France Massive oil slicks head for Corsica after oil emptied into sea The spills were made deliberately by ships trying to save money by dumping used oil overboard rather than having it removed in port. 13/06/2021
Brazil Bolsonaro fined 75 euros for not wearing a face mask at biker rally Brazil's far-right president spoke to 12,000 bikers at an event in Sao Paulo where he cast doubt on the death toll from coronavirus. 13/06/2021
world news Mystery bidder pays €23m euros for Bezos rocket space flight A mystery bidder has pledged €23 million to win an auction for the last seat on a space rocket with Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. 13/06/2021
Israel Israel to swear in new government, ending Netanyahu's long rule Naftali Bennett, the head of a small ultranationalist party, will take over as prime minister, sending Netanyahu into opposition after a record 12 years in office. 13/06/2021
Switzerland US President Joe Biden to meet Vladimir Putin in Geneva on Wednesday The meeting will be their first since Biden was elected last November and comes at a time of strained relations between the United States and Russia. 13/06/2021
Algeria Turn-out low in Algerian election after opposition calls for a boycott Voter turn-out in Algeria's parliamentary election is reported to be low after calls for a boycott of the poll by a popular protest movement. 13/06/2021
United Kingdom G7 COVID-19 vaccine pledge 'is not enough', says WHO, IMF Boris Johnson announced that one billion doses of vaccine would be donated to the developing world. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says 11 billion are needed. 12/06/2021
France Protests held across France against the far-right Political tensions rising before regional elections next week and presidential elections next year, as far-right gains in popularity. 12/06/2021
Germany Nazi swastika daubed on Torah ark inside Frankfurt airport synagogue Germany recorded over 2,400 antisemitic attacks last year. 12/06/2021
World Denmark player Christian Eriksen awake and stable after pitch collapse Eriksen collapsed at the end of the first half and was rushed to hospital but UEFA announced the match would be restarted after requests from both teams. Finland ultimately won 1-0. 12/06/2021
United Kingdom Britain's Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her official 95th birthday In her honour the military performed the trooping of the colour, a special parade, designed to mark her official birthday. 12/06/2021
United Kingdom Environmental groups stage theatrical protests near G7 venue Extinction Rebellion and other climate campaign groups have staged a series of theatrical protests in seaside resort close to where G7 leaders are meeting 12/06/2021
Russia New restrictions in Moscow as COVID-19 cases rise “It is impossible not to react to such a situation,” Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said. 12/06/2021
Italy Italian police arrest man over deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants in UK Police in Italy say they have arrested a Romanian man in connection with the deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants found dead in the back of a truck in the UK in 2019. 12/06/2021
no comment Cargo ship fire at Manila wharf injures several A small cargo ship on fire in the port of Manila injured at least six people and sparked a fire in a nearby slum. 12/06/2021
United Kingdom Climate change activists stage G7 protest on Cornwall beach Campaigners took to the beach and paddled in the sea at Falmouth to call for more action to protect the world's oceans, as well as curb emissions and help poorer countries tackle climate change. 12/06/2021
no comment Oxfam campaigners wear G7 masks in climate protest Protesters pose as G7 leaders wearing swimsuits and relaxing on deckchairs on a beach in Falmouth, 25 miles away from the venue of the G7 summit in Cornwall. 12/06/2021
world news Algerian opposition urges election boycott over protest repression The Algerian pro-democracy group Hirak is calling for voters to boycott legislative elections over a crackdown on opposition protests. 12/06/2021
United Kingdom Prince Charles' G7 climate call: 'Act for planet as well as pandemic' The environment took centre stage at the G7 summit in Cornwall as the Queen hosted world leaders at the Eden Project, an ecological exhibition. 12/06/2021
USA Lobster diver injured after getting caught in humpback whale's mouth 'I'm in a whale's mouth... and he's trying to swallow me,' Michael Packard said to himself after feeling a huge bump in waters off Cape Cod. 12/06/2021
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Extinction Rebellion protests at end of G-7 summit
Queen Elizabeth II welcomes Joe and Jill Biden
410 people rescued from Mediterranean Sea
Massive damage to Syrian hospital after shelling
Clashes in Tunis as police try to break up protest
Nightclub reopens for a few days in Leipzig