Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva says that emerging BRICS economies did not want to live under an "emperor", after Donald Trump declared a 10% tariffs hike on members for their allegedly anti-American policies. "I don't think it's very responsible or serious for the president of a country as big as the United States to go around threatening the world through the internet. It's not right. The world has changed. We don't want an emperor," he tells journalists at a press conference following a two day BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro. SOUNDBITE

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva hits back at US President Donald Trump's accusation of carrying out a "WITCH HUNT" against former president Jair Bolsonaro. When asked about Trump's post on his Truth Social account during a press conference following a BRICS summit, Lula answers: "this country has laws, this country has rules, and this country has an owner called the Brazilian people. So, mind your own life and not ours." SOUNDBITE

For over 100 years, no one was allowed to swim in the river in the heart of Paris. After extensive cleaning actions, three bathing spots have now opened within sight of landmarks such as the Eiffel Tower and Notre Dame.

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During prolonged heat and dryness, the risk of forest fires increases. There are rules not only to prevent fires in the forest but also for the case that a forest fire has broken out. Find out the best way to behave and what is prohibited here.