A selection of newspaper photos from around the world.
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Deadly fires have ripped through parts of Los Angeles, destroying thousands of buildings and prompting mass evacuation orders. In this photo, a firefighter battles a fire at Eaton in Altadena, just outside the city.
Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images
The Pacific Palisades fire became the most destructive in the history of Los Angeles.
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A fire in Eaton destroyed the Altadena Community Church. While high winds and a lack of rain fuel wildfires, experts say climate change is worsening the underlying conditions, making such fires more common.
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The baby was born on an overcrowded migrant dinghy traveling from Africa to the Canary Islands this week, the Spanish coast guard said. He published a picture of a boy who was rescued together with his mother and many other migrants.
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Venezuela’s opposition said its leader María Corina Machado was briefly arrested and then released. It came after she addressed a protest rally in Caracas ahead of the disputed inauguration of President Nicolás Maduro. The UN has expressed concern after receiving reports of arbitrary detentions and intimidation in Venezuela ahead of opposition marches.
SAUL LOEB/AFP
Former US President Jimmy Carter lies solemnly in the Capitol Rotunda in Washington DC. The 39th US president died at the age of 100 on December 29, 2024 at his home in Plains, Georgia.
Ben Birchall/PA
Artist Luke Jerram during the unveiling of his latest astronomical sculpture, Helios, at the Bath Assembly Rooms in England.
OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT/AFP
A devotee dances in the sacred forest in Ouidah, during the first day of the Voodoo Festival. In Benin, voodoo or vodou is recognized as an official religion and is followed by about 40% of the population.
Eduardo Munoz / REUTERS
Revelers parade through the streets of New Orleans in a streetcar on Twelfth Night, which kicks off the carnival season.
Khaled DESOUKI / AFP
Runners start the 32nd Egyptian Marathon in front of the temple of Queen Hatshepsut as hot air balloons rise above the west bank of the Nile River in the southern Egyptian city of Luxor.
Valery HACHE / AFP
The driver competes in Stage 2B of the 47th Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia.
TAUSEEF MUSTAFA/AFP
A man clears snow-covered boats on Dal Lake after snowfall in Srinagar, India.
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Elvis impersonator Alfred Vaz poses before boarding a train departing for the Parkes Elvis Festival at Sydney Central Station, Australia.
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