Many were woken by neighbours,
or shouts from below, and
fled the building.
Fire crews rescued 65 adults
and children, but some stayed in
their homes, trapped by smoke
and flames.
On Thursday morning, London
Fire Commissioner Dany
Cotton said her crews had identified
a "number of people, but we
know there will be more".
Asked how many were still
missing, Met Police Commander
Stuart Cundy said it would be
"wrong and incredibly distressing"
to give a number.
"I know one person was reported
46 times to the casualty
bureau," he said.
A brief search of all floors in
the tower had been carried out,
but the severity of the fire and
amount of debris meant a thorough
search would be "difficult
and painstaking", Commander
Cotton said. BBC
Protests in northern
Morocco swell with calls
for royal intervention
UNDER THE banner of the
People's Movement, Moroccans
have just staged the country's
biggest political protest since the
"Arab Spring" and some now say
that only intervention by their
king can defuse a deepening crisis.
For months, demonstrators
have taken to the streets in Rif region
around the northern city of
Al-Hoceima to vent their frustrations
over the economic, social
and political problems of a kingdom
that presents itself as a beacon
of stability in a turbulent
region.
Authorities have responded by
arresting as many as 100 leaders
and members of the movement,
called Hirak al Chaabi in Arabic,
since the end of May.
Undaunted, tens of thousands
marched through Rabat on Sunday,
the greatest number to join a
demonstration since a wave of
rallies in 2011 forced King Mohamed
VI to allow some democratic
reforms.
In a country where political
protests are rare and the royal
palace remains the ultimate
power, the demonstrators have directed
their anger at the government
and the king's entourage
rather than the monarch himself.
Some, however, believe he must
act rapidly.
"With one phone call, all of
this can be resolved," Zefzafi told
Reuters at his family home, just
days after a police raid broke
down their front door. Reuters
• Morocco's King Mohammed VI (R) welcomes French President Emmanuel Macron (L)
and his wife Brigitte Macron before attending an Iftar meal, the evening meal when
Muslims end their daily Ramadan fast at sunset
Trump-Russia inquiry: President 'probed for obstruction of justice’
PRESIDENT DONALD Trump is
being investigated by special counsel
Robert Mueller for possible obstruction
of justice, US media reports say.
They say senior intelligence officials
will be interviewed on whether
Mr Trump tried to end an inquiry
into his sacked national security adviser,
and about the firing of FBI
chief James Comey.
Mr Trump tweeted that the move
was the latest action in a "phony
story".
Mr Mueller is leading an FBI inquiry
into Russian meddling in the
election.
• Robert Mueller is overseeing the investigation into Russia's alleged
meddling and any Trump links
President Trump has repeatedly
denied any collusion with Russia, describing
the ongoing inquiry as a
"witch hunt".
The latest development was first
carried in the Washington Post. Later
the New York Times and Wall St
Journal reported the story, citing their
own sources.
The Washington Post says the decision
by Mr Mueller to investigate
President Trump's own conduct is a
major turning point in the investigation,
which until recently focused on
the Russian angle.Russian President
Vladimir Putin has joked about Mr
Comey's testimony, saying the fact
that he had admitted leaking details of
his conversations with President
Trump to the media put him in the
same category as US whistleblower
Edward Snowden, who was granted
asylum in Russia.
"What's the difference between
the FBI head and Mr Snowden then?"
Mr Putin asked during a live phone-in
with the Russian public in Moscow,
adding, "By the way, if he is persecuted
in this respect, we will be ready
to give him political asylum in Russia
too." BBC