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British Columbia wildfire grows larger

WEST KELOWNA, British Columbia (AP) — A deadly wildfire in Western Canada that has forced some 20,000 people to flee grew overnight even without strong winds, challenging efforts to contain it and fully assess the damage, authorities said Tuesday. About 100 firefighters from Mexico were ...

British Columbia wildfires displace thousands

Canada put its military on standby Monday to help battle deadly wildfires in British Columbia as a local mayor warned that one of the blazes had wreaked huge destruction on his community. A woman has died and some 20,000 people have fled their homes so far. For days, scores of wildfires ...

Israel rejects Trump’s Gaza plan

(AP) — Israel on Sunday rejected a deal announced by U.S. President Donald Trump for Gaza. Details emerged, meanwhile, on the potential deal between Iran and Oman on managing the Strait of Hormuz as Tehran suggested that vessels linked to "hostile countries" would be barred. Israeli ...

Turkey, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia sign a mutual defense deal

(AP) — Oil-rich Saudi Arabia, nuclear power Pakistan and Turkey, which has NATO's second-largest army and a rapidly growing defense industry, signed a mutual defense agreement on Friday. The deal stipulates that an armed attack on either of the three countries will be regarded as an ...

Iran and the US say a Strait of Hormuz deal is close

CAIRO (AP) — Iran said Wednesday it is in the "final stage" of drafting an agreement with Oman over the Strait of Hormuz, and U.S. President Donald Trump has said a deal could be announced this week. That could potentially reopen the critical waterway, ease pressure on the world economy ...

Iran and Oman work on plan to reopen Strait of Hormuz

CAIRO (AP) — Iran and Oman are inching toward a deal to reopen the disputed Strait of Hormuz and potentially help bring an end to the war. The emerging agreement calls for ships to enter the Persian Gulf through an Iranian-controlled route and exit through a route controlled by Oman, ...