Several people have been killed or injured as a result of a large fire near a Canadian military base in Alberta, the nation’s military has said.
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Breaking News Oct 18, 2026Evacuation order lifted amid Southern California wildfire
Moving swiftly to support local and state firefighting efforts amid dangerous fire weather conditions across Southern California, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that California has secured a Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG) from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to make additional resources available to support response efforts to the Norte Fire in Orange County.
Breaking News Oct 18, 2026St Petersburg oil facilities ablaze as Ukraine launches more than 1,000 drones at Russia
Ukraine launched one of its biggest drone attacks this year on Russia overnight on Saturday, hitting a key oil terminal in defiance of US President Donald Trump’s demand it stop hitting Russian energy infrastructure.
Breaking News Oct 18, 2026Trump’s Russia waiver draws instant bipartisan backlash
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russian strikes overnight targeted power substations in multiple regions, leaving tens of thousands of households without electricity, as Ukrainian and Russian officials reported civilian deaths following overnight drone attacks on October 18.
Breaking News Oct 18, 2026Trump’s decision to waive Russian sanctions outrages Congress, but no quick counter seen
– US secretary of state Marco Rubio has said that US President Donald Trump’s waiver of sweeping sanctions and tariffs on Russia would be a 60-day pause to “analyse” their impact on the global economy.
Breaking News Oct 17, 2026Violent clashes, looting and buildings ablaze in France as over 1,000 arrested after protests
Violence broke out across France on Saturday during the latest day of demonstrations against education standards and the cost of living.
Breaking News Oct 17, 2026Zelenskyy says Trump is ‘rewarding Putin’ as he waives new Russia sanctions passed by Congress
President Donald Trump waived sweeping new sanctions against Russia passed by Congress, arguing in an executive order Friday that the move “is in the national interests of the United States.”
Breaking News Oct 17, 2026Trump Signs Order Exempting Russia From Sanctions Law
Moscow has hailed the suspension of new US sanctions in its war against Ukraine as an “important and truly historic moment.”