U.S. President Donald Trump said he spoke with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday and offered help, if needed, in dealing with the Amazon rainforest fires.div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/Reuters/worldNews?a=18_Q63Pr9gY:kmkkS9wtMUs:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Reuters/worldNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA"…
As EU threatens trade retaliation, Brazil sends army to fight Amazon fires
European leaders on Friday threatened to tear up a trade deal with South America, reflecting the growing international dismay and anger with Brazil as a record number of fires in…
Encouraged by Johnson’s visit, UK officials now hoping rest of EU agrees to work on Brexit solution
Britain is hoping the rest of the European Union falls in behind France and Germany and agrees to work on solving a deadlock over Brexit, with officials sensing a glimmer…
Brazil’s Bolsonaro will send army to fight Amazon fires: governor
The Brazilian army will be deployed to fight fires in the Amazon rainforest, the governor of the Amazon state of Roraima said on Friday.div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/Reuters/worldNews?a=jV75nbbMu90:B_jjV1J-YtU:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Reuters/worldNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a…
Facing global pressure, Brazil’s Bolsonaro may send army to curb Amazon fires
Amid growing global condemnation, Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro said on Friday he may mobilize the army to help combat a record number of fires sweeping through the Amazon rainforest.div class="feedflare"…
Norway PM issues ultimatum to junior government partners
Norway's Conservative Party Prime Minister Erna Solberg has set a Monday deadline for the three junior partners in her coalition to decide whether they should remain in her government.div class="feedflare"…
Kashmir protesters defy restrictions, clash with security forces
Security forces used tear gas against stone-throwing local residents in Indian Kashmir's main city of Srinagar on Friday, after a third straight week of protests in the restive Soura district…
Paris prosecutor opens inquiry into whether Epstein committed crimes in France
The chief prosecutor in Paris has opened a preliminary inquiry to determine whether late U.S. financier Jeffrey Epstein committed any sex crimes on French territory or against any underage French…
India increases restrictions in Kashmir ahead of separatist call for protests
Authorities in the main city of Indian Kashmir tightened security ahead of Friday prayers after separatists called for a protest march to a U.N. office, with streets bristling with paramilitary…
France’s Macron to push for charter on biodiversity at G7 summit
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday that he would put pressure on the United States to sign a charter on protecting biodiversity at the G7 summit in Biarritz, France…