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Article snippet: (Want to get this briefing by email? Here’s the sign-up.) Good morning. Here’s what you need to know: • A still unknown number of people have been killed in a fire at a high-rise apartment block in London, the local authorities said. Over 200 firefighters were struggling to contain the blaze, which spread across more than 20 floors. _____ • “An appalling and detestable lie.” The U.S. attorney general, Jeff Sessions, started his testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee with an emotional appeal, angrily denying the suggestion that he colluded with Russians during the 2016 election. But during the hearing, he declined to answer central questions about his or President Trump’s conduct. Separately, Senate leaders said they had reached an agreement to impose new sanctions against Russia, which would put the White House in an uncomfortable position. _____ • In a sleepy town in the Norwegian Arctic, an American-funded radar system is being built to spy on Russia’s expanding fleet of nuclear submarines. The project has already infuriated the Kremlin, which is seeking to assert itself in the region as climate change opens up shipping routes and resources. “Norway has to understand that after becoming an outpost of NATO, it will have to face head-on Russia and Russian military might,” Russia’s ambassador said. “Therefore, there will be no peaceful Arctic anymore.” _____ • Theresa May, the British prime minister, confirmed that talks on her country’s departure from... Link to the full article to read more