World Report

Finland has has temporarily closed its border with Russia amid tensions over asylum seekers, the first climate class action brought by Australia's First Nations people heard from a range of experts this month, and in India there are growing tensions with the Maldives after the new president asked India to withdraw soldiers from the archipelago.

Less than two months to go until the Iowa caucus. At least 25 people have died and several others wounded after an attack in South West Cameroon in Africa and behaviour on flights appears to be on the rise in particular on flights to holiday destinations.

Air pollution in India’s capital city of Delhi has risen to alarming levels, and authorities have had to introduce emergency measures to protect people's health. In Greece, Chinese investment has helped the country to recover after the Eurozone debt crisis, and in Canada curbs are being placed on immigration after the population reached 40-million.

Poland celebrates Independence Day. In Italy tensions over the heavy traffic on the Brennar Pass have lead to conflict between Italy and Austria, and in India protests raising voices for Gaza are being singled out and suppressed by the government.

In India, a billionaire's advice to work 70 hours a week to transform the nation has triggered a debate, in London an auction of film and TV memorabilia will take place this week including costumes and props from Titanic & Star Wars, and after a month of being on strike, American auto workers and the Big 3 US carmakers have reached tentative deals.

In Brazil authorities in an Amazon state fear a migration crisis due to the government in Peru, which aims expel undocumented migrants. In the UK plans are advancing for the world's longest sub sea power cable between the UK and Morocco and in the US a Trump supporting war veteran discovers he descends from women murdered in the Salem witch trials.

After floods in Libya left over 11,000 dead, the flawed response of authorities is being blamed for making the crisis worse. In Bangladesh global figures have called on the prime minister to stop the persecution of Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus. And in Kenya, killings involving rival groupings have soared close to Somalia over the last six months.

After the deadliest attack in Israel's history when Hamas militants killed over 1,300 people last week, Israel responded with deadly force declaring war on Hamas, and pounding the Gaza strip with bombs. In Poland elections will determine who will lead the next government and in Nigeria, Independence Day no longer holds the significance it once had.

In Slovakia Robert Fico has been tasked with leading talks on creating what would be his fourth government, after winning last weekend’s elections. A constitutional crisis is unfolding in Bosnia Herzegovina due to the actions of the President of the Bosnian Serbs Milorad Dodik, and in Algeria authorities are considering relaxing visa requirements

There were red faces in Canada after members of Parliament applauded a former member of a Nazi unit from the Second World War. In Australia opinion is divided ahead of a referendum to recognise First Nations people, and in Cameroon bicycles are being promoted as a means of keeping school children in education