Timelapse shows rapid spread of Palisades wildfire
A plume of smoke is seen billowing over Los Angeles in a video charting the wildfire’s growth.
Bulldozer used to make path for firefighters in California
A bulldozer was used to clear nearly 200 abandoned cars, making way for firefighters battling the Palisades wildfire in California. KTLA reporter Gene Kang was on Sunset Boulevard and Palisades…
California residents flee wildfire, leaving cars behind
Screaming Los Angeles residents left their cars behind to flee a fast-moving wildfire as it closed in on a picturesque celebrity enclave, eyewitnesses said, describing scenes straight out of a…
Palisades fire burns homes as thousands evacuate in LA
The Palisades Fire in Los Angeles, California has triggered mandatory evacuations as a thick, heavy smoke hung over the region. Officials say the blaze grew from 20 acres to more…
Pacific Palisades: The celebrity Los Angeles area ravaged by wildfire
Getty Images The affluent Los Angeles neighbourhood of Pacific Palisades typically has strangers walking around, trying to catch a glimpse of celebrities’ houses. Now, though, its streets are filled with…
Trump ramps up threats to gain control of Greenland and Panama Canal
President-elect Donald Trump has reiterated his desire for the US to acquire Greenland and the Panama Canal, calling both critical to American national security. Asked if he would rule out…
Canada’s immigration debate soured and helped seal Trudeau’s fate
BBC Immigration has long been a polarising issue in the West but Canada mostly avoided it – until now. With protests and campaign groups springing up in certain quarters, some…
OpenAI boss Sam Altman denies sexual abuse allegations made by sister
ChatGPT creator Sam Altman’s sister, Ann Altman, has filed a lawsuit alleging that he regularly sexually abused her between 1997 and 2006. The lawsuit, which was filed on 6 January…
Trudeau says ‘not a snowball’s chance in hell’ Canada will join US
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has hit back at Donald Trump’s threat to use “economic force” to absorb Canada into the US saying there isn’t “a snowball’s chance in hell”…
Wildfires in Southern California
Wildfires are raging out of control across parts of Los Angeles. A fierce windstorm is fanning embers, billowing dangerous smoke across the city and turning the sky an apocalyptic red.…