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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."

President Trump speaks with reporters before boarding Air Force One at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, N.J., on Sunday. Among the topics was Trump's interest in buying Greenland from Denmark.

Trump Skips Visit To Denmark, Calls Danish Leader 'Nasty' For Greenland Sale Rebuff

1:38pm August 21, 2019

by Scott Neuman

The president said he would postpone a planned trip to the Scandinavian country after Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen called his idea of buying the island "absurd."

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In Fight With His Coalition Government, Italy's Prime Minister Resigns

6:26am August 21, 2019

by Sylvia Poggioli

Italy's prime minister has announced his resignation — blaming his right-wing coalition partner for withdrawing his support.

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Internationally-Maintained Radiation Monitors Go Offline Following Russian Explosion

4:23pm August 20, 2019

by Geoff Brumfiel

Following a mysterious explosion at a Russian missile testing site last week, several radiation monitors maintained by an international organization have gone offline.

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