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California wildfire
California wildfires: more than 1,400 firefighters tackling three separate fires around LA
Live  
California wildfires: more than 1,400 firefighters tackling three separate fires around LA
California’s governor says emergency services are ‘all hands on deck’ as wildfire spreads through Pacific Palisades
California  
‘How long can I stay?’ Families tell of last-minute escape from California wildfire
Explained  
Wildfires are raging through the US west. Here’s how to protect yourself
Headlines
France warns Trump against threatening EU ‘sovereign borders’
US  
France warns Trump against threatening EU ‘sovereign borders’
Foreign minister hits out after US president-elect refuses to rule out military action to take control of Greenland
Technology  
OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman accused of sexual abuse by sister in lawsuit
Project 2025  
Trump’s appointments signal which Project 2025 goals he might advance first
Technology  
Meta scrapped factcheckers ‘because systems were too complex’
Mexico  
Do they mean us? Mexicans bemused as Emilia Pérez sweeps film awards
In focus
Republican v Republican: can Trump play peacemaker within his own party?
US  
Republican v Republican: can Trump play peacemaker within his own party?
The president-elect’s intervention in Mike Johnson’s speakership win was a sign of his power over the party – but it was only the first test of many
Technology  
Why did Mark Zuckerberg end Facebook and Instagram’s factchecking program?
South Korea  
Communist spies and assassination attempts: how the cold war still shapes South Korean politics
Spotlight
Maria review – Angelina Jolie’s Callas commands the screen as a great diva in decline
Film  
Maria review – Angelina Jolie’s Callas commands the screen as a great diva in decline
Pablo Larraín’s strange and mordant drama portrays Callas’s haughty struggle as her voice begins to fail but her stardom remains undimmed
Film  
A Real Pain review – Jesse Eisenberg’s sauntering Holocaust tour comedy is a masterpiece
Film  
Babygirl review – Nicole Kidman sex-positive erotic thriller fails to bring the menace
Life and style  
Questions to ask yourself ... to improve your friendships
Life and style  
The question that changed my life: seven writers on the conundrum that transformed everything
The Long Wave  
Andrée Blouin, the unsung heroine of African independence
Opinion
There is little the US can do to constrain Elon Musk. But here are some ideas
Robert Reich
There is little the US can do to constrain Elon Musk. But here are some ideas
Opinion  
Why are gen Z shunning ‘hustle culture’ in favour of long-term jobs? Here are three good reasons
Oli Mould
Sports
NHL  
Can the New York Rangers be saved? Maybe not this current version
Can the New York Rangers be saved? Maybe not this current version
Brian Matusz  
Orioles announce death of ‘cherished teammate’ at age of 37
Culture
2025 culture preview  
The most exciting US art exhibitions in 2025
The most exciting US art exhibitions in 2025
Television  
‘Banishment-level posh’: why is The Traitors so middle-class?
In case you missed it
The man making a business out of China’s burnout generation
China  
The man making a business out of China’s burnout generation
Li Jianxiong was a highflying marketing executive in Beijing until a breakdown sent him to the west on a wellness voyage of discovery – just as his peers were losing faith in the Chinese Dream
Analysis  
Jean-Marie Le Pen, the enfant terrible of French politics who normalised populism
The big idea  
The big idea: can what you eat change your mind?
Global development  
From Igbo to Angika: how to save the world’s 3,000 endangered languages
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