Pro-Kremlin social media accounts and outlets have been spreading a baseless narrative that mansions belonging to Ukrainian officials burned down in Los Angeles.

A 'satirical' post from a Russia Telegram channel suggested that Ukrainian generals owned homes now destroyed in the Los Angeles fires.

The presidents of Russia and Iran have signed a broad cooperation pact to deepen their partnership amid stinging Western sanctions.

Biden: The departing president argued in a speech that he strengthened U.S. alliances while in office and that America’s adversaries were now weaker. Gaza: Cease-fire talks appeared to be gaining new momentum as mediators pressed for a halt in the fighting and the release of hostages before Donald Trump takes office.

Comments about the donations have been shared on social media as firefighters battle multiple devastating blazes in the Los Angeles region.

Canada, Mexico, Ukraine and Iran have all offered support to Los Angeles as wildfires continue to destroy the Californian city's landscape and infrastructure. Newsweek has contacted the office of California Governor Gavin Newsom for comment and updates on help that has been sent to the state.

A Reuters journalist visited Pacific Palisades to retrace a path taken by a YouTube videographer last year. Fire reduced the green, well-landscaped neighborhood to rubble.

I can only confirm the validity of fears that Russia was planning acts of air terror,' says Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk.

There is also no evidence that directed energy weapons started the wildfires in Los Angeles. The causes of the fires – Palisades, Eaton, Hurst, Lidia , Sunset and Kenneth – remained under investigation as of Jan. 9, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, the state's firefighting agency.

Claims about the ownership of some of the buildings destroyed in the California wildfires circulated among Russian-language media outlets.

Investigators are considering an array of possible ignition sources for the fires that have killed at least 10 people and destroyed thousands of structures in California.

Lithuania's president says his country has made the decision to raise its spending on defense to between 5% and 6% of overall national economic output starting in 2026.