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Firefighters battle California wildfires
A McDonald's restaurant is showered in embers during the Eaton Fire in Pasadena, California, Jan. 7, 2025. A ferocious wildfire in a Los Angeles suburb devoured buildings and sparked panicked evacuations, as hurricane-force winds tore through the region. More than 200 acres (80 hectares) was burning in Pacific Palisades, a upscale spot with multi-million dollar homes in the Santa Monica Mountains. Across town, on the northern edge of Los Angeles, another fire broke out in Eaton Canyon, near Pasadena, quickly consuming 200 acres (81 hectares) later in the night, according to Angeles National Forest officials.
U.S. officials in the state of California Wednesday deployed fire fighters to Los Angeles to battle wind-whipped wildfires that tore across the West Coast city, destroying homes and clogging roadways.
2023: Africa's Notable Moments in Photos
A man carrying his bicycle crosses through a flooded Muuoni River, where 8 people are said to have drowned overnight while crossing the river at Mukaa area, Makueni county, Kenya's Eastern region, Friday November 24, 2023. Flood-related death toll increased as heavy rains continued to pound across East Africa.
From two coups in West and Central Africa and extreme weather exacerbating a humanitarian crisis in East Africa, to elections in eight African countries and South Africa’s historic win at the Rugby World Cup, VOA Africa looks back at events that shaped the continent in 2023.
Photo Gallery: Christmas Celebrations Around the World
Worshippers of the Legio Maria African Church Mission gather to pray during the Christmas Eve vigil mass in a church near Ugunja, on December 24, 2023.
All around the world, people are celebrating Christmas on December 25. The day marks one of the most celebrated holidays globally, for the religious and non-faithful alike. Here are scenes from different countries marking the holiday:
2023 Mandela Washington Fellowship Summit in Photos
Gail Motloung, the Master of Ceremony at the 2023 Mandela Washington Summit, Washington, July 31. 2023
The Mandela Washington Fellowship held its ninth summit in Washington, hosting over 700 young African leaders that spent six weeks at U.S. universities and colleges receiving mentorship and networking opportunities. VOA Africa shares pictures from the three-day summit.
Clashes Between Sudan Paramilitary and Army Continue
File photos of Sudan's Army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan (L) and Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces commander, General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (Hemedti) (R). Fighting in Sudan raged for a second day on April 16 after deadly battles between the rival generals killed tens of people and wounded nearly 600, sparking international alarm. (AFP)
Sudanese paramilitary group, Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and Sudan's armed forces have exchanged gunfire in Khartoum and elsewhere in the country since Saturday in a continued struggle for control.