A look at the best news photos from around the world.
January 8, 2025
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A man walks his bike among the ruins left behind by the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. Multiple massive wildfires are tearing across the Los Angeles area with devastating force. The flames drove residents to make desperate escapes from burning homes through ferocious winds and towering clouds of smoke. At least two people have died and numerous have been injured.
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A firefighter stands among flying sparks as the Eaton Fire burns in Pasadena, California, Jan. 7, 2025.
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The flag-draped casket of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter lies in state in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda in Washington, Jan. 7, 2025.
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Italian journalist Cecilia Sala hugs her parents Elisabetta Vernoni and Renato Sala at Rome's Ciampino military airport after she was freed from detention in Iran.