More from today's international headlines

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  Seoul's spy agency says North Korean soldiers captured in Ukraine haven't shown desire to defect

  South Korea’s spy agency told lawmakers on Monday that two North Korean soldiers who were captured by Ukrainian forces while fighting alongside Russian forces in Russia’s Kursk border region haven’t expressed a desire to seek asylum in South Korea.

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  Melania Trump says she's packed and ready for the move back into the White House

  Incoming first lady Melania Trump says she's packed and ready to move back into the White House, where son Barron will have a bedroom, and she plans to revive her Be Best children's initiative.

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  At least 40 farmers killed by Boko Haram militants in northeast Nigeria, an official says

  At least 40 farmers were killed by extremists during a weekend attack in northeast Nigeria, an official said Monday.

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  Russian forces bypass a key stronghold in a bid to cut off its supplies, a Ukrainian officer says

  Russian forces are bypassing a key stronghold in eastern Ukraine that they have fought for months to capture and are focusing instead on cutting supply lines to it, a Ukrainian official said Monday. 2

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  Biden says he was the steady hand the world needed after Trump, who's ready to shake things up again

  U.S. President Joe Biden strode into the White House four years ago with a foreign policy agenda that put repairing alliances strained by four years of Republican Donald Trump's “America First” worldview front and centre.

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  'Big Brother is watching you': Collector's coin marks George Orwell's death 75 years ago

  A commemorative coin featuring the image of an eye and the inscription "Big Brother is watching you" is being released to pay tribute to "Nineteen Eighty-four" author George Orwell and mark his death 75 years ago.

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  Progress made in talks over Israel-Hamas ceasefire and hostage release, officials say

  U.S. and Arab mediators made significant progress overnight toward brokering a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war and the release of scores of hostages held in the Gaza Strip, but a deal hasn't been reached yet, officials said Monday.

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  Here's what to know about why wildfires are getting worse

  As Los Angeles continues to battle one of the most destructive wildfires in its history, experts say the devastation signals a troubling trend fuelled by a larger climate crisis. 15

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  Biden speaks with relatives of Americans held by Taliban, but deal to bring them home still elusive

  President Joe Biden spoke Sunday with relatives of three Americans the U.S. government is looking to bring home from Afghanistan, but it was unclear from the call if a deal to bring them back that is now on the table could be completed before the he leaves office next week.

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  Man sifts through the debris of his burned home to find urn holding his late wife's ashes

  As some Altadena residents start returning to the burnt shells of what used to be their neighborhoods, they're looking for any lingering pieces of what could be left behind.

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  Los Angeles tree lovers hope their vital work recovers from devastating fires

  Some people across Los Angeles have worked for years to increase the number of trees that give respite from heat and air pollution. 7

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  Vance says Jan. 6 participants who committed violence 'obviously' shouldn't be pardoned

  Vice President-elect JD Vance says people responsible for the violence during the Capitol riot “obviously” should not be pardoned, as President-elect Donald Trump is promising to use his clemency power on behalf of many of those who tried on Jan. 6, 2021, to overturn the results of the election that Trump lost.