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Queen Elizabeth II upset POTUS Trump "ruined" her lawn at Buckingham Palace
The Queen was not too happy about that. The Queen is said to have commented to Australian prime minister , Scott Morrison, about the two messy helicopter landings the day after Trump's arrival. It is thought to have been a light hearted comment. Trump's presidential helicopter, Marine One, reportedly burned the grass upon landing at Buckingham Palace two times in the same day during his vis... [Full Article...]
I'll take political fallout from wanting Russian Federation back in G-7
The G7 summit in France "became a bit tense, to say the least" after Trump's proposal to invite Putin , an unnamed European diplomat told The Guardian newspaper Sunday. Trump said it was "certainly possible" he could invite President Vladimir Putin to the G7's 2020 summit in the US, an invitation that the Kremlin said it would consider. [Full Article...]
Trump Pans Axios Hurricane Bombing Story: 'Ridiculous'
Jonathan Swan, who wrote the Axios story, stands by his reporting, he says . A source who was at a hurricane briefing at the White House told the outlet that the President once said of hurricanes, "I got it". "To change a Category 5 hurricane into a Category 2 hurricane you would have to add about a half ton of air for each square meter inside the eye, or a total of a bit more than half a billi... [Full Article...]
Australia urges 'sovereignty' as S China Sea tensions rise
Relations between Hanoi and Beijing have soured in recent weeks with a Chinese oil exploration ship and its coast guard escorts sailing in Vietnam's exclusive economic zone. China redeployed a government-owned survey vessel - with armed escorts - into the waters off Vietnam earlier this month, the U.S. said. "China is resolutely opposed to this", Mr Geng told a daily news briefing on Friday. [Full Article...]
Trade And Economic Tensions Loom Over G7 Summit In France
Brazil military begins fighting Amazon fires
Hundreds of new fires are raging in the Amazon rainforest in northern Brazil, official data showed Saturday, amid growing worldwide pressure on President Jair Bolsonaro to put out the worst blazes in years. He instead attributes the blazes to increased drought, and accuses environmental groups and NGOs of whipping up an "environmental psychosis" to harm Brazil's economic interests. [Full Article...]
Stocks jump on USA trade progress at G-7
This sent major shockwaves on Wall Street, with the Dow Jones index shedding 623 points, or 2.3 per cent, on Friday (local time). The S&P 500 index was up 15.70 points at 2,862.81, while the Nasdaq composite was up 53.78 points at 7,805.55. [Full Article...]
Iran ‘sold oil’ from tanker released by Gibraltar - spokesman
Iran's tanker fleet is under intense scrutiny as the US seeks to cut off the Islamic republic's ability to sell crude, normally the country's main export earner. Greek officials said the ship would be unwelcome after the USA threatened sanctions against anyone aiding the tanker, while a stop in Turkey would also pose complications in an already fraught relationship. [Full Article...]