Three American firefighters have been identified after their air tank crashed while tackling the blazes in Australia.
Ian McBeth, 45, Paul Clyde Hudson, 43, and Rick A DeMorgan Jr, 44, were killed in New South Wales on Thursday.
Investigations are still ongoing to determine the cause of the crash.
Reports suggest that the plane went down in an active fire zone in the Snowy Mountains, south of Canberra.
Australia's bushfire crisis has thus far claimed the lives of 33 people since September.
Trump-Putin summit cancelled, FT reports
The United States cancelled a planned Budapest summit between President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin following Russia's firm stance on hardline demands regarding Ukraine, the Financial Times reported on Friday.
Hurricane Melissa leaves 49 dead in Caribbean, churns north
Hurricane Melissa's confirmed death toll has climbed to 49, according to official reports, after it wreaked destruction across much of the northern Caribbean and headed towards Bermuda.
King Charles strips brother Andrew of titles and his mansion
Britain's King Charles has stripped his younger brother Andrew of his title of prince and forced him out of his Windsor home, Buckingham Palace said on Thursday, seeking to distance the royals from him over his links to the Jeffrey Epstein scandal.
Vietnam flood death toll rises to 13, with 11 others missing
The death toll from the heavy floods in central Vietnam has risen to 13, the government said on Friday, as residents of the flooded Hoi An started clean-up operations as the water levels began to subside.
US grants India six-month sanctions waiver to run Iran's Chabahar port
The US has granted India a six-month sanctions waiver to operate the Iranian port of Chabahar, India said on Thursday, boosting its efforts to enhance trade with Afghanistan and Central Asian countries bypassing Pakistan.
