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Firefighters extinguish fire from a tanker that exploded in Suleja, Nigeria, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Arise News)
Firefighters extinguish fire from a tanker that exploded in Suleja, Nigeria, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Arise News)
FILE - A man looks at smoke rising following an explosion inside the Gaza Strip, from an observation point in Sderot, southern Israel, on Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit, File)
A man looks at smoke rising following an explosion inside the Gaza Strip, from an observation point in Sderot, southern Israel, Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
Girls having a selfie in an observation point in Sderot, southern Israel, as smoke rises following an explosion inside the Gaza Strip, Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
Smoke rises following an explosion next to destroyed buildings inside the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
A truck is jackknifed as another spins its wheels on a slushy offramp off Interstate 285 northeast of downtown in Atlanta on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Amy)
/// A truck picks its way along a slushy Interstate 285 northeast of downtown in Atlanta on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Amy)
Smoke rises following an explosion in the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)