European foreign ministers have agreed to meet at the end of January to discuss lifting sanctions on Syria as foreign ministers and top diplomats from Western countries and the Middle…
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USA: LA fires death toll rises to 24 as high winds expected
Weather forecasters in California are warning fierce winds which fuelled the infernos around Los Angeles are expected to pick up again this week, as fire crews on the ground race…
Iran: Authorities welcome return of national held in Italy in spat involving the US
Iran’s Foreign Ministry and judiciary have confirmed that Iranian national Mohammad Abedini, who was arrested in Italy at the behest of the United States, has been released. Abedini was returned…
USA: House of Representatives votes to advance bill to sanction ICC over Israel arrest warrants
The United States House of Representatives has voted in favour of a bill to sanction the International Criminal Court (ICC) in retaliation for its arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister…
Greenland: We do not want to be American or Danish- PM Mute Egede
Greenlanders do not want to be American or Danish, the Arctic island’s prime minister has said, after US President-elect Donald Trump refused to rule out using military force to acquire…
USA: Biden extends temporary status for immigrants from Ukraine, Venezuela
The outgoing administration of President Joe Biden has announced an extension of the temporary protected status granted to immigrants from countries where the United States has determined it is not…
USA: LA wildfire damages set to cost record $135bn and counting
The Los Angeles wildfires are on track to be among the costliest in US history, with losses already expected to exceed $135bn (£109.7bn). In a preliminary estimate, private forecaster Accuweather…
USA: Jack Smith resigns from Justice Department
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…
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…