Southern California wildfire prompts evacuation order for thousands as Santa Ana winds fuel flames | AP News

Southern California wildfire prompts evacuation order for thousands as Santa Ana winds fuel flames | AP News

AGUANGA, Calif. (AP) — A wildfire fueled by gusty Santa Ana winds ripped through rural land southeast of Los Angeles, forcing about 4,000 people from their homes, fire authorities said.The so-called Highland Fire erupted at about 12:45 p.m. Monday in dry, brushy hills near the unincorporated Riverside County hamlet of Aguanga. As of early Tuesday

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Finland convicts 3 far-right men for plotting racially motivated attacks using 3D printed weapons | AP News

Finland convicts 3 far-right men for plotting racially motivated attacks using 3D printed weapons | AP News

HELSINKI (AP) — Three Finnish men who embraced neo-Nazi ideology were found guilty Tuesday of committing crimes with terrorist intent including plotting attacks against migrants, critical infrastructure, and their perceived political opponents.The Paijat-Hame District Court sentenced the main suspect, Viljam Lauri Antero Nyman, to three years and four months in prison on charges of aggravated

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Dutch court sentences Russian businessman to 18 months for busting sanctions targeting Moscow | AP News

Dutch court sentences Russian businessman to 18 months for busting sanctions targeting Moscow | AP News

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch court convicted a Russian businessman Tuesday of exporting computer chips and other electronic products to the Russian arms and defense industry in violation of European Union sanctions and sentenced him to 18 months in jail.The EU has slapped Moscow with a series of wide-ranging sanctions since its illegal

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Senior Chinese official visits Myanmar for border security talks as fighting rages in frontier area | AP News

Senior Chinese official visits Myanmar for border security talks as fighting rages in frontier area | AP News

BANGKOK (AP) — A high-ranking official from China has made a visit to military-ruled Myanmar to discuss security along the countries’ shared border, Myanmar state media reported Tuesday. The visit by Chinese State Council member and Minister of Public Security Wang Xiaohong comes as fighting rages along Myanmar’s northeastern frontier, where an alliance of ethnic

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UN chief visits tallest mountains in Nepal and expresses alarm over their melting glaciers | AP News

UN chief visits tallest mountains in Nepal and expresses alarm over their melting glaciers | AP News

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — The U.N. chief said Tuesday after touring the highest peaks in Nepal that the world should end the fossil fuel age to curb what he says is a devastating level of melting of glaciers in the Himalayan mountains due to global warming.U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addressed Nepal’s parliament after flying past

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