Switzerland says the European Free Trade Association, a group of four countries outside the European Union, has largely concluded a free-trade agreement with the Mercosur bloc including Brazil.

France is accusing President Jair Bolsonaro of having lied to French leader Emmanuel Macron and says it now opposes a trade deal with the South American bloc Mercosur because of his environmental back-peddling.

The posturing by leaders of the G-7 rich democracies began well before they stood together for a summit photo.

Australia and Vietnam have expressed concern over tensions in the disputed South China Sea, where Hanoi says China’s gas survey ship has infringed on its territory and has disrupted Vietnam’s exploration activities.

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen’s office says she has had a phone conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump amid a dispute about Greenland.

The World Health Organization says it’s theoretically possible to wipe out malaria, but probably not with the imperfect vaccine and other control methods being used at the moment.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says South Korea’s decision to cancel a deal to share military intelligence is damaging mutual trust.

Greenland and the rest of the Arctic region are taking on new geopolitical and economic importance as warmer temperatures cause the ice to retreat.

The European Central Bank is weighing a package of stimulus measures including an interest rate cut and new bond purchases to counter worries that growth is slowing more than expected.

Researchers say the shipwreck is ‘returning to its elemental form.’