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Republicans eye conditions on California wildfire aid after Trump criticism

By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Top Republicans in the U.S. Congress are considering imposing conditions on disaster aid to Los Angeles communities devastated by wildfires, after President-elect

Top House Republican says should be conditions on California wildfire aid

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson said on Monday that Congress should place conditions on aid to Los Angeles communities devastated by wildfires, alleging that state

Canadian insured losses from 2024 weather events reach record C$8.5 billion

By Nivedita Balu TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada recorded insured losses of C$8.5 billion ($5.90 billion) in 2024, the largest annual sum ever recorded, following wildfires in Jasper, a hailstorm in

Factbox-LA blaze damage likely to be largest wildfire insured loss in US history

(Reuters) - The Los Angeles wildfires, which have reduced entire neighborhoods to smoldering ruins and left an apocalyptic landscape, could become the costliest wildfires in U.S. history in terms of

6.9 magnitude earthquake hits southern Japan, tsunami advisories issued

No abnormalities were reported at the Ikata Nuclear Power Plant in western Japan or the Sendai Nuclear Power Plant in Kagoshima prefecture, both nearest to the quake site.

Mexico sends firefighters to California to help with raging blazes

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico sent a team of firefighters to California on Saturday to help teams battling the raging wildfires that have devastated parts of Los Angeles. "The humanitarian aid group

Fire agencies to investigate potential Edison link to LA Hurst fire

(Reuters) - Fire agencies are investigating whether Southern California Edison's utility infrastructure sparked a brush fire that is still burning in a Los Angeles suburb, SCE said Friday, adding no

Magnitude 5.5 earthquake strikes Ethiopia region, GFZ says

(Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 struck Ethiopia, east of the capital Addis Ababa, early on Saturday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said. The quake was shallow, at a depth

Los Angeles wildfires trigger air quality warnings and health concerns

By Alison Withers, Dawn Chmielewski, Andrew Hay and Hannah Lang LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Business was brisk at Teddy's Cocina in Pasadena as wildfire evacuees ate lunch and passersby ducked indoors to

Stunned and tearful, Angelenos return to find their homes are gone

By Matt McKnight and Fred Greaves LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Survivors of the wildfires that have been sweeping parts of Los Angeles have started to trickle back to their evacuated homes in recent days,

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Operation Meghdoot—when Indian soldiers walked through clouds to beat Pakistan at Saltoro Heights

Tactical and ground conditions, the wait for all loose ends to tie up, festive fervour, and regimental spirit—all had some part to play in 13 April being chosen as the D-day.

Fuel shock hits Asia’s rice bowl as farmers cut planting

War-driven surge in fuel and fertilizer costs forces farmers across Southeast Asia to delay harvests, scale back sowing and risk lower output.

Information warfare, space & cyber expert Lt Gen Susan Coyle is Australia’s first woman army chief

Coyle will take over from Gen Simon Stuart following his retirement. Australian navy chief Mark Hammond, a submariner, will now head nation’s Defence Force.

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.