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With strong winds in California, the Palisades, Hurst, and Eaton fires to continue to blaze through Los Angeles.

President-elect set to be sentenced in New York criminal case 10 days before beginning second term.

The opener aims for comeback as the defending champions host their first ICC event in 29 years.

Amid Hungary’s continued support for Moscow’s narratives, Kyiv says it will fill in should Budapest elect to join Russian-led blocs instead of the Western bodies.

The US says forces active within Sudan are guilty of many of the same war crimes that Israel is accused of.

Tehran denies Sala’s December 19 detainment was linked to an Iranian businessman’s arrest in Italy on a US warrant.

Foreign Minister Fidan threatens military action against PKK-linked YPG group if they fail to meet Ankara’s demands.

Trump’s grandstanding covered Ukraine joining NATO, Israel’s war on Gaza, and Greenland.

Deschamps, who led France to the FIFA World Cup title in 2018, will step away after the 2026 edition in North America.

Some frightened residents were forced to abandon their cars and flee on foot from rapidly growing conflagration.

Bangkok police chief says initial investigation suggests a gunman was hired to carry out Tuesday’s shooting.

Syria’s new leadership faces an economy devastated by war and sanctions, with inflation and a decimated currency.

HMPV infections are spreading in China, while cases of flu-like disease have also been found in India and the UK.

Moscow blames Ukraine for halting gas transit and Moldova for financial spat; Chisinau suspects Russia of seeking to influence upcoming elections.

Verifying casualty figures for soldiers in the Russia-Ukraine war is difficult, as experts call it ‘a war of narratives’.

Authorities say they are investigating the cause of the crash off island located near Perth, Western Australia.

Analysts predict a tough year, as Islamabad prepares for more US belligerence towards China, the closest Pakistan ally.

President Maduro said the group included mercenaries and ‘hit men’, describing two US detainees as ‘very high level’.

Here are the key developments on the 1,049th day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau says change will strike $49bn in medical debt from credit reports.

Lim Kimya, 74, had refused to flee Cambodia even after former PM Hun Sen threatened to make opposition MPs lives ‘hell’.

Al Jazeera’s correspondent says fear dominates in Gaza as Israeli attacks intensify, targeting ‘humanitarian safe zone’.

Israeli forces kill 5 children in al-Mawasi as Trump warns Hamas that ‘all hell will break out’ if captives not freed.

Edmundo Gonzalez, who competed against incumbent Nicolas Maduro in July’s presidential elections, says masked men abducted his son-in-law in Caracas.

Trump does not rule out US military force to retake Panama Canal while doubling down on Gaza threats in broad-ranging news conference.

Amnesty International warns Abdul Rahman al-Qaradawi could be at risk of human rights violations if extradited to UAE.

Trump has denounced the investigations against him as politically motivated and the special counsel report as ‘fake’.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says US committed to ‘holding accountable those responsible for these atrocities’.

Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, says allowing fact-checkers to assess content ‘became a tool to censor’.

Workers had found the bodies during a routine inspection after the flight landed in Florida from New York, marking the second such incident in a month.

Before his son’s ‘private’ visit, President-elect Donald Trump again says he wants Greenland to ‘become part of’ the US.

With around 20 African leaders in attendance, the 66-year-old is sworn in as Ghana’s president for third time.

With Trudeau’s nine-year stint as prime minister ending, several politicians are frontrunners to take over his role.

A new study challenges the conventional wisdom that crop diversity alone addresses nutritional deficiencies.

Violent gangs control most of the Caribbean country’s capital, Port-au-Prince.

The move follows a raid last September by Israeli forces that shut Al Jazeera’s Ramallah office for 45 days.

The impeached former president has refused questioning three times since his bungled December 3 martial law decree.

Ukrainian soldiers say Russia is waging fierce battles in the east while they attempt a renewed offensive in Kursk.

South Africa’s military has enhanced border operations along the Limpopo River to halt smugglers and illegal crossings.

The White House is to send $95m to Lebanon, citing regional security, while eyeing human rights concerns in Egypt, Reuters reports.

OCHA chief says attacks by Israeli troops and Palestinian groups stifling bid to save lives in war-torn enclave.

Rescue efforts are under way after the earthquake hits Tibet, with tremors felt as far as Nepal, India and Bhutan.

Washington opens the way for transactions needed for humanitarian purposes, in a move seen as an ‘important step’ towards easing the West’s sanctions regime on the country.

Rescue operations still under way as nine others remain trapped in flooded Assam coal mine.

Indonesia joins Russia, China and others in the group, which is viewed as a counterweight to the West.

England’s cricket board proposes an ‘ICC-wide’ response against Afghanistan over the Taliban’s crackdown on women in response to the MPs’ letter.

New intermediate-range hypersonic missile made with lighter materials, making it more lethal at penetrating enemy defences, Pyongyang says.

Here are the key developments on the 1,048th day of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.