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Chilean President Gabriel Boric has declared a state of catastrophe in two regions where deadly wildfires are raging.At least 16 people are confirmed dead in the Ñuble and Biobío regions, about 500km (300 miles) south of the capital Santiago. At least 20,000 have been evacuated. The most dangerous fire has swept through dry forests bordering the coastal city of Concepción. About 250 homes have been destroyed, disaster officials said.Local media show pictures of charred cars in the streets. Chile has experienced a series of devastating fires in recent years, worsened by long-term drought.Chile’s forestry agency, Conaf, said firefighters were battling…
ReutersMette Frederiksen and other European allies are standing in solidarity with Greenland, despite Trump’s threat of tariffsDenmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen says “Europe won’t be blackmailed”, as she and other European leaders continue to weigh their response to US President Donald Trump’s tariff threats over Greenland.Trump says he will impose new taxes on eight US allies – Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the UK – in February if they oppose his proposed takeover of the autonomous Danish territory.He insists Greenland is critical for US security and has not ruled out taking it by force – a…
One mayor pleaded with the national government for help as flames destroyed entire neighborhoods in the southern region of Biobío. Source link
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Brightspeed, one of the largest fiber broadband providers in the United States, is investigating claims that hackers stole sensitive data tied to more than one million customers.The allegations surfaced when a group calling itself the Crimson Collective posted messages on Telegram warning Brightspeed employees to check their email. The group claims it has access to over one million residential customer records and threatened to release sample data if the company does not respond.At this point, Brightspeed has not confirmed a breach. However, the company says it is actively investigating what it calls…
“The humanitarian situation and crisis in Gaza is far from being over,” Olga Cherevko from the UN aid coordination office OCHA said on Friday in an update to journalists in Jerusalem.“For the Palestinians in Gaza, their lives continue to be defined by displacement, trauma, uncertainty, and deprivation.”This has been further compounded by “severe recurrent storms that not only destroy people’s meagre belongings, but they’re also deadly – whether through crumbling buildings or by taking the lives of children who are highly susceptible to the cold”.Repairing roads, clearing rubbleSince the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, humanitarians have brought in over 165,000…
The new unity deal also calls for a cease-fire. Government forces have taken over a number of strategic assets from the Kurdish-led militia in recent days, weakening the force. Source link
ReutersZelensky called on Ukraine’s allies to provide rapid shipments of missilesPresident Zelensky has called Ukraine’s air defence supplies “insufficient”, having revealed several systems were “without missiles” until Friday morning.”I can say this openly because today I have those missiles,” the president said, adding that Ukraine had received a “substantial package” earlier in the day.His comments follow days of intense Russian bombardment of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, leaving thousands of people without heating and electricity during a bitterly cold winter.Schools in Kyiv will shut until February, the capital’s mayor has announced, as the city continues to face severe energy shortages amid temperatures…
Elina TossavainenAs soon as Meri-Tuuli Auer saw the subject line in her junk folder, she knew it was no ordinary spam email. It contained her full name and her social security number – the unique code Finnish people use to access public services and banking.The email was full of details about Auer no one else should know.The sender knew she had been having psychotherapy through a company called Vastaamo. They said they had hacked into Vastaamo’s patient database and that they wanted Auer to pay €200 (£175) in bitcoin within 24 hours, or the price would go up to €500…
Scott Bessent, US treasury secretary, during an Economic Club of Minnesota event in Golden Valley, Minnesota, US, on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026. Ben Brewer | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesTreasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Sunday said it’s “very unlikely” that the Supreme Court will overturn President Donald Trump’s use of emergency powers to impose tariffs, with a potential decision from the court looming as early as this week. “I believe that it is very unlikely that the Supreme Court will overrule a president’s signature economic policy,” Bessent said on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” “They did not overrule Obamacare, I believe that…
The Boston Globe/Getty ImagesWarning: This article contains themes you may find upsettingGina Russo was watching a gig with her husband-to-be, Fred Crisostomi, one night in 2003 when she realised something wasn’t right.Great White, an 80s hair-rock band, had opened their set with a thrash of guitar chords, as four large pyrotechnic flares shot out from the stage. The flares instantly set fire to the surrounding acoustic foam panels, installed to deaden the sound.”It was immediate,” Gina tells BBC News. “It got bad very fast. The backflash just happened that quick.”Then came “a black rain of smoke”, Gina adds, the heat…
Chris BockmanIn southern FrancePascal POCHARD-CASABIANCA/AFPAlain Orsoni was shot at his mother’s funeral service in his native village of VeroThe mourners had gathered in the small village of Vero, a half-hour drive from Ajaccio, the capital of the picture-postcard Mediterranean island of Corsica.In their midst was former nationalist leader Alain Orsoni, 71, who had flown in from exile in Nicaragua to bury his mother. Suddenly, with the ceremony under way, a single shot was fired from nearby scrubland, killing Orsoni instantly.Thirty-five people have been fatally shot on this island of 350,000 people in the past three years alone, giving it one…
