EU piles pressure on Brazil over Amazon fires
The European Union piled pressure on Friday on Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro over fires raging in the Amazon basin, with Ireland and France saying they could block a trade deal with South America.
Europe brokers deal to end Ocean Viking migrant standoff
Six EU countries have agreed to take in 356 migrants stranded at sea for two weeks aboard the Ocean Viking rescue vessel, ending the latest standoff over migration to Europe across the Mediterranean.
France says won’t support Mercosur given Brazil president’s climate comments
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was lying when he played down concerns about climate change at the G20 summit in Japan in June, said French President Emmanuel Macron’s office on Friday, as Brazil and France continued to clash over the issue.
Fire breaks out on 12th floor of London building near Grenfell disaster
London’s fire brigade said they are dealing with a fire on the balcony of the 12th floor of a building in West London and have dispatched ten fire engines and around 70 firefighters.
Brazil’s Bolsonaro says army may be sent to help combat Amazon fires
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro said on Friday that the army could be sent to help combat the fires sweeping through the Amazon rainforest, and that a decision will be taken later in the day.
‘Blind men’: End of South Korea-Japan pact undermines bid to understand North Korea threats
South Korea’s decision to scrap an intelligence-sharing pact with Japan could harm efforts to understand threats from North Korea, and potentially weaken the ability to monitor its missile launches, officials and analysts say.
France and Britain aim to show unity on Iran as G7 looms
France and Britain aimed to present a united front on the issue of Iran – where they have been at odds with the United States – as major world powers prepared to discuss Iran and other topics at the G7 summit.
Israeli teenager killed by bomb near settlement: Israeli officials
An Israeli teenager was killed and her father and brother were injured by a Palestinian bomb near a settlement in the occupied West Bank on Friday, Israeli officials said.
UK PM deeply concerned about Amazon rainforest fires
Britain is deeply concerned about fires in the Amazon rainforest and Prime Minister Boris Johnson will use the G7 summit to call for a renewed focus on protecting nature, his office said on Friday.
Erdogan tells Putin Syrian offensive is causing humanitarian crisis
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told Russia’s Vladimir Putin on Friday that Syrian army attacks in northwest Syria are causing a humanitarian crisis and threaten Turkey’s national security, the Turkish presidency said.
