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Firefighters are entering a crucial phase in their week-long effort to combat deadly wildfires across Los Angeles. While crews are making progress, the National Weather Service has issued an alarming warning about dangerously high winds. Gusts could reach up to 70 mph, potentially worsening the fires or igniting new ones that could quickly spiral out of control.

Nizar Zakka said that Syria’s new authorities had not provided much assistance in the case [Photo by ANWAR AMRO/AFP via Getty Images]The head of an…

The impeachment trial of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol began Tuesday, as the Constitutional Court reviews his failed attempt to enforce martial law. Yoon,…

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has dismissed demands from US President-elect Donald Trump that Germany and other NATO allies increase defense spending to at least 5%…

South Korea’s military reported that North Korea launched several suspected short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea on Tuesday around 09:30 AM local time. This…

It has been over two months since Donald Trump’s election victory, but he won’t become president until January 20. The reason for the long wait?…

Los Angeles faces critical wildfire threat as Santa Ana winds, gusting up to 75 mph, exacerbate blazes that have destroyed neighborhoods and claimed over two…

Dangerously high winds are set to return to Los Angeles, threatening efforts to extinguish wildfires that have destroyed neighborhoods and claimed at least 24 lives.…

Tens of thousands of Romanians took to the streets of Bucharest on Sunday, demanding the immediate resignation of outgoing President Klaus Iohannis and the reinstatement of the cancelled presidential election.

South Korea’s suspended president, Yoon Suk Yeol, will not attend the opening of his impeachment trial on Tuesday due to security concerns, his legal team announced Sunday.

A study published in The Lancet estimates that Gaza’s death toll from the first nine months of the Israel-Hamas war is 40% higher than reported. While Gaza’s health ministry recorded 37,877 deaths by June 30, 2024, researchers suggest the real figure is closer to 64,260.

Prominent Tanzanian activist Maria Sarungi Tsehai, who was abducted by armed men in Nairobi, Kenya, on Sunday, has been safely released just hours later.

Croatian voters have re-elected Zoran Milanovic as president, with nearly 75% of the vote in a decisive victory. His opponent, Dragan Primorac, backed by the ruling Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) party, managed only 25%—the HDZ’s worst-ever result.

California weather forecasters warn that strong Santa Ana winds, which fueled wildfires around Los Angeles, will pick up again this week. The winds, reaching speeds of up to 60 mph, are expected from Sunday night through Wednesday.

Monday’s front pages feature a variety of domestic and international stories. Several newspapers lead with the prime minister’s AI strategy – set to be revealed today. Keir Starmer will set out plans to use AI across the country to boost growth and deliver public services more efficiently.

The AI Opportunities Action Plan being announced on Monday will be backed by leading tech firms, which are said to have committed £14bn towards various projects, creating 13,250 jobs.

Away from the AI story, many of the papers are made up of a mixture of news. Several papers continue their coverage of the LA wildfires, whilst images of the UK’s frosty weather make some of the newspapers.

The back pages report on Manchester United knocking Arsenal out of the FA Cup yesterday – as well as news Man City and England player Kyle Walker wants to leave the Premier League and play abroad.

Prolific opener makes a comeback from injury but spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman misses out as he recovers from hand sprain.Afghanistan have recalled fit-again batter Ibrahim…

FA Cup fourth-round draw in full: Man Utd, Liverpool and Chelsea learn their fate Plymouth will take on Premier League giants Liverpool in the fourth…

Wildfires in Los Angeles have claimed 24 lives, with officials warning of dangerous winds that could exacerbate the situation. The blazes, now in their sixth…

Tanzanian rights activist Maria Sarungi Tsehai was abducted in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, on Sunday, Amnesty International and her organization reported. Tsehai was grabbed by three armed…

The Kumbh Mela festival in India opened on Monday, with vast crowds of Hindu pilgrims participating in ritual baths at the confluence of the Ganges,…

Croatian President Zoran Milanovic won reelection for another five-year term on Sunday, near-complete official results showed. Milanovic, nominated by the opposition Social Democratic Party (SDP), was estimated…

Jeff Bezos told Reuters on Sunday that he trusts Elon Musk will not leverage his relationship with President-elect Donald Trump against Blue Origin. Bezos expressed…

Tens of thousands of demonstrators marched through Romania’s capital, Bucharest, on Sunday to protest the Constitutional Court’s decision last month to order that the presidential election be re-run.…

America’s most expensive natural disasters in recent decades Over the last several decades, various types of natural disasters have wreaked havoc around the U.S., but…

Sunday’s front pages feature a variety of domestic political and showbiz stories.  Many of the papers feature dramatic images from the Los Angeles wildfires, as the fires continue to spread and the death toll rises.

The back pages lead on the weekend’s FA Cup matches and talk of football transfers.