Day: January 15, 2025

Los Angeles Wildfires: The weather agency said that winds, combined with severely dry conditions, have created a “ Particularly Dangerous Situation” which means that any new fire could explode in size.

Los Angeles Wildfires: Firefighters in Los Angeles are battling two massive blazes as the National Weather Service pushed back its dire warning of critical fire weather which came as a much-needed reprieve.

Although danger is not abated as forecasters said the winds were below danger levels but were expected to strengthen with potentially fire-fueling gusts.

Red flag warnings remained in effect from Central California to the Mexican border as officials said that danger was not over owing to an increase in winds.

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Mark Rutte has urged bloc members to “prepare” for war and increase defense spending

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has called on members of the US-led military bloc to adopt a “wartime mindset” and significantly increase defense spending, citing supposed threats from Russia and other nations.

Rutte noted on Wednesday that NATO members have increased defense investments and conducted more frequent military exercises. However, he argued that these efforts are “not sufficient to deal with the dangers coming our way in the next four to five years.” 

The bloc’s “future security is at stake,”Rutte claimed in his opening remarks at a meeting of the Military Committee in Chiefs of Defense in Brussels. He accused Russia, China, North Korea, and Iran of attempting to “weaken our democracies and chip away at our freedom.”

Moscow has repeatedly denied assertions that it represents a threat to any NATO member states and has instead accused the US-led bloc of waging a proxy war against Russia and encroaching on its territory.

Last month, President Vladimir Putin said that practically all NATO states are currently at war with Russia. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov also noted on Tuesday that history appears to be repeating itself, suggesting that there were “obvious parallels” between Moscow’s current confrontation with NATO and the attempts of Napoleon Bonaparte and Adolf Hitler to take over Russia after subjugating dozens of European countries.

On Tuesday, Rutte announced that NATO would bolster its presence in the Baltic Sea – a strategic area for Russian naval operations and energy exports – by launching a new mission under the pretext of protecting undersea infrastructure.

The NATO chief revealed that this presence will involve frigates, maritime patrol aircraft, and a “small fleet of naval drones” that are expected to provide “enhanced surveillance and deterrence.”

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