Firefighters tackle blaze in Turkish military zone near Syrian border

"Our obligation as authorities is to join the firefighters in their work," says President Evo Morales as he helps combat wildfires during a flyover with members of the press over Bolivia's Tucavaca reserve.

US troops began to withdraw from northeastern Syria on Monday, clearing the way for planned Turkish military operations. The White House had earlier announced that they would not support Turkey's offensive.

Turkish troops have begun crossing into northeastern Syria as the military seeks to push Kurdish militants from the border, according to a government official. Bloomberg's Onur Ant reports on "Bloomberg

Turkish forces have reportedly shelled the northeast border town of Ras al-Ayn despite a 5-day truce agreed by Ankara and Washington. The pause is meant to allow Syrian Kurdish fighters to withdraw from a "safe zone."

Emergency units are trying to contain fires in radiation-contaminated forest near the abandoned Chernobyl nuclear plant. The fires have caused a spike in radioactivity in the area.

Thousands of truck drivers are likely to spend Christmas Day inside their cabs while stranded in Dover. France wants them to get tested for coronavirus before crossing the English Channel.

Firefighters battle a blaze that has destroyed at least 71 homes near Australia's fourth-biggest city of Perth, as authorities told residents to ignore a virus lockdown and evacuate threatened areas.

Firefighters are battling to put out fire at Ogere on Lagos-Ibadan expressway.

Fires have devastated towns in British Columbia, with the military on standby to respond to the threat.

Emergency services fight flames after an explosion sparked a fire at a plastics factory on the outskirts of Bangkok, killing at least one firefighter and wounding 29 people, according to officials.

Wildfires blazed through California, Arizona, and Oregon, fueled by winds and a lack of humidity. Two firefighters lost their lives during an aircraft rescue operation in Mohave County.

Crews from the Truckee Meadows Fire & Rescue use bulldozers to construct firelines to help stop the spread of an "aggressive" fire near Reno, Nevada. A combination of two blazes sparked by lightning near the California-Nevada border last week, the Beckwourth Complex fire has rapidly grown to some 90,000 acres. It is reportedly California’s largest fire so far this year and has prompted evacuations in both states.