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United Kingdom

Protesters target Heathrow Airport

Teenage protesters staged an emotional protest at political inaction on climate change near the Heathrow Airport on Friday, a further day of actions that have caused transport snarl-ups in the British capital. The Extinction Rebellion group of climate-change campaigners stood weeping and singing in a peaceful roadside protest less than a mile from Heathrow Terminals 2 and 3. Around a dozen teenagers, some as young as 13, held a banner which read "Are we the last generation?" More than 500 people have been arrested this week and 10 charged so far, police said on Thursday.

Russia

Drills held parallel to NATO exercises

Russia's Black Sea Fleet conducted a series of maneuvers over the past few days, parallel to drills by the NATO naval forces in the region, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday. It said in a statement that artillery units of the fleet had held combat training using drones at a proving ground in Crimea. Five NATO warships took part in an annual Romania-led naval exercises Sea Shield 2019 in the Black Sea, which ended on Saturday.

Australia

Dad saved toddler from dingo attack

Paramedics said a father saved his 14-month-old son from dingoes that dragged the boy from a campsite on an Australian island. Paramedic Ben Du Toit said the boy had deep cuts on his head from the attack on Fraser Island in Queensland state. The family was sleeping when a dingo entered their campervan. Du Toit said the parents awoke to their son's cries, the sound fading as he was dragged away. The father ran outside and fought off several dingoes to rescue his son. The boy was airlifted to a hospital on Friday.

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