KIEV -- At least 13 people were killed and 63 others injured on Wednesday in a Russian strike on Ukraine's southern city of Zaporizhzhia, according to a statement by Ukraine's Prosecutor General's Office.

Two guided bombs struck the city at about 4 p.m. local time (1400 GMT), damaging industrial infrastructure and residential buildings, Zaporizhzhia regional governor Ivan Fedorov reported. (Ukraine-Russia-Conflict)

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LOS ANGELES -- Three major wildfires raging across Los Angeles County, the most populous county of the United States, killed at least two people and forced tens of thousands of residents to be evacuated, the county's Fire Chief Anthony Marrone said Wednesday.

The Palisades fire, a devastating wind-driven brush fire in Pacific Palisades started on Tuesday, spread to 5,000 acres (20.23 square kilometers) as of Wednesday with zero containment. (US-Wildfires)

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JERUSALEM -- The Israeli military announced on Wednesday that three of its soldiers were killed and an officer seriously injured during a raid in the northern Gaza Strip.

Israel's state-owned Kan TV reported that the soldiers were killed when their tank ran over powerful explosive devices in Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza. (Israel-Soldier-Gaza)

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PARIS -- Visiting U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday in Paris that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's intention to take over Greenland "is not going to happen."

"The idea expressed about Greenland is obviously not a good one. But maybe more important, it's obviously one that's not going to happen," Blinken said during a press conference with France's Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot. (Trump-US-Greenland) Enditem

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