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11:39pm, 2nd May, 2019

Exclusive: Foreign government leases at Trump World Tower stir more emoluments concerns

The U.S. State Department allowed seven foreign governments to rent luxury condominiums in New York's Trump World Tower in 2017 without approval from Congress, according to documents and people familiar with the leases, in what some experts say...

Blaze devastates Notre-Dame; Paris firefighters fear for one bell tower

4:08pm, 15th April, 2019

World

Blaze devastates Notre-Dame; Paris firefighters fear for one bell tower

A massive fire consumed Notre-Dame Cathedral on Monday, destroying the roof of the historic Paris landmark in a roaring blaze as firefighters battled to prevent one of the main bell towers from collapsing.

London backs plans for "Tulip" tower to bloom over the city

11:23am, 2nd April, 2019

UK

London backs plans for "Tulip" tower to bloom over the city

Plans to build a glass viewing tower perched 1,000 feet above London on a slender tower shaped like a tulip have been approved by the local authority.

Why an unbuilt Moscow Trump tower caught Mueller's attention

6:33am, 18th March, 2019

Politics

Why an unbuilt Moscow Trump tower caught Mueller's attention

An intriguing area of focus in Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into the Kremlin's role in the 2016 U.S. election is a proposed Moscow real estate deal that Donald Trump pursued while running for president despite denying at t...

Blaze in tower block in London's Canary Wharf area brought under control

10:08pm, 1st March, 2019

UK

Blaze in tower block in London's Canary Wharf area brought under control

About 60 firefighters and eight fire engines attended to a fire on top of a commercial tower block in London's Canary Wharf area, but there were no injuries and the fire was under control at 0158 GMT, London Fire Brigade said early on Saturday.

UK police arrest six men over burning of Grenfell Tower effigy

1:26pm, 6th November, 2018

UK

UK police arrest six men over burning of Grenfell Tower effigy

British police have arrested six men after a video was posted on the internet that showed men mocking the deadly Grenfell Tower blaze by burning an effigy of the building as part of Guy Fawkes' Night celebrations.

French 'spiderman' climbs London's 230-metre Heron Tower, gets arrested

12:29pm, 25th October, 2018

UK

French 'spiderman' climbs London's 230-metre Heron Tower, gets arrested

French "spiderman" climber Alain Robert scaled one of London's tallest buildings without ropes on Thursday - only to get arrested at the top.

Human tower builders in Catalonia kick off with pro-independence protest

12:11pm, 7th October, 2018

World

Human tower builders in Catalonia kick off with pro-independence protest

Protesters calling for Catalan independence kicked off Spain's bi-annual human towers building competition on Sunday which is being held for the first time since Catalonia's failed 2017 independence referendum.

Notting Hill Carnival drums fall silent for Grenfell Tower fire victims

11:04am, 27th August, 2018

UK

Notting Hill Carnival drums fall silent for Grenfell Tower fire victims

Hundreds of thousands of revellers attending London's annual Notting Hill Carnival fell silent for 72 seconds on Monday to honour the 72 people who died in the Grenfell Tower fire last year.

Trump says did not know of 2016 Trump Tower meeting with Russians

7:57am, 27th July, 2018

Politics

Trump says did not know of 2016 Trump Tower meeting with Russians

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he did not know about the 2016 meeting at Trump Tower between Russians and his campaign staff including his son Don Jr, at which the Russians offered to provide damaging information about Democratic rival Hi...

Cohen says Trump knew about Trump Tower meeting with Russians: CNN

10:31pm, 26th July, 2018

Politics

Cohen says Trump knew about Trump Tower meeting with Russians: CNN

U.S. President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer Michael Cohen said that Trump knew in advance about a June 2016 meeting in Trump Tower at which Russians offered to provide damaging information about his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton, CNN...

Senate panel releases details from its Trump Tower meeting probe

8:45am, 16th May, 2018

Politics

Senate panel releases details from its Trump Tower meeting probe

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday released hundreds of pages of transcripts and other details from its investigation of a Trump campaign meeting at Trump Tower in June 2016 with Russians who claimed to have damag...