
Snow ploughs battle blizzards on roads and runways in Oklahoma
A sever winter storm that could affect more than 200 million Americans has brought heavy snow, and freezing temperatures.
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A sever winter storm that could affect more than 200 million Americans has brought heavy snow, and freezing temperatures.

The announcement is a reversal for Trump, who initially initially praised the agreement with China as something Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney “should be doing.”

Alex Honnold is attempting to scale one of the world’s tallest buildings, Taipei 101 in Taiwan.

Dozens were killed and hundreds homes destroyed, according to the country’s disaster management authority, in storms impacting 15 of Afghanistan’s 34 provinces.
Gaza’s civil defence agency said Israeli forces killed two teenagers in a drone strike on Saturday, while the military said it eliminated two “terrorists” who planted an explosive device near troops.

President Xi has been accused of using investigations to purge political rivals.

Thousands of people are affected when heating plants are targeted by Russian forces.

Analysts believe these purges aim to reform the military and ensure loyalty to Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Another commission member, Liu Zhenli, is also under investigation.

Danish citizens say President Trump’s latest push to control Greenland is changing their view on Denmark’s relationship with America.

Yodeling has been officially recognized by the UN as part of the world’s intangible cultural heritage.
A federal judge has ordered US President Donald Trump’s administration to delay its termination of the ‘Temporary Protected Status’, or TPS, for Myanmar while a lawsuit challenging the termination continued.

Police say they are not expecting to find any more survivors from the landslide, with six people still unaccounted for.

Rescue teams are searching the West Java village for 83 people who are still unaccounted for.

Scott Bessent’s comments come amid a war of words between Ottawa and Washington.

Details on the expanded access to location information was published in a new privacy policy for the popular social media app.

Canada has been boosting its forces in the Arctic in the face of new threats – and US concerns.
Spanish prosecutors dismissed a sex abuse and human trafficking case against Julio Iglesias, citing lack of jurisdiction as the alleged acts occurred outside Spain.

Many Palestinians are skeptical of President Trump’s peacemaking efforts as they try to emerge from Israel’s ongoing military campaign in Gaza. But Israeli business leaders like what they hear.

It was a volatile week for trans-Atlantic relations, marked by President Trump statements that unsettled global markets and strained ties with U.S. allies — on topics ranging from Greenland to Gaza.

Mette Frederiksen visits the territory after weeks of tension over the US president’s warnings that he could take control of it.

Brits, Canadians and Danes were among those who saw the toughest fighting, writes the BBC’s Frank Gardner.