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G7 Leaders Set To Discuss Fires In the Amazon, Fears Of A U.S. Recession

5:19pm August 23, 2019

by Frank Langfitt

The leaders of seven leading economies, including the U.S., meet this weekend at Biarritz, France. President Trump will meet British Prime Minister Boris Johnson for the first time.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, shown here at the Kremlin in Moscow on Thursday, said on Friday that Russia should respond in kind to the testing of a new U.S. cruise missile.

Putin To Russian Military: 'Prepare A Symmetrical Response' To U.S. Missile Test

2:07pm August 23, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

His remarks come after a U.S. Defense Department test of a modified Navy Tomahawk cruise missile, and the demise of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty between Washington and Moscow.

News Brief: Rainforest Fires, G-7 Summit, Iran's Economy

11:20am August 23, 2019

Wildfires are spreading in Brazil's Amazon rainforest. The G-7 summit opens Saturday in France. And Iranians answer this question: Who do you blame for Iran's economic troubles?

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Smoke billows from a fire in an area of the Amazon rainforest near Porto Velho, Brazil, earlier this week.

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Macron Urges G-7 Members To Put Amazon Fires At Top Of Agenda

9:28am August 23, 2019

by Scott Neuman

In a tweet, the French president called the 2,500 active fires in the Amazon an "international crisis" and urged fellow G-7 members to "discuss this emergency first order" at their upcoming summit.

German Boy Sneaks Off In Parent's Car

6:54am August 23, 2019

The eight-year-old boy was speeding down the highway at 87 mph before pulling over with the warning lights flashing. When police found him, the boy apparently said, "I just wanted to drive a little."

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Do You Know Anyone Who Has Ever Been To Bielefeld?

7:44am August 22, 2019

Officials in the German city are offering a million Euros if you can prove the town does not exist. There's this long-running online conspiracy theory that the city is an illusion.

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Danish Parliament Member Reacts To Trump Wanting To Buy Greenland

7:10am August 22, 2019

NPR's Noel King talks to Michael Aastrup Jensen, a member of Denmark's Parliament, about President Trump cancelling a trip to his country, and Trump's wish to buy Greenland.

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Iceland's Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir speaks with the media as she arrives for an EU summit in Brussels in March.

Iceland's Prime Minister To Skip Meeting With VP Mike Pence

8:37pm August 21, 2019

by Richard Gonzales

Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir denies she means to snub Pence. Her scheduling decision was made before President Trump canceled his trip to Denmark.

Pia Klemp has refused to accept a medal for bravery from Paris' mayor, saying, "We do not need authorities deciding about who is a 'hero' and who is 'illegal.' "

Captain Who Rescued Migrants At Sea Refuses Paris Medal, Calling It Hypocritical

8:22pm August 21, 2019

"Your police [steal] blankets from people that you force to live on the streets, while you raid protests and criminalize people that are standing up for rights of migrants," said Pia Klemp.

President Trump speaks to reporters in the Oval Office on Tuesday. He said that Russia should be allowed back into the G-7.

Trump Says Russia Should Be Allowed Into G-7; Moscow Wants Talks To Continue

2:19pm August 21, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

"I think it's much more appropriate to have Russia in," President Trump told reporters. In Russia, the Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said discussions should move from the media "to the expert level."