The director of the national police of Haiti calls for more cooperation between Haitians and police officers. Ecuadorian opposition retains control of National Assembly ahead of president's impeachment trial.

More than 520,000 hectares have already gone up in smoke in Alberta, more than 42 times the size of the city of Paris. No improvement in sight on the fire front in Canada, a western Canadian province plagued by major wildfires for more than a week. The situation may even worsen because of the hot and dry weather forecast for the coming days.