Photos: Los Angeles counties before and after the deadly wildfires

European Commission (EC) President Ursula von der Leyen has proposed a five-part plan to mobilise some 800bn euros ($842bn) to beef up Europe’s defence and provide “immediate” military support to Ukraine after the United States suspended aid. “A new era is upon us,” the president said in a letter presenting the plan to 27 European…

North Korean state media has accused the US of “slaughter and robbery” over President Donald Trump’s proposed plan to occupy the Gaza Strip and expel its population of more than two million Palestinians. “The world is now boiling like a porridge pot over the US’ bombshell declaration,” the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said in…

By Sarah Shamim Published On 6 Mar 20256 Mar 2025

Washington, DC – Democrats in the United States Senate have blocked the passage of a bill that would sanction the International Criminal Court (ICC) over its issuance of arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant for alleged war crimes in Gaza. The vote on Tuesday saw the bill gain…

Chinese state-sponsored hackers were able to steal unclassified documents from United States Treasury workstations earlier this month, the US Treasury Department said. China denied the allegation on Tuesday calling it “groundless”. Hackers were able to compromise a third-party cybersecurity service provider and gain access to the documents in a “major incident”, the department said on…

NewsFeed Battle to save LA from fires amid criticism authorities were ill-prepared Firefighters are battling the worst wildfires ever to hit Los Angeles County while criticism mounts over water shortages and what’s being seen as inadequate preparation by California authorities. Published On 12 Jan 202512 Jan 2025