Russia: US warplanes rebuffed
The Russian Defense Ministry says it shot back two US fighter jets over the Arctic, on their way to cross the Russian border in the Barents Sea. This is reported by AFP.
"As the Russian fighter jets approached, the US strategic bombers changed course," said a statement from Russia.
The United States Defense Force conducts routine flights over international waters. They believe that the exercises take place in neutral airspace and in accordance with international law, writes TT.
But Russia has reacted more aggressively to the exercises in recent months, warning in June that US drone flights over the Black Sea risked leading to a "direct" military clash, writes AFP.
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The climate threatThe heat record
The new heat records worry scientists: "Is extreme"
During the month of June, the highest global average temperature ever was measured, DN reports. In 63 countries, new heat records were measured in June, according to data from the American organization Berkeley Earth.
- That one year is warmer than all the previous years is remarkable and that every month, twelve months in a row, is warmer than the same months every other year, that is extreme, says Michael Tjernström, professor at the Department of Meteorology at Stockholm University.
One reason why so many heat records have been broken in the last 12 months is the strong weather phenomenon El Niño, which means that the temperature of the surface water in large areas rises above normal levels.
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The election in the United States|The shots against Trump
Trump's criticism: Nobody warned me - it was a mistake
No one warned Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump before the assassination attempt on him. He says so in an interview with Fox News.
- I think it was a mistake, he says.
- How could someone get on that roof? And why wasn't it reported? he asks himself in the interview.
The US Department of Homeland Security has already begun an investigation into the actions of the Secret Service during the assassination attempt on the former president. Critics have argued that the shooter should never have been able to get onto the roof from which he opened fire on Trump.
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