Good morning. We're covering the latest from the wildfires in Los Angeles and cease-fire talks between Israel and Hamas. Plus: How militants devastated paradise.
Firefighters made progress in Los AngelesRacing against more strong winds expected soon, firefighters in Los Angeles made progress yesterday in battling the area's wildfires, which have killed at least 24 people and destroyed entire neighborhoods from the inland hills to the Pacific Coast. At least 16 other people have been reported missing. Read about the victims. Another round of the strong Santa Ana winds that have propelled the fires is expected to develop today and Tuesday, and the shifting winds and complex topography make it hard to predict the fire's path, experts said. See maps of the fire. Crews have contained 11 percent of the 23,700-acre Palisades fire and 27 percent of the 14,000-acre Eaton fire in the San Gabriel Mountains, according to Cal Fire. More than 150,000 residents are still under evacuation orders, and tens of thousands more have been warned they may have to evacuate. Here's the latest. Origins: While it remained unclear what started the fires, the University of California San Diego said its camera network caught the first plumes coming from the Palisades fire on the morning of Jan. 7. Power lines near the Eaton and Palisades fires were on when those blazes started and may have played a role. Here's what else to know:
Israeli security chiefs joined cease-fire talksIsraeli security chiefs arrived in Qatar for talks about a cease-fire deal that could see hostages released before President Biden leaves office. Lower-level negotiations have been underway in recent weeks after months of deadlock. While some progress has been made, disagreements remain on several key points, including the timing and extent of Israel's redeployments and withdrawal from Gaza and the permanency of any cease-fire, according to people familiar with the matter. From the region:
North Korean soldiers were captured by UkrainePresident Volodymyr Zelensky announced the capture of two wounded North Korean soldiers in the Kursk region of western Russia, saying they were the first to be taken alive since Pyongyang sent troops to assist Moscow's war effort. More than a snapshot: An image depicting a famous 19th-century painting of Cossacks, with current Ukrainian soldiers standing in for the warriors, has struck a chord as Kyiv battles to assert its identity.
News From Europe
Cabo Delgado Province, in Mozambique, was once like paradise. But for more than seven years, the region has been devastated by Islamic State militants. The government says the crisis has stabilized, but residents, both emotionally and physically scarred, say otherwise. Nearly 6,000 people have been killed, and up to half of the 2.3 million people in have been displaced. Our reporters visited the region. Lives lived: Richard Hays, a theologian who shook the evangelical world by arguing that, scripturally speaking, same-sex relationships are not sinful, has died at 76.
Shooting the northern lightsNature-centric travel, growing interest in astrotourism and a greater understanding of how and when auroras occur have fueled the popularity of northern lights tourism. But so, too, say some aurora experts, have cellphone cameras, creating many of the colorful images appearing on social media. Why does the aurora borealis look so much more vibrant through a lens than to the naked eye? Cellphone cameras can pick things out the eye can't see, Nori Jemil, a London-based photographer, said. "It's not fake," she said, "but it's using computer algorithms to bring it all together for a wow effect." We hope you've enjoyed this newsletter, which is made possible through subscriber support. Subscribe to The New York Times.
Cook: For an easy, cozy dinner, make tortellini soup. Listen: The superstar Bad Bunny released his sixth album this month. Get to know the artist's back catalog in nine songs. Read: Here are six new books we recommend this week. Play the Spelling Bee. And here are today's Mini Crossword and Wordle. You can find all our puzzles here. That's it for today's briefing. See you tomorrow. — Natasha Reach Natasha and the team at briefing@nytimes.com.
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