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Added on the 10/03/2017 18:43:14 - Copyright : RT Ruptly EN
Images of Grenfell Tower in London as the city marks five years since Britain's worse residential fire since World War II. A total of 72 people were killed when a fire that started in a faulty freezer ripped through the 24-storey Grenfell Tower block in west London on June 14, 2017. IMAGES
'Extinction Rebellion' climate protesters close London's iconic Tower Bridge to traffic and hang from the roadway on climbing ropes, unfurling a banner reading 'End fossil fuels now'. The action marks the start of a week of protests by the environmental group, also known as XR, who often use civil disobediance to gain attention for their cause. IMAGES
A city in northeast China that resembles the Italian city of Venice starts offering gondola rides as part of their tourist attractions. Helena Williams reports.
Israel air strike flattens Palestine Tower in Gaza City. Palestinian militant group Hamas launched a large-scale surprise attack against Israel on Saturday, firing thousands of rockets from Gaza and sending fighters to kill or abduct people as Israel retaliated with devastating air strikes. IMAGES
Cannon fire rings out at the Tower of London in a ceremonial "death gun salute" in memory of Queen Elizabeth II, who died peacefully at her Balmoral estate on Thursday afternoon. Ninety-six shots -- one for every year of her life -- were fired from Hyde Park and the Tower of London in the capital, Edinburgh Castle in Scotland, Hillsborough Castle in Northern Ireland and Cardiff Castle in Wales, as well as the Channel Islands and Gibraltar. IMAGES
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).