• The British authorities said they had found at least 11 buildings that shared the same kind of cladding with the apartment tower that burned in London. [The New York Times]

• Lawmakers in Germany voted to quash the convictions of tens of thousands of gay men persecuted under a law that was repealed in 1994. The estimated 5,000 victims who are still alive have been promised compensation. [The Guardian]

• Senior officials in the Church of England, including a former archbishop of Canterbury, “colluded” with a bishop to help cover up his serial abuse of young men and boys, an independent review found. [The New York Times]

• Germany’s intelligence services are said to have carried out extensive espionage in the United States. [Der Spiegel]

• Surveillance footage we analyzed suggests that Al Nuri Grand Mosque, in Mosul, was blown up from the inside and not hit by an airstrike. [The New York Times]

• Who wants to be king? No one in his family, says Prince Harry, fifth in line to the British throne. [The New York Times]