US President Donald Trump has threatened to impose new tariffs on Canada after hundreds of wildfires left much of the northern United States choked by a blanket of smoke. The threat comes after complaints from US lawmakers about the wildfires and Ontario Premier Doug Ford calling on the US to send support to fight the
Russian authorities have continued to repress what little internal opposition remains in the country, detaining a well-known blogger and taking steps to prevent a local politician from running for parliament. Blogger Ilya Remeslo was a staunch supporter of Vladimir Putin until he took a dramatic U-turn last March, calling the president a “war criminal and
The European Union has put forward proposals that would slow cuts to companies’ greenhouse gas emissions limits, as part of a major overhaul of climate policy. The reforms would relax the rules of the bloc’s emissions trading system (ETS) to give companies more time than previously planned to reduce their carbon output. The changes would
A powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of southern Mexico on Friday, triggering a tsunami warning for parts of the Pacific. No fatalities or significant damage have been reported in Mexico or Guatemala from the earthquake, which was also felt in El Salvador. Mexico’s Navy Secretary, Admiral Raymundo Morales, said at a news
Prosecutor Diane Ngomsik told AFP news agency that the 18-year-old volunteer firefighter initially confessed to having “set twigs on fire with a lighter and gasoline” before recanting. BFMTV said a second 18-year-old man had also been placed under formal investigation, a stage of French criminal procedure that can lead to formal charges and a subsequent
A monkey with pinkish-orange lips and a black face living in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been confirmed as a new species to science. The primate was seen hiding in the high treetops of the dense tropical forests of Lomami National Park, in the central east of the country. Conservationists reported seeing the
