Millions of Americans in eastern states brace for blizzards and treacherous ice as a severe winter storm spreads.

US bank will spend almost as much to renovate Citi Tower skyscraper as it paid for site initially The US bank Citigroup is to spend £1bn to renovate its skyscraper in Canary Wharf, London, the latest firm to signal its commitment to office working. The Wall Street lender will end up spending nearly as much…

Russia’s president is said to have blamed birds or a Ukrainian drone for a Dec. 25 crash of an Azerbaijani plane. Azerbaijan says Russian air defenses were at fault.

Kamal Adwan in Beit Lahia was partially destroyed and critical patients are at grave risk, the UN body says The World Health Organization says it is “appalled” by an Israeli raid which it said had shut down and partly destroyed the last major hospital still functioning in northern Gaza. Israel’s “systematic dismantling of the health…

Mittens was flown three times between New Zealand and Australia after being forgotten in a plane’s cargo hold.

The president’s confrontational foreign policy has created opportunity for his allies on K Street who are willing to take on clients he has targeted.

Exclusive: Tycoon rejects settlement offer from Gambling Commission linked to failed bid to run UK lottery The media tycoon Richard Desmond is set for a courtroom showdown with the Gambling Commission that could cost good causes tens of millions of pounds, the Guardian has learned, after he rejected a settlement offer linked to his failed…

Gusty conditions have enabled fires to take hold and spread at great speed. Plus, a cold snap grips South Korea LA wildfires: what we know so far LA fires live updates: California wildfires latest news The rapid spread of one of the most destructive wildfires in the history of Los Angeles is believed to have…