The comments could further fuel the row over the incident, which has seen Downing Street back calls for Fifa to investigate.

Canadian leader Mark Carney says both the US and Canada have an equal responsibility to fight climate change, which experts say are worsening wildfire conditions.

While Boris Nadezhdin is barred from running for parliament, blogger Ilya Remeslo is remanded in custody.

While Boris Nadezhdin is barred from running for parliament, blogger Ilya Remeslo is remanded in custody.

Protests erupted in Ukraine on Thursday after Mykhailo Fedorov's removal - and now soldiers are also criticising the move.

Protests erupted in Ukraine on Thursday after Mykhailo Fedorov's removal - and now soldiers are also criticising the move.

Under the proposals, the EU plans to relax its emissions trading system to give companies more time to reduce their carbon output.

Under the proposals, the EU plans to relax its emissions trading system to give companies more time to reduce their carbon output.

The US Tsunami Warning Center issued a warning and has recorded waves 0.3m (1.1 feet) high in Puerto Madero and Chiapas in Mexico.

The US Tsunami Warning Center issued a warning and has recorded waves 0.3m (1.1 feet) high in Puerto Madero and Chiapas in Mexico.

There have also been several unsuccessful attacks in a region where piracy appears to be making a comeback.

There have also been several unsuccessful attacks in a region where piracy appears to be making a comeback.

The UK government said taking the firm into public hands would safeguard "a vital national capability".

Eleven people, including children, died in the fire that also injured 19 others.

Eleven people, including children, died in the fire that also injured 19 others.

MetLife stadium in New Jersey, where the World Cup final will be held, was shrouded in haze caused by hundreds of wildfires in Canada.

China said Trump's claims were fabricated and US Democrats said he was paving the way to undermine November's elections.

A tanker carrying about 1 million barrels of Mexican crude oil arrived off Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, on the morning of July 17, marking Japan's first such delivery since the Strait of Hormuz was effectively closed. (News On Japan)

A man accused of leading a group assault that killed a university student apologized to the victim and his family in court, saying he had acted out of what he described as a "distorted sense of justice." (News On Japan)

All hiking trails on Mount Rausu in eastern Hokkaido reopened on July 16, one week after a descending hiker was chased by a bear. (News On Japan)