Russia's top diplomat rejects German calls to ease off its `dangerous' escalation toward the country

Authorities said the heavy rains have subsided but the flooding is not yet over.

Hurricane Polo was downgraded to Category 3 status Saturday as its intensity fluctuated off Mexico's southwestern coast, but it was forecast to make landfall in Baja California on Monday.

Four people have died after a helicopter crashed in a small town 50km (31 miles) from Montreal, Quebec's provincial police have told the BBC. Emergency services were called to Sainte-Brigide-d'Iberville shortly after 14:30 local time (19:30 BST) on Saturday afternoon, where they found the aircraft on fire and declared its occupants dead at the scene. The victims have not yet been identified but the aircraft appeared to be a private helicopter, Sergeant Audrey-Anne Bilodeau said.

Iran had presented a seven-day plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and return to negotiations for a lasting end to the war.