Flood danger rises as Spain and Portugal face another storm
Rivers and reservoirs across Spain and Portugal were on the verge of overflowing on Wednesday as a new weather front pounded the Iberian peninsula, co...
A wildfire in northern LA County, the Hughes Fire, has burned over 9,000 acres, forcing mass evacuations as firefighters battle the uncontained blaze spreading rapidly.
A new wildfire, the Hughes Fire, erupted in northern Los Angeles County on Wednesday, scorching over 9,000 acres within hours. Located near the community of Castaic, northwest of Los Angeles, the fire has prompted mass evacuations, with tens of thousands fleeing and nearby areas warned to prepare for possible evacuation orders.
Initially reported at just 50 acres at 10:53 a.m. local time (18:53 GMT), the fire rapidly expanded to over 9,200 acres by 8:27 p.m. (04:27 GMT Thursday), according to CalFire. With 0% containment, firefighters are battling the flames as they spread into Ventura County.
This follows a series of devastating wildfires in Los Angeles since Jan. 7, including the Palisades Fire in Pacific Palisades and the Eaton Fire in Altadena. The Palisades Fire claimed 11 lives, while 17 perished in the Eaton Fire. While those fires are now mostly contained, they have caused widespread destruction, displacing thousands of residents.
Cuba’s Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Fernández de Cossío has denied that Havana and Washington have entered formal negotiations, countering recent assertions by U.S. President Donald Trump, while saying the island is open to dialogue under certain conditions.
Talks with the U.S. should be pursued to secure national interests as long as "threats and unreasonable expectations" are avoided, President Masoud Pezeshkian posted on X on Tuesday (3 February).
Mexico said it will stop sending oil to Cuba as U.S. President Donald Trump ramped up pressure on the Caribbean nation.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia on Tuesday (3 February) of exploiting a U.S.-backed energy ceasefire to stockpile weapons and launch large-scale drone and missile attacks on Ukraine ahead of peace talks.
Paris prosecutors have summoned X chairman Elon Musk and former chief executive Linda Yaccarino for questioning in April as part of their probe into the X social media network, they said on Tuesday.
The United States and Argentina have signed a framework agreement to strengthen cooperation on critical minerals on Thursday, reaffirming a shared commitment to building secure, resilient and competitive supply chains.
Ukraine says the second round of U.S.-brokered peace talks with Russia in Abu Dhabi is moving into separate working groups focused on specific issues, before delegations reconvene to coordinate positions.
Russia said on Wednesday that the parties to the New START nuclear arms control treaty are no longer bound by its obligations or related declarations, marking a further erosion of the last remaining legally binding framework limiting U.S. and Russian strategic nuclear forces.
Milan prosecutors have placed an elderly Italian man under investigation over allegations that foreigners paid to shoot at civilians during the 1990s siege of Sarajevo, sources with direct knowledge of the case said on Wednesday.
Ryan Wesley Routh has been sentenced to life in prison for attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump at one of his golf courses in Florida in 2024, after a federal judge rejected his request for leniency.
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