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• Palisades fire: Malibu restaurants and local landmarks destroyed in catastrophic blaze

  08-01-2025 18:54 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Palisades fire, the largest among the four wildfires burning around Los Angeles, has destroyed more than 1,000 structures
  
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• Pope calls situation in Gaza ‘shameful’ as he ramps up criticism of Israel

  09-01-2025 11:15 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘We cannot in any way accept the bombing of civilians’
  
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• Trump attacks Biden and Newsom over LA fires as embassy denies increased military presence in Greenland: Live

  09-01-2025 11:10 via independent.co.uk
  
  President-elect lashes out at predecessor and California governor over natural disaster engulfing Hollywood as his expansionist ambitions met with ridicule
  
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• Heartbroken Jamie Lee Curtis makes desperate Los Angeles wildfire plea

  09-01-2025 10:45 via independent.co.uk
  
  Heartbroken Jamie Lee Curtis made a desperate plea for people to support those affected by the catastrophic wildfires in Southern California.
  
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• Is the Hollywood sign on fire?

  09-01-2025 10:31 via independent.co.uk
  
  Fakes news swirls around legendary landmark as deadly wildfires continue to devastate Los Angeles
  
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• Ukraine-Russia latest: Moscow launches dozens of glide bombs in last 24 hours as 113 injured in Zaporizhzhia

  09-01-2025 10:25 via independent.co.uk
  
  North Korean troops ‘significantly benefiting from receiving Russian military aid’, says US
  
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• Lammy laughs off Trump threat to grab Greenland: ‘It’s not going to happen’

  09-01-2025 10:19 via independent.co.uk
  
  Foreign secretary also hit back at Trump’s demands that the UK double its defence spending to 5 per cent of GDP
  
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• OpenAI boss Sam Altman’s sister accuses tech billionaire of childhood sexual abuse as CEO denies claims

  09-01-2025 10:07 via independent.co.uk
  
  Altman and his family denied Ann Altman’s accusations, calling them ‘deeply hurtful and entirely untrue’
  
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• Biden moves to protect grizzly bears before Trump comes to power

  09-01-2025 09:57 via independent.co.uk
  
  Officials during Donald Trump’s first term sought to eliminate protections for the bears
  
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• Arsonist forced to remove trousers after they catch fire during Christmas Day attack

  09-01-2025 09:39 via independent.co.uk
  
  Two men were setting fire to a store on Christmas Day when one accidently catching fire
  
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• Actor James Woods breaks down in tears during live interview after losing home to LA wildfires

  09-01-2025 09:35 via independent.co.uk
  
  Actor James Woods broke down in tears during a live interview with CNN after he was evacuated from his Pacific Palisades home in the deadly LA wildfires.
  
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• Passenger films plane battling wildfire smoke and high winds during turbulent LA landing

  09-01-2025 09:10 via independent.co.uk
  
  A plane travelling from San Jose to LAX airport battled thick black smoke and high winds from the deadly wildfires during a turbulent landing.
  
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• Watch live: Wildfires rage through Altadena in Southern California as five killed in firestorm

  09-01-2025 08:54 via independent.co.uk
  
  WARNING: Following livestream may contain distressing content.
  
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• New wildfire rips through Hollywood Hills triggering fresh evacuations as blazes sweep across LA: Live

  09-01-2025 08:46 via independent.co.uk
  
  At least five people have been killed and more than 150,000 are under evacuation orders
  
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• New wildfire rips through Hollywood Hills triggering fresh evacuations as blazes remain 0% contained across LA: Live

  09-01-2025 08:46 via independent.co.uk
  
  At least five people have been killed and more than 150,000 are under evacuation orders
  
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• UK should take back Isis members in Syria, Trump’s terror chief says

  09-01-2025 07:59 via independent.co.uk
  
  That includes Shamima Begum, who left for Syria from Bethnal Green, east London, as a schoolgirl in 2015
  
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• Jimmy Carter will be honored at Washington funeral before burial in Georgia hometown

  09-01-2025 07:07 via independent.co.uk
  
  Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter will be honored Thursday with the pageantry of a funeral in the nation’s capital and second service in his tiny Georgia hometown that launched a Depression-era farm boy to the world stage
  
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• North Korea benefiting from troops fighting alongside Russia against Ukraine, US says

  09-01-2025 06:55 via independent.co.uk
  
  Pyongyang’s military ties with Russia ‘rendering it more capable of waging war against its neighbours’
  
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• Ukraine-Russia latest: US warns North Korea becoming better prepared for war as 13 killed in Zaporizhzhia

  09-01-2025 06:36 via independent.co.uk
  
  North Korean troops ‘significantly benefiting from receiving Russian military aid’, says US
  
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• Five killed as new Hollywood Hills fire prompts more evacuations in massively destructive LA wildfires: Live

  09-01-2025 06:25 via independent.co.uk
  
  Five people are dead and more than 150,000 are under evacuation orders as a new blaze burns through Hollywood Hills
  
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• Hollywood Hills fire breaks out as deadly wildfires burn out of control across Los Angeles area

  09-01-2025 06:18 via independent.co.uk
  
  A fast-moving fire has broken out in the Hollywood Hills about a mile from the Hollywood Walk of Fame
  
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• Five killed as new Hollywood Hills blaze prompts more evacuations in massively destructive LA wildfires

  09-01-2025 06:14 via independent.co.uk
  
  Five people are dead and more than 150,000 are under evacuation orders as a new blaze burns through Hollywood Hills
  
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• Hollywood stars flee Pacific Palisades fire as flames engulf celebrity enclave: ‘Nightmare came true’

  09-01-2025 05:40 via independent.co.uk
  
  Firefighters are currently battling an out-of-control blaze in the exclusive neighborhood of Pacific Palisades, home to a number of A-list Hollywood stars
  
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• Australian hiker found alive after two weeks in Snowy Mountains - survived on berries and muesli

  09-01-2025 05:37 via independent.co.uk
  
  Hadi Nazari, 23, went missing in the remote Kosciuszko National Park in Australia
  
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• Palisades fire live updates: Five killed as new Hollywood Hills blaze prompts further evacuations

  09-01-2025 04:52 via independent.co.uk
  
  Five people are dead and more than 150,000 are under evacuation orders as a new blaze burns through Hollywood Hills
  
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• Gleeful young adults grin for selfies while deadly California wildfires roar behind them

  09-01-2025 03:45 via independent.co.uk
  
  The group, who have not been identified, were pictured in an evacuation zone in Pasadena as the Eaton fire ripped through people’s homes
  
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• A 9-year-old who wanted a Trump tattoo was talked into a flag instead. Now, the artist is defending his work

  09-01-2025 03:21 via independent.co.uk
  
  The tattoo artist said he made an exception for the 9-year-old because of her family’s tradition of getting tattoos
  
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• A 9-year-old girl who wanted a Trump tattoo was talked into a flag instead. Now, the artist is defending his work

  09-01-2025 03:21 via independent.co.uk
  
  The tattoo artist said he made an exception for the 9-year-old because of her family’s tradition of getting tattoos
  
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• Palisades fire live updates: Mayor says ‘LA will rebuild stronger’ as five killed and city suffers worst blaze in history

  09-01-2025 03:19 via independent.co.uk
  
  Significant injuries are reported as the Palisades, Eaton, Hurst and other fires rage over more than 27,000 acres in southern California, leaving schools closed and more than 1.5 million without power
  
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• Moment newborn baby is found on migrant boat off coast of Canary Islands

  09-01-2025 02:03 via independent.co.uk
  
  Mother gave birth to a baby boy while crossing the Atlantic Ocean, rescue teams say
  
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