Jack Smith, the special counsel who led two federal criminal cases against Donald Trump, has resigned from the Justice Department before the president-elect takes office later this month.According to a…
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USA: 70,000 demand mayor’s immediate resignation as LA monster inferno death toll rises
Firefighters are making an all-out assault to prevent the largest of the deadly wildfires that is threatening Los Angeles from spreading into one of the city’s most exclusive neighbourhoods. Aerial…
USA: Actor Anthony Hopkins’ home ‘destroyed’ in LA fires
Oscar-winning actor Sir Anthony Hopkins’ home is among the thousands destroyed in the Los Angeles fires, it has been reported. The Port Talbot-born star posted a message on Instagram supporting…
USA: A thousand of California prison inmates fight wildfires
Nearly 1,000 incarcerated men and women have joined the frontlines in a battle against record-breaking wildfires burning across southern California. The number deployed – now 939 – are part of…
USA: Boeing and Google each give $1m for Trump inauguration
US aviation giant Boeing has told BBC News it is donating $1m (£812,600) to an inauguration fund for President-elect Donald Trump. Google has also confirmed that it has made a…
USA: TikTok appear before the US Supreme Court to prevent ban
TikTok will appear before the US Supreme Court on Friday in a last-ditch effort to overturn a ban, in a case testing the limits of national security and free speech.The…
Australia: Authorities offers support USA – in the middle of its own fire season
Despite being in the midst of its own bushfire season, Australia has offered to help authorities in Los Angeles. North American fire crews and aircraft were crucial when Australia faced…
USA: Treasury slaps sanctions on close aide to Hungary’s Viktor Orban
The US Treasury has imposed sanctions on Antal Rogan, one of the most powerful men in Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s Fidesz government and the minister in charge of his…
Venezuela: US announces $25m reward for arrest of President Maduro
The US has announced an increased $25m (£20.4m) reward for information leading to the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on the day he was sworn in for a third…