The board was originally conceived to oversee the rebuilding of Gaza, but its charter does not mention the Palestinian enclave, suggesting a possibly broader mandate. Source link
Will GrantBBC’s Cuba correspondent in HavanaWatch: Public pay their respects to Cubans killed in Venezuela during US raidFrom sunrise, throngs of military personnel, government officials and civilians lined the route between Havana’s airport and the Armed Forces Ministry to applaud home the remains of 32 Cuban troops killed in Venezuela as they passed by in a funeral cortege.The country’s leadership – from Raul Castro to President Miguel Diaz Canel – were at the airport to receive the boxes carrying the cremated ashes of their “32 fallen heroes”.In the lobby of the ministry building, each box was draped in a Cuban…
Faisal IslamEconomics editorGetty ImagesProtests in support of Greenland took place in Denmark on SaturdayUS President Donald Trump’s apparently coercive threat to force Western allies not to oppose his proposed annexation of Greenland, or face further damage to their trade with the US, is without both parallel and precedent.We’ve had some unusual and unexpected economic threats from President Trump over the past year, but I think it is safe to say this exceeds all of them, and takes us into both surreal and utterly dangerous territory.If taken at face value, it is a form of economic war being levied by the…
ReutersCIA director John Ratcliffe met Venezuela’s Interim President Delcy Rodríguez in Caracas on Thursday “at President Trump’s direction,” a US official has said. The two-hour meeting was aimed at building trust and communication following the US seizure of Venezuela’s former president Nicolás Maduro almost two weeks ago. Ratcliffe and Rodríguez discussed potential economic collaboration and that “Venezuela can no longer be a safe haven for America’s adversaries”, according to the US official.The meeting took place on the same day Rodríguez gave her first state of the union address since taking over as interim president, where she announced oil industry reforms…
Watch: What Machado and Trump have said about Nobel Peace Prize medal exchangeVenezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has vowed she will lead the country “when the right time comes”.”There’s a mission, and we are going to turn Venezuela into that land of grace, and I believe I will be elected when the right time comes as president of Venezuela, the first woman president,” she told Fox News.Her comments come a day after she gave President Donald Trump her Nobel Peace Prize medal, calling it a recognition of his commitment to Venezuela’s freedom.The US seized Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro in…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Personal electric aircraft have teased us for years. They look futuristic, promise freedom from traffic, and usually come with prices that put them out of reach or timelines that feel uncertain. Recently unveiled at CES 2026, the Rictor X4 entered that conversation with some bold claims.It is a single-passenger electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft designed to make short-range personal flight more accessible and far more affordable. If those promises hold up, it could change how we think about flying for everyday trips.Sign up for my FREE CyberGuy Report Get my best…
The living face of one of the most important human skeletons ever found in America can be seen for the first time in more than 8,000 years.The Kennewick Man – named for the city in Washington State where his remains were discovered – was roughly 40 years old when he died in the early Holocene period. Discovered on a bank of the Columbia River in 1996, his skeleton is one of the most complete ever found from this time in the Americas and has sparked debate about the peopling of the continent.Now his living likeness can be revealed, after his…
Doctors and medical experts have warned of the growing evidence of “health harms” from tech and devices on children and young people in the UK.The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (AoMRC) said frontline clinicians have given personal testimony about “horrific cases they have treated in primary, secondary and community settings throughout the NHS and across most medical specialities”. The body, which represents 23 medical royal colleges and faculties, plans to gather evidence to establish the issues healthcare professionals and specialists are seeing repeatedly that may be attributed to tech and devices.It intends to highlight the sometimes-hidden risks of unrestricted content…
Economic instability in Venezuela after the U.S. raid to capture its president is deepening inflation and rattling the currency, sending grocery bills soaring for millions of people. Source link
People bear Greenlandic flags as they gather in front of the U.S. consulate protest against U.S. President Donald Trump and his announced intent to acquire Greenland on January 17, 2026 in Nuuk, Greenland. Sean Gallup | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesEuropean leaders have hit back at U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to impose fresh tariffs on them if they oppose his attempt to buy Greenland, describing the ultimatum as “completely wrong” and “unacceptable.”Trump announced on Saturday that eight European allies would face increasing tariffs, starting at 10% on Feb.1 and rising to 25% on June 1, if a deal…
Government troops drew closer to Raqqa, the largest city overseen by the Kurds, raising U.S. concerns about the renewal of a wider conflict in the region. Source link
A Jewish family that fled Iraq generations ago rented its home to France for use as an embassy, but Paris long ago stopped paying it rent, after Iraq stripped Jews of property. Source link
Spotty research from a Christian activist has been used by Republican lawmakers to justify U.S. intervention in the country. Source link
