While it may be impossible ever to know for sure, several variables could be at play for those homes that survive, experts say: a smart, fire-resilient design; an owners’ preparation, like clearing away flammable vegetation; the sometimes-unknown intervention of firefighters; the wind and weather; or, frankly, luck.
For two weeks, Yoon had been hiding inside his official residence in South Korea, outside which hundreds of his supporters had gathered. He has finally been arrested. We explain what is happening, and why
The city of Jenin in the northern West Bank has been a flashpoint in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict for decades. But in the past month, an unusual sight has greeted residents accustomed to violence on their streets. Instead of Israel Defense Forces personnel sweeping the warren-like alleys, it is the black vehicles of the Palestinian Authority (P…