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A rapidly spreading wildfire has erupted in Los Angeles County, compelling tens of thousands of residents to evacuate as the region grapples with one of the most severe wildfire seasons in recent history. The Hughes Fire, which ignited on Wednesday morning near Castaic Lake, approximately 45 miles northwest......

In a striking rebuke, former President Donald Trump has publicly criticized his one-time national security adviser, John Bolton, attributing the disastrous U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003 to Bolton's influence over President George W. Bush. Trump stated that Bolton, alongside former Vice President......

Billionaire Elon Musk has dismissed accusations that he performed a Nazi salute during a speech at a political inauguration. Musk, who has often voiced support for former US President Donald Trump, addressed the controversy following widespread reactions to his gesture at the Capital One Arena in Washington,......

Combat Updates: The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Russia launched four missiles and 131 drones overnight. Of these, 72 drones were intercepted and destroyed, while 59 failed to reach their targets. Meanwhile, Russia’s Ministry of Defence announced the interception and destruction of 55 Ukrainian......

The Afghan Taliban government announced a prisoner swap with the United States, facilitated by Qatar. According to the Afghan foreign ministry, an Afghan national named Khan Mohammad, who had been serving a life sentence in California after being detained nearly two decades ago in Nangarhar Province,......

Combat Developments Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has vowed to impose severe measures against Russia if allegations are confirmed that Russian forces killed Oscar Jenkins, an Australian captured while fighting for Ukraine. Ukraine's military reported launching its most extensive......

NATO has announced a new mission to enhance the protection of undersea cables in the Baltic Sea region. This initiative, disclosed by the Secretary General during a meeting in Helsinki with leaders from several Baltic and Nordic nations, aims to safeguard vital infrastructure through a combination of......

North Korea has launched multiple short-range ballistic missiles into the sea off its eastern coast, according to reports from South Korea's military. The missiles were detected on Tuesday at approximately 9:30 a.m. local time (00:30 GMT), with their origin traced to North Korea’s Jagang Province.......

An Austrian woman has been kidnapped in Niger, marking the first abduction of a European citizen in the country since the military coup of 2023. The Austrian Foreign Ministry confirmed the incident on Sunday, stating that its embassy in Algeria, which also covers Niger, had been notified and was in communication......

Summary of Events on January 12, 2025 Combat Operations: The Russian Ministry of Defence reported the capture of Shevchenko, a town near Pokrovsk, a strategic logistical center in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region. Ukraine has not yet confirmed the loss of the town. In response, Ukraine’s......

Fighting In Donetsk's Siversk town, two civilians lost their lives due to shelling by Russian forces, as reported by the regional governor. Similarly, two more were killed in Kamyanka-Dniprovska, located in the Russian-occupied Zaporizhia region, during Ukrainian attacks, according to Moscow-appointed......

Donald Trump has shared a provocative video featuring strong criticism of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whom the video refers to as a "deep, dark son of a bitch." This post follows Netanyahu’s recent claims of a "very friendly" conversation with Trump regarding......

A month has passed since Bashar al-Assad’s overthrow, marking the end of over five decades of his family’s rule in Syria and nearly 14 years of civil war. On December 8, al-Assad fled to Russia and has not been seen since. On Wednesday evening, thousands of Syrians gathered in Damascus for......