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Damascus (AFP) Jan 4, 2026 - Syrian Kurdish leader Mazloum Abdi was in Damascus on Sunday for fresh talks with officials on integrating his forces into those of the central military, the Kurds' armed forces said.
Jan 4, 2026
New Delhi (AFP) Jan 4, 2026 - A moderate 5.4-magnitude earthquake struck northern India's Assam state early Monday morning, according to the US Geological Survey.
Jan 4, 2026
Altadena, United States (AFP) Jan 4, 2026 - Less than a year after watching flames raze his home in the Altadena foothills, Ted Koerner has moved into a brand new house, one of the first to rebuild in this Los Angeles suburb.
Jan 4, 2026
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 03, 2026 - Taiwan's acquisition of US-made High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) has drawn a sharp rebuke from a mainland military strategist, who likens the systems to a porcupine trapped in a one-
Jan 3, 2026
Los Angeles, United States (AFP) Jan 2, 2026 - A woman has died after a rare suspected mountain lion attack on a hiking trail in Colorado, an incident that would mark the state's first such fatality in decades if confirmed.
Jan 2, 2026
Washington, United States (AFP) Jan 2, 2026 - Chinese war games around Taiwan unnecessarily spiked tensions in the region, the US State Department said Thursday, calling on Beijing to cease its military pressure.
Jan 2, 2026
London (AFP) Jan 2, 2026 - Last year was Britain's hottest and sunniest on record, the national weather service confirmed on Friday, calling it a clear demonstration of the impacts of climate change.
Jan 2, 2026
Goma, Dr Congo (AFP) Jan 2, 2026 - A strike blamed on the Democratic Republic of Congo's army killed at least six people in territory controlled by Rwanda-backed M23 fighters in the east, a local source said on Friday.
Jan 2, 2026
San Marcos, Mexico (AFP) Jan 2, 2026 - A 6.5-magnitude earthquake rattled Mexico's capital and a tourist hotspot on the Pacific coast on Friday, killing at least two people and causing moderate damage in a small town near the epicenter.
Jan 2, 2026
Sydney (AFP) Jan 1, 2026 - Australia's government is disappointed with China's decision to impose new beef import tariffs, with one industry group warning the move could damage trade worth over AU$1 billion between the two countries.
Jan 1, 2026
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 01, 2026 - Wildland fires that burn forests, grasslands and peat may release more airborne organic compounds than previously recognized, according to a new analysis of emissions from 1997 to 2023. Researchers
Jan 1, 2026
Taipei (AFP) Jan 1, 2026 - Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te vowed on Thursday to defend the democratic island's sovereignty in a New Year's speech, after China carried out military drills.
Jan 1, 2026
Saint-Denis De La Reunion (AFP) Jan 1, 2026 - France's Reunion island warned early Thursday of the probable or imminent eruption of its Piton de la Fournaise volcano, one of the most active in the world.
Jan 1, 2026
Madrid (AFP) Jan 1, 2026 - An avalanche near a mountain resort in the Spanish Pyrenees killed a snowshoer, police said Thursday, days after another avalanche in the area killed three skiers.
Jan 1, 2026
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 01, 2026 - Traditionally, climate models have represented black carbon particles as having a single carbon core surrounded by a shell, but new work on wildfire smoke shows that about 21 percent of particles, e
Jan 1, 2026
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 01, 2026 - Microplastics have become widespread in rivers, lakes, and oceans, where particle numbers can reach thousands per liter in surface waters. Over time, contact with water and exposure to sunlight caus
Jan 1, 2026
