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A collapsed house is seen in the Valle de las Flores area of La Paz

Unstable hillside

'Afraid to live here': urban Bolivia's death-defying homes

Many families with young children affected by the Los Angeles fires are now desperately seeking diapers, milk formula and clothing

'Mommy, what's happening?': Young families left traumatized by LA fires

Wildfires ravaging Los Angeles have sparked debate over the city's hosting of the 2028 Olympics

Safe and successful Games?

Devastating LA fires prompt 2028 Olympics debate

US President Joe Biden speaks at the State Department in Washington, DC, on January 13, 2025, as he delivers his final foreign policy speech.

International alliances

Biden says America 'stronger' on world stage in farewell speech

An Uzbek 'ship graveyard' near the Aral Sea

Rare success story

Kazakhstan says part of Aral Sea has nearly doubled in volume

Two activists from the Just Stop Oil climate change campaign group sprayed the grave of Charles Darwin in Westminister Abbey in protest at global rising temperatures

UK climate activists target Darwin's grave with chalk

The Palisades Fire grew overnight to 23,700 acres (9,500 hectares) burnt, remaining just 11 percent contained

Thousands without homes

Death toll from Los Angeles fires rises, with dangerous winds incoming

The New Glenn rocket is seen during a hot fire test at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida on December 27, 2024

Founded by Jeff Bezos

Five things to know about New Glenn, Blue Origin's new rocket

Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket sits on the launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on January 11, 2025

A 320-foot marvel

Blue Origin pushes back first launch of giant New Glenn rocket

Santa Ana winds

Fueling the Los Angeles fires: the Santa Ana winds

Deadly infernos have ripped through Los Angeles, killing at least 24 people in less than a week and leaving thousands without homes

150 firefighters

Ukraine's Zelensky offers firefighters to Los Angeles

Brazilian rescue teams work on a landslide site in the Bethania neighborhood of Ipatinga, Minas Gerais state, on January 12, 2025

Torrential rains

At least 10 dead in Brazil landslides

A man waters the front of his house as smoke and flames from the Palisades Fire burn toward the Encino neighborhood of Los Angeles

Los Angeles fire evacuees face price gouging

An aggressive air operation is under way to stem the spread of the Palisades Fire as it pushes north and east into previously untouched neighborhoods

Flames pushed to new territory

Firefighters race to beat LA blazes as winds grow and death toll hits 16

Mayotte was placed on red weather alert in anticipation of the passage of Dikeledi to the south of the territory

Sobering forecast

Cyclone-ravaged Mayotte on high alert as new storm approaches

Hundreds of animals that have been made homeless by the Los Angeles fires have found a temporary home at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center

From horses to rabbits

Scramble to shelter animals from Los Angeles wildfires

An aggressive air operation is under way to stem the spread of the Palisades Fire as it pushes north and east into previously untouched neighborhoods

Numb and devastated

Firefighters race to beat LA blazes as winds grow and death toll hits 16

Life Medturtles released the rehabilitated turtles back into the Mediterranean

Tunisian rehab barge offers hope for vulnerable sea turtles

The New Glenn rocket sits on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, in December 2024

Ahead of maiden voyage

Five things to know about New Glenn, Blue Origin's new rocket

Police maintained a heavy presence with foot patrols, and on horseback

Using water cannons

Dutch police detain hundreds at climate protest

The Eventin, carrying almost 100,000 tonnes of oil, was adrift and 'unable to manoeuver' in the Baltic Sea

Stranded on northern coast

Germany battles to secure stricken 'Russian shadow fleet' oil tanker

Mount Ibu is one of Indonesia's most active volcanoes, erupting more than 2,000 times last year

Flames and smoke

Indonesia's Mount Ibu erupts, spews hot lava and smoke

Cargo ships sail on the Yangtze River in Wuhan, where the Covid-19 virus originated

China marks muted 5th anniversary of first Covid death

Kyle Kucharski hugs his partner Nicole Perri as they stand on the ruins of their house in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles

Broken, lost, and devastated

'Purgatory': Los Angeles fire leaves nothing but a tiny momento

For residents of the Los Angeles suburb of Altadena, the arrival of US National Guard soldiers is too little, too late

Anger and resentment rise in Los Angeles over fire response

Los Angeles Lakers coach J.J. Redick, whose home was destroyed in the devastating Los Angeles wildfires, says he hopes the team's return to action can 'give people hope'

Amid ongoing wildfires

Lakers coach Redick hopes team's return can 'give people hope'

Flames and smoke from the Palisades Fire engulf parts of the community of Topanga, California

Ongoing disaster

Los Angeles wildfires in figures

The remains of townhomes destroyed by the Eaton Fire lie behind an advertising sign in Altadena, California

Unprecedented devastation

Devastating LA fires expected to push up insurance premiums

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