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With the devastating wildfires that have wrought havoc on Los Angeles, people may be more receptive to the lessons filmaker Lucy Walker learned while making the film. When Lucy Walker debuted her harrowing documentary about California wildfires, “Bring Your Own Brigade,” at Sundance in 2021, it was during the peak of COVID-19. Not the best time for a film on a wholly different scourge.“It was really hard,” the Oscar-nominated filmmaker says now. “I didn’t blame people for not wanting to watch a film about the fires in the middle of the pandemic, because it was just too much horror.”Now, with…
AP photojournalists share their experiences documenting the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles, revealing powerful images and the stories behind them. Over the past week, uncontrolled wildfires have transformed vast stretches of Los Angeles into apocalyptic hellscapes.Associated Press photographers, stationed on the frontlines, have captured the searing intensity of flames illuminating the night sky, the stunned silence of people struggling to process their losses, and the haunting aftermath where the rare fragments of survival stand out amid total devastation.Below, ten photographers each share the story behind one of the powerful images they’ve captured during this harrowing week.
The man’s identity has not been disclosed. However, according to Finnish newspaper Helsingin Sanomat, he is not a public figure in Finland According to the paper, the Helsinki District Court issued an extended restraining order against the same individual at the end of last year to protect a woman in her 30s. Marin served as prime minister of Finland from 2019 to 2023, leading a female-majority cabinet and making history as the world’s youngest female prime minister. After narrowly losing an election in April 2023, Marin stepped down as chair of her Social Democratic Party and in September that year joined the…
Updated: 16/01/2025 – 16:46 GMT+1 Israeli airstrikes have killed at least 72 people in Gaza, many women and children, following a ceasefire agreement announced on Wednesday. Gaza”s Health Ministry warns the death toll is likely higher, as bombardment continued overnight during celebrations of the anticipated truce. … More Israeli airstrikes have killed at least 72 people in Gaza, many women and children, following a ceasefire agreement announced on Wednesday. Gaza’s Health Ministry warns the death toll is likely higher, as bombardment continued overnight during celebrations of the anticipated truce.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blamed Hamas for delaying the ceasefire, citing…
Poland’s central bank has revealed its reluctance to cut interest rates before the end of this year, as a number of economic factors risk pushing inflation up once more. The National Bank of Poland kept its benchmark interest rate steady at 5.75% at its January meeting on Thursday, in line with analyst estimates. The reference rate has stayed the same since October 2023. January’s decision was in line with the central bank’s current hawkish stance, which was emphasised last month. Back in the December meeting, Adam Glapiński, the president of the National Bank of Poland, revealed that the central bank may not…
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres reminded the world that every year since the Paris Agreement has been the hottest on record. Humanity has opened a “Pandora’s box of ills” which risks upending “our very existence”, according to United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. Laying out his priorities for the year in a speech to the General Assembly yesterday, the “raging climate crisis” was one of the crises Guterres focused on. He added that the fires in Los Angeles are a reminder of this “Pandora’s box” of climate impacts. “It has gone from the home of disaster movies to a scene of…
Updated: 16/01/2025 – 15:15 GMT+1 Jeff Beck’s legendary guitar collection, including iconic instruments like ‘The Oxblood’ Les Paul, will be auctioned at Christie’s London on 22 January 2025. … More Jeff Beck’s legendary guitar collection, including iconic instruments like ‘The Oxblood’ Les Paul, will be auctioned at Christie’s London on 22 January 2025.
Former cabinet minister Harriet Harman did join in with the applause, only to be castigated by Miliband’s brother (and defeated leadership rival) David, who leaned in to her and said: “You voted for it, why are you clapping?” Hardly the best start. 2016: Jeremy Corbyn really, really sorry for the Iraq war When veteran left-wing MP Jeremy Corbyn sensationally won the Labour leadership in 2016, he had plenty to say about the reasons for its spate of election defeats and how to put things right. He accused the Westminster establishment of being out-of-touch with young people, slammed the “intrusive” and…
KYIV — U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer signaled he would be ready to consider sending British forces to Ukraine to help “guarantee” the peace when the war eventually comes to a halt. Britain will “play our part” in supporting the peace when it eventually comes, Starmer told reporters when asked about the idea after holding talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv on Thursday. Zelenskyy said he had been discussing the question of an international peacekeeping force with Poland, France, and the U.K.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s official spokesman described the allegation Thursday as “incredibly concerning.” In response to reports of MPs leaving their drinks at the bar while going to vote, the No. 10 spokesman added: “It’s clearly the case that that’s not sensible. But the PM will let people follow their own common sense on this.” The Met Police confirmed they were investigating in a statement Wednesday, adding: “The victim is being supported by officers. There have been no arrests at this stage.” The police service has encouraged anyone who believes they have been a victim or witness to spiking to…