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Trump officials voice anger at G7 focus on ‘niche’ issues such as climate change | World news
Senior aides in Donald Trump’s entourage have accused the G7 host and French president, Emmanuel Macron, of seeking to embarrass his US counterpart by making the summit focus on “niche issues” such as climate change, according to multiple US media reports. Macron’s plan to heal divisions among G7 leaders in Biarritz this weekend apparently did …
Lightning strikes kill five and injure 100 in Poland and Slovakia | World news
At least five people, including two children, have died and more than 100 have been injured during a sudden thunderstorm in Poland and Slovakia’s Tatra mountains, according to rescuers. Most of the victims were in Poland, where lightning struck a metal cross atop Mount Giewont as well as a metal chain near the summit, according …
Germany likely to head into recession, central bank warns | World news
Germany’s economy is heading into recession after the country’s central bank warned that a slump in exports during the summer was likely to continue into the autumn. The Bundesbank said a downturn in orders for cars and industrial equipment in the second quarter of the year was likely to continue in the third quarter, leaving …
Gran Canaria wildfire triggers evacuation of thousands of people | World news
About 8,000 people have been evacuated from their homes on Gran Canaria in Spain’s Canary Islands, where firefighters are battling a wildfire that has burned more than 3,400 hectares (8,400 acres) of land. More than 700 firefighters supported by 11 helicopters and five aeroplanes are struggling to contain the fire, which began on Saturday near …
Iran warns US against oil tanker seizure as ship leaves Gibraltar | World news
Iran has warned the US against attempting to seize an Iranian oil tanker in open seas after after its release from Gibraltar. The tanker, which ash been caught in a standoff between Tehran and the west, was sailing for Greece on Monday, shipping data showed, hours after the British territory rejected a US request to …
Iranian oil tanker at center of a standoff between the UK and Iran leaves Gibraltar
The Adrian Darya, formerly known as the Grace 1, set sail under an Iranian flag for an unknown destination. “Around the clock efforts have been underway to perform the logistical procedures at the port and to secure a complete crew. Contacts with the coordinating company are happening moment by moment. With the arrival of two …
Trump confirms he is considering attempt to buy Greenland | World news
Donald Trump has confirmed he is considering an attempt to buy Greenland for strategic reasons, though he said the idea is “not No1 on the burner”. Trump’s interest, reported earlier this week, was greeted internationally with widespread hilarity but with indignation in Greenland and Denmark. The government of the semi-autonomous Danish territory insisted it was …
Dozens of rescuers try to save two trapped cavers in Poland | World news
More than two dozen rescue workers are battling to save two cavers trapped in a cavern in the Tatra mountains in Poland after a narrow tunnel flooded with water. A representative of the rescue service said on Sunday it had not yet been possible to establish contact with the two cavers and that concern was …