A selection of newspaper photos from around the world.Ethan Swope/APWildfires have ripped through parts of Los Angeles, California, causing at least 10 deaths, destroying thousands of buildings and prompting mass evacuation orders. In this photo, a firefighter battles a fire at Eaton in Altadena.Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty ImagesThe Pacific Palisades fire became the most destructive in the history of Los Angeles.Christina House / Los Angeles Times via Getty ImagesA 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.SALVAMENTO MARITIMO/Handout via REUTERSThe 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.Jonathan Lanza/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesVenezuela'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/AFPFormer 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/PAArtist Luke Jerram during the unveiling of his latest astronomical sculpture, Helios, at the Bath Assembly Rooms in England.OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT/AFPA 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 / REUTERSRevelers parade through the streets of New Orleans in a streetcar on Twelfth Night, which kicks off the carnival season.Khaled DESOUKI / AFPRunners 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 / AFPThe driver competes in Stage 2B of the 47th Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia.TAUSEEF MUSTAFA/AFPA man clears snow-covered boats on Dal Lake after snowfall in Srinagar, India.Don Arnold/WireImageElvis impersonator Alfred Vaz poses before boarding a train departing for the Parkes Elvis Festival at Sydney Central Station, Australia. Source link