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A wildfire saw residents flee their homes as the flames spread in Ocean County, New Jersey. About 3,000 people were placed under mandatory evacuation on Tuesday evening, with 1,300 structures threatened, fire officials said. Several major highways in the path of the fire were also closed. No causalities have been reported, while the cause of...

Wildfires have been ravaging South Korea leaving at least 18 dead, 19 injured and thousands evacuated. The “unprecedented” crisis remains critical, according to acting president Han Duck-soo, who said the fires are “rewriting the record books for the worst wildfires in our nation’s history”. Several heritage cultural sites, including the Unramsa temple, have been affected...