Firefighters make progress as two biggest fires in Los Angeles continue and ten dead

The two biggest fires devastating the Los Angeles area grew just slightly on Friday as firefighters beat back the blazes that have killed at least 10 people, obliterated neighbourhoods and left the nation's second-largest city on edge.

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Benjamin Netanyahu meets security officials to discuss Gaza ceasefire talks

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met security officials on Friday to discuss Gaza ceasefire talks, an Israeli official told The Associated Press.

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Donald Trump avoids jail or fine after sentencing in ‘hush money& case

US President-elect Donald Trump will not go to jail or pay a fine over his criminal conviction stemming from hush money paid to a porn star, a judge ruled, but the sentencing will place a judgment of guilt on his record.

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Is Elon Musk the most powerful civilian the world has ever seen?

Has anyone outside politics - the people some politicians, among themselves, call ‘civilians& - had such an effect on the political process as Elon Musk?

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How far from Hollywood's wealth, Los Angeles fire survivors feel forgotten

In the close-knit Los Angeles suburb of Altadena, where rows of neat bungalows once nestled in the shadow of the San Gabriel mountains, smoldering ruins and the skeletal frames of burnt out cars now lie.

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Croatia's populist president appears set for re-election
ZAGREB - Croatians began casting ballots Sunday in a presidential runoff where the incumbent Zoran Milanovic appears set to win a second term, in what would be a blow to the scandal-hit governing party.

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