Three American firefighters have been identified after their air tank crashed while tackling the blazes in Australia.
Ian McBeth, 45, Paul Clyde Hudson, 43, and Rick A DeMorgan Jr, 44, were killed in New South Wales on Thursday.
Investigations are still ongoing to determine the cause of the crash.
Reports suggest that the plane went down in an active fire zone in the Snowy Mountains, south of Canberra.
Australia's bushfire crisis has thus far claimed the lives of 33 people since September.
Brazil police ID dead bomber outside Supreme Court
Police have identified the man who killed himself in a blast outside Brazil's Supreme Court on Wednesday night as a former city council candidate from ex-President Jair Bolsonaro's right-wing party with a history of heated political rhetoric online.
HRW accuses Israel of war crimes over Gaza displacements
Israeli authorities have caused a forced displacement of Palestinian people in Gaza to an extent that constitutes war crimes and crimes against humanity, Human Rights Watch said in a report on Thursday.
COP29: Development banks pledge $120b to climate financing
COP29 negotiators welcomed a pledge by major development banks to lift funding to poor and middle-income countries struggling with global warming as an early boost to the two-week summit.
Israel targets Lebanon-Syria route in latest attack
An Israeli attack targeted the area of Qusayr in the southern countryside of Homs province in central Syria, Syria's state media said on Wednesday.
Pro-Palestine protests continue in Amsterdam despite ban
Police detained pro-Palestinian protesters rallying in central Amsterdam on Wednesday in defiance of a ban imposed after violence stemming from a football match between Ajax and Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv.
10:00pm - Midnight
Direct from Hollywood - get ready for some fun from Seacrest and the biggest stars that join him.
The Rock and Chris Evans: A Christmas Surprise!
Hear Maz & James chatting to the featured artists every month with Flash Entertainment.
The boys tried their 'pick up' lines on Mais Vault and things did not go according to plan...
Get the latest UAE and world news from our award winning team of journalists. The ARN News Centre is the country's most trusted source of information.
