No Power, No Heat, No Water: Odesa’s Days of Hell Under Russian Fire

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Par :Kim Barker · Oleksandra Mykolyshyn and Laetitia Vançon

25 décembre 2025 à 18:10

The toll on older people and those with disabilities is especially severe as Moscow’s forces repeatedly attack the port city’s infrastructure.

Distributing hot meals to those affected by power outages in Odesa last week.

Prominent Leaders Amplify Disinformation About Brown University Shooting

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Par :Steven Lee Myers

25 décembre 2025 à 18:05

Prominent business and government figures spread rumors about the attack on Brown University’s campus this month, reigniting questions about accountability in online discourse.

A memorial outside the Van Wickle Gates on the Brown University campus, where a mass shooting killed two people.

What Hollywood Has That TikTok, Video Games and YouTube Don’t

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Par :Peter Suderman

25 décembre 2025 à 11:01

Hollywood is Hollywood because of its gift for mythmaking.

King Charles Urges ‘Compassion’ and Finding Strength in Diversity in Annual Christmas Message

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Par :Lizzie Dearden

25 décembre 2025 à 16:13

His annual Christmas message was more outward-looking than last year’s, when he focused on the medical workers who had helped him and his daughter-in-law after their cancer diagnoses.

King Charles III and Queen Camilla arriving at St. Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham, England, on Thursday for a Christmas Day service.

Christmas Around the World in Photos

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Par :The New York Times

25 décembre 2025 à 15:17

The holiday spirit is bringing people together, with celebrations of lights, dance and Santa.

A Christmas Eve service at the Syriac Catholic Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Basra, Iraq.

Pope Leo Surprises St. Peter’s Crowd Before Christmas Eve Mass

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Par :Steve Kenny

25 décembre 2025 à 11:38

Pope Leo XIV greeted the soggy faithful in St. Peter’s Square in both English and Italian and apologized that there wasn’t enough room in the basilica for them all.

Pope Leo XIV, center, performed the Christmas Eve mass at St Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican on Wednesday.

Pope Leo Makes Christmas Call for Dