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Tokyo (AFP) - Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba told US President Joe Biden that his blocking of Nippon Steel's takeover of US Steel raised "strong" concerns in both countries, local...

Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) - Firefighters were battling massive wildfires Monday that have ravaged Los Angeles and killed at least 24 people, with officials warning of incoming dangerous winds...

Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) - Helping drive the wildfires in the US city of Los Angeles are the so-called Santa Ana winds, a weather phenomenon known to dry out...

Sydney (AFP) - An Australian mother has spoken of how she tried in vain to save her blind son from the Los Angeles wildfires as water supplies ran dry. Shelley...

Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) - Wildfire-ravaged Los Angeles on Sunday confronted the return of dangerous winds, as officials vowed firefighters were ready to combat any new blazes whipped up...

Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) - As Los Angeles is gripped by wildfires that resemble a Hollywood disaster movie, the city's vast entertainment industry is already counting the costs of...

Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) - A looter disguised himself as a firefighter to raid a home around fire-wrecked Malibu, police said Sunday. The alleged raider was one of more...

San Francisco (AFP) - Apple's board of directors has recommended shareholders vote against a proposal to end the company's diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs, going against the grain of...

Santa Monica (United States) (AFP) - Days after an inferno razed Pacific Palisades, Maya Lieberman is desperate to find somewhere to live. But unscrupulous landlords who are jacking up prices...

Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) - US officials warned "dangerous and strong" winds were set to push deadly wildfires further through Los Angeles residential areas Sunday as firefighters struggled to...