SYDNEY, Jan 8 (Reuters) – Uncontrolled fires burned through bushland in Australia’s Victorian state on Thursday, forcing communities to evacuate and authorities to warn of a “catastrophic” fire danger rating for Friday.

WASHINGTON/BOGOTA, Jan 7 (Reuters) – Days after threatening Colombia with military action, US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said arrangements were being made for the country’s President Gustavo Petro to visit the White House, following a call between the two leaders.

LONDON, Jan 8 (Reuters) – London’s Metropolitan Police hired more than 5,000 police officers and staff without required background checks between 2018 and 2023, Britain’s interior ministry said on Thursday, launching an independent inquiry to find out what went wrong.

WASHINGTON, Jan 7 (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the United States would withdraw from dozens of international and UN entities, including a key climate treaty and a UN body that promotes gender equality and women’s empowerment, because they “operate contrary to US national interests”.

The fires also caused the closure of a section of the N2 and damaged an electricity substation, leading to power outages.

While many in our middle classes have reason to look forward with some optimism to a period of stability in the national coalition, this year may be marked by major changes involving parties on the left and our trade unions. And these changes might show the future direction of our politics over the longer term.

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