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The wind whips embers while a firefighter battles the fire in the Angeles National Forest near Mt. Wilson as the wildfires burn in the Los Angeles area, during the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California, U.S. January 9, 2025. REUTERS/Ringo Chiu TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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Los Angeles firefighters see progress in containing blazes

The fires, engulfing iconic Los Angeles neighbourhoods and tearing through the Hollywood Hills, have so far killed 10 people and destroyed nearly 10,000 structures

Firefighter operations have also been hampered by the strong winds, which have grounded firefighting aircraft. Photo: Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg
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Why the Los Angeles fires are so devastating

File Photo: The entrance of the International Criminal Court (ICC) is seen in The Hague March 3, 2011. Reuters/Jerry Lampen/File Photo
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US House votes to sanction International Criminal Court over Israel

US President Joe Biden delivers remarks on securing 235 judicial confirmations, at the White House in Washington, US, January 2, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
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Biden bans new offshore drilling in federal waters

US President Joe Biden delivers remarks on securing 235 judicial confirmations, at the White House in Washington, US, January 2, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
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Biden awards Hillary Clinton, Soros, Messi the Medal of Freedom

Representational image. Photo: Collected
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Beijing slams US over potential Chinese drone ban

Photo: BSS/AFP
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Two dead, 18 injured in small plane crash in California

Police attend the scene where a pickup truck drove into a large crowd on Bourbon Street in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana, US, January 1, 2025 in this screengrab taken from a video. ABC Affiliate WGNO/Handout via REUTERS
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FBI probes 'act of terrorism' that killed 10 after truck rams into New Orleans crowd

A globe is seen in front of Chinese and Taiwanese flags in this illustration, August 6, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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China sanctions military firms and executives over US arms sales to Taiwan

Panama President Jose Raul Mulinoon. Photo: BSS
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Panama president rules out talks with Trump over canal threat

An item depicting Santa Claus hangs in a gift shop, in Bryant Park, in New York City, New York US, 9 December 2024. Photo: Reuters
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US holiday retail sales stronger than last year, Mastercard says

Rep Matt Gaetz (FL) speaks on Day 3 of the Republican National Convention (RNC), at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US, July 17, 2024. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo
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US House panel finds Matt Gaetz paid for sex and drugs, obstructed Congress

US President Joe Biden on Monday commuted the death sentences of 37 of 40 federal inmates, taking action ahead of the return of Donald Trump. Photo: AFP
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Biden commutes sentences for 37 of 40 federal death row inmates