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Fire at California battery plant forces evacuation, highway closure

As of late Thursday, a few dozen people were at a temporary evacuation centre and the rest had gone to friends or family or made other arrangements, Pasculli said

Trump's swearing-in ceremony likely to be moved indoors due to cold weather

The Rotunda is prepared as the inclement weather alternative for each inauguration, and a final decision would be up to the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies

More countries are grappling with shrinking and aging populations

The population has peaked in 63 countries and territories, about half in Europe, the United Nations says. The UN projects another 48 will hit their peak over the next 30 years

Russia, Iran sign comprehensive strategic pact amid Western sanctions

Putin praised the deal as a real breakthrough, creating conditions for the stable and sustainable development of Russia, Iran and the entire region

SpaceX launch accident likely caused by fire, debris trails near Caribbean

SpaceX suspects a fire may have caused its Starship to break apart during liftoff and send trails of flaming debris near the Caribbean.

Israel's security Cabinet recommends Gaza ceasefire, awaits full approval

The prime minister's office said Friday that if the deal is passed, ceasefire could start as soon as Sunday with the first hostages released then

Bitcoin surpasses $100,000 amid possible early crypto action by Trump

Bitcoin has surged in price since Trump's victory, topping $100,000 for the first time last month before briefly sliding down to about $90,000 earlier this week

Australian Open Day 6 Highlights: Djokovic, Sabalenka march on to round 4

Like Gauff, Sabalenka is unbeaten in the early going in 2025. They could meet in the semifinals again this time around next weekend.

Russia, Iran have troubled history despite their current alliance

The signing comes ahead of the Jan. 20 inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, who has pledged to broker peace in Ukraine

China's economy grows 5% in 2024, driven by exports, stimulus measures

Exports accelerated as companies and consumers rushed to beat potential tariff hikes incoming President-elect Donald Trump may impose on Chinese goods

President Biden won't enforce ban on social media app TikTok, says official

Congress last year, in a law signed by Biden, required that TikTok's China-based parent company ByteDance divest the company by January 19

As Biden warns of 'oligarchy,' Trump inauguration to host tech billionaires

Musk has a new role reshaping government in the upcoming administration and will be joined on the dais by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, and trio will be completed by Mark Zuckerberg

UK PM Starmer signs '100-year partnership' agreement with Ukraine

The announcement came days before Donald Trump is sworn in as US president with scepticism of America's military burden in Europe

Global economy growing but not fast enough to help ease poverty: World Bank

The bank expects the world economy to expand 2.7 per cent in 2025 and again in 2026

Cabinet won't meet over ceasefire until Hamas drops new demands: Netanyahu

Under the deal expected to begin Sunday, 33 hostages are set to be released over the next six weeks, in exchange for hundreds of Palestinians imprisoned by Israel

UK backs probe into child sexual abuse gangs after Musk stoked controversy

Musk criticised Starmer for not backing inquiry into the matter following a request from local authority in northern English town of Oldham, where police found girls under 18 were sexually exploited

Taiwan takes another step in production of AI chips with advanced new plant

The opening ceremony for the Tan-Ke factory in the central city of Taichung was attended by Jensen Huang, CEO and co-founder of California-based Nvidia Corp

South Africa standoff ends with 87 miners dead, anger over police's tactics

Authorities faced growing anger and a possible investigation over their initial refusal to help the miners and instead smoke them out" by cutting off their food supplies

Israeli strikes kill 72 since ceasefire announced: Gaza health ministry

Netanyahu began signaling there were issues with the deal just hours after US President Joe Biden and key mediator Qatar announced it was complete

'Last minute crisis' with Hamas holding up Gaza truce approval: Netanyahu

Netanyahu began signalling there were issues with the deal just hours after US President Joe Biden and key mediator Qatar announced it was complete