Tens of thousands of people were allowed to return to their homes as authorities lifted an evacuation order on Thursday, with firefighters, aided by water-dropping helicopters, finding some success in restraining a fire in the mountains north of Los Angeles. Multiple uncontrolled fires around the city and its surrounding counties continue to place residents under evacuation warnings.
Residents allowed to return as firefighters make progress on north Los Angeles fire
Couple arrested for allegedly abandoning young children in Portuguese forest
Marine Rousseau, 41, and Marc Ballabriga, 55, are arrested in Portugal for abandoning Rousseau’s two young children found alone in a rural area.
Zelenskyy advocates for full EU membership amid associate status proposal
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has reaffirmed Ukraine’s demand for full EU membership, countering German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s proposal for “associate membership” during accession talks. Zelenskyy emphasised