A 12-year-old boy Lucas Sturrock in Australia and his dog have escaped a fire that was lapping his family's farmhouse by grabbing the keys to his brother's pick-up truck and driving to safety.

12-year-old boy drives truck to escape Australian bushfire

Thousands were expected to rally in Sydney on Wednesday to demand urgent climate action from Australia's government, as bushfire smoke choking the city caused health problems to spike.

Australians to protest as bushfire haze sparks health concerns

Australia's Mega Blaze inches closer to Sydney. More than 8 fires merged to form a mega blaze.

Australia's bushfire now a 'mega blaze'

Australian bushfires have caused unprecedented pollution in Sydney and along the country's east coast, officials said Thursday, with smoke and dust burning residents' eyes and prompting a spike in respiratory complaints.

Sydney smoke crisis 'longest on record'

Hundreds of California firefighters on Tuesday battled a wind-driven bushfire that grew out of control overnight near Santa Barbara, threatening thousands of homes and prompting evacuation orders.

California: 'Cave Fire' threatens thousands of homes and triggers evacuation

Australia's New South Wales is struggling with the worst levels of air pollution ever recorded as smoke emanating from bushfires has caused a spike in hospital visits and causing poor visibility for drivers.

Australia bushfires: Record air pollution numbers recorded in New South Wales, Sydney chokes

Strong winds stoked more than 100 fires across Australia's east coast on Tuesday, blanketing Sydney in hazardous smoke and prompting health warnings for the country's most populous city.

Australia: Hazardous thick layer of bushfire smoke covers Sydney

The fire danger was elevated across wider swathes of southern Australia on Thursday, with residents warned to avoid at-risk areas as smoke from bushfires choked Sydney and other major cities.

Bushfire threat spreads, wreaks havoc in Australia as Sydney chokes

The United States on Monday effectively backed Israel's right to build Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank by abandoning its four-decade-old position that they were "inconsistent with international law," a stance that may make Israeli-Palestinian peace even more elusive.

Reversal of U.S. on it's long standing policy on Israeli settlements

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