ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Putin warns Germany that use of its weapons by Ukraine to strike targets in Russia will mark a 'dangerous step.'
Rescue teams on Wednesday found another body at a tequila distillery in the western Mexican state of Jalisco a day after an explosion and fire, bringing the death toll to six. Two workers were also injured from the incident in the town of Tequila. Local civil defense posted on X that the latest body was found in a waste area where large containers had collapsed.
The blazes are still out of control as firefighters try to save as many buildings as possible.
Several confirmed tornadoes hit Ontario and Quebec during severe thunderstorms on Wednesday
Communities in the U.S. West and Canada were under siege from raging wildfires on Friday, as a fast-moving blaze sparked by lightning sent people fleeing on fire-ringed roads in rural Idaho and a human-caused inferno forced the evacuation of hundreds of homes in northern California.
There has been "significant loss" in the national park's township because of the blaze.
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopian lawmakers declared three days of mourning Friday as diggers continued their search for bodies of mudslide victims in a remote part of the East African country.
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Rescue teams on Wednesday found another body at a tequila distillery in Mexico a day after an explosion and fire, bringing the death toll to six. Two workers were injured.
Survivors of the Tanzania-flagged Fu Shun said they swam "with all their lives" to shore.
HINTON, ALBERTA, CANADA — One-third of all structures in the townsite of Jasper are gone, burned to the ground in this week’s wildfire, officials confirmed Friday.
Wildfires have spread across parts of Canada and the US, forcing thousands of people to evacuate their homes. In the Canadian Rockies town of Jasper in Alberta, officials warned of a "wall of fire" as flames reached 100m (328ft) high and spread three miles (5km) in less than 30 minutes. Meanwhile, in California, a man was arrested on suspicion of starting a wildfire near Chico after he allegedly pushed a burning car into a gully.
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A strong typhoon made landfall on China's southeastern coast on Thursday evening after sweeping across the nearby island of Taiwan, where it caused landslides and flooding in low-lying areas and left three dead.
Providing an update Thursday on the wildfire burning near and in Jasper, Alta., Premier Danielle Smith appeared visibly shaken, as she provided remarks on the "out of control" fire. “We have all seen on the news and social media the horrific pictures and videos coming out of Jasper. Homes and businesses have been lost to a wildfire that people are calling a ‘wall of flames.’ There is no denying that this is the worst nightmare for any community… Jasper we will continue to stand by you,” Smith said.
HALIFAX — As Canada’s premiers reckoned with housing, health care and their contentious relationship with Ottawa during meetings last week in Halifax, many of them remained consumed by climate change-related natural disasters that have only escalated since they returned home.
Typhoon Gaemi churns through the western Pacific, causing heavy rainfall, powerful wind gusts, and widespread flooding, killing dozens in its path.
Hot and dry weather fuels wildfires in the Western United States and Canada, with fires damaging homes, causing injuries and forcing evacuations. Here’s the latest.
STORY: :: Residents in Manila return to their devastated homes after Typhoon Gaemi caused more intense monsoon rains:: July 25, 2024:: Manila, Philippines:: “I was scared yesterday because the water kept rising and a lot of people decided to evacuate to the school because most people have low-lying houses.”The typhoon did not make landfall in the Philippines but has intensified seasonal monsoon rains, causing landslides and flooding over the past few days.Residents in the riverside city of Marikina in Metro Manila returned to their homes caked in mud after the river overflowed from yesterday’s floods.President Ferdinand Marcos Jr told the disaster relief agencies to provide assistance and prepare supplies for isolated communities during a briefing on Wednesday (July 24), and the mayors of 16 cities in the Greater Manila region have asked for emergency funding, officials said.
No one in Rome was killed in the July 16 tornado, but it left a debris-strewn scar through downtown and nearby areas. Residents vow to move on and rebuild. (AP Video: Michael Hill)
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says early reports indicate a third and perhaps up to half of all buildings in the historic Rocky Mountain resort town of Jasper have burned in a wildfire. Crews continue to try to protect the town's remaining buildings after about 20,000 park visitors and the 5,000 residents of the Jasper municipality had to flee on a moment’s notice Monday night. (July 25, 2024)
Ana Navarro, a long-time co-host of The View, posted on her Instagram Thursday an old photo of nude Melania Trump as a way to troll her husband’s supporters, saying: “You wanna go low? ... I’ll happily go 20,000 leagues under the sea.”It was a picture from 2000 featured in British GQ, five years before Donald Trump married her.Navarro also included a picture of both Trumps partying with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, also from 2000. Her explanation for posting these images was that it wa
FBI Director Christopher Wray revealed during a marathon testimony on Wednesday that investigators still do not know if former President Donald Trump was grazed by a bullet or a piece of shrapnel during his attempted assassination.Twice during the hours-long session, Wray told lawmakers that the FBI was still working to determine what exactly struck the former president on his right ear during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. “My understanding is that either it [a bullet] or some shrapnel is wha
