LISBON -- At least five people have died in Portugal following severe weather brought by Storm Kristin, which caused extensive damage across several regions, authorities said on Wednesday.
Four of the fatalities occurred in the municipality of Leiria, north of the capital Lisbon, Mayor Goncalo Lopes said. Two of the deaths were directly linked to the storm, while the other two resulted from cardiac arrests associated with the deterioration of weather conditions. (Portugal Storm)
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JAKARTA -- Rescue teams in Indonesia have recovered a total of 53 bodies from a landslide in West Java province, as search operations entered the fifth day on Wednesday amid rain and unstable ground conditions.
The landslide struck the Cisarua region in West Bandung regency early last Saturday, burying dozens of homes under soil and mud. Of the 53 bodies recovered, the police disaster victim identification team has identified 35, the country's National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) said in a statement on Wednesday. (Indonesia-Landslide-Deaths)
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PARIS -- French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday that escalating tensions with the United States over Greenland constitute a strategic wake-up call for Europe as a whole, while reiterating France's solidarity with Denmark and Greenland.
"Recent events confirm that the situation in Greenland is a strategic wake-up call for all of Europe: on asserting our European sovereignty, on our contribution to Arctic security, on combating foreign interference and disinformation, on the fight against climate change, and on a privileged partnership for sustainable development and reducing strategic dependencies," Macron said at a joint press conference with the leaders of Denmark and Greenland in Paris. (France-Greenland)
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WASHINGTON -- A massive armada, headed by the Aircraft Carrier Abraham Lincoln and larger than that sent to Venezuela, is heading to Iran, U.S. President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post on Wednesday.
"Hopefully Iran will quickly 'Come to the Table' and negotiate a fair and equitable deal -- NO NUCLEAR WEAPONS -- one that is good for all parties," he wrote, warning that the U.S. armada is capable of carrying out its mission "with speed and violence, if necessary." (Trump-Iran) ■
