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As fires sweep across millions of hectares enveloping entire cities in black smoke and noxious fumes, environmentalists warn of a disaster threatening to accelerate the melting of the Arctic.

The US military on Monday said two of its troops had been killed in action in Afghanistan, but did not provide any additional details, pending notification of next of kin.

Police officials swung into action after a video showed the minor boy busy in some work at the tea shop run by his father. The boy was rescued and handed over to his family, who assured not to treat him shabbily.

Trump directed the US Trade Representative to stop treating such countries as developing countries for the purpose of WTO membership if 'substantial progress' towards reform had not been made within 90 days.

It was not immediately clear if the dead tigers had come from the wild or from the many illegal tiger farms in Laos, which supply much of Asia's demand for tiger meat and parts.

Jonelle Matthews vanished in December 1984 after she was dropped off at her home in Greeley about 50 miles (80 kms) north of Denver, following a performance singing in a school Christmas concert with her classmates.

Jeffrey Epstein was denied bail last week after appearing at a New York court charged with one count of sex trafficking of minors and one count of conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of minors.

'Prime Minister Johnson' - a man who is known for his ambition, mop of blonde hair, flowery oratory and a cursory command of detail - must solve a series of riddles if he is to succeed where Theresa May failed.

India and Afghanistan accuse Pakistan of providing safe haven to the Afghan Taliban, the Haqqani network, Jaish-e-Mohammed, Lashkar-e-Taiba and other militant groups, which carry out terror attacks in the two countries.

If Donald Trump, as expected, signs the bill into law, the 'Never Forget the Heroes Act' would end the need for first responders repeatedly lobbying Congress for additional funding.

Officers Charles Rispoli, a 14-year veteran of the Gretna Police Department who made the social media comment on Thursday, and Angelo Varisco, who "liked" it, were terminated following a swift internal investigation

The unrest stems from efforts by members of the Sidama ethnic group, the largest in the southern region, to establish a new semi-autonomous state, a project that put them on a collision course with the government of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.

The agreement would allow the United States to speed up these procedures, she said, so that when there is an emergency 'we don't spend time to cut through the red tape.'

The nine men are currently stranded in Al Ain and Ajman, claim they met the agent named Shafeeq on WhatsApp and paid up to Rs 70,000 for visit visas to the UAE, Khaleej Times reported.

In a rare move, Kyoto police on Friday identified the 41-year-old man suspected of starting the inferno as Shinji Aoba. Japanese authorities usually wait for the formal arrest of a suspect before releasing such details.

Britain said it was urgently seeking information about the Stena Impero tanker, which had been heading to a port in Saudi Arabia and suddenly changed course after passing through the strait at the mouth of the Gulf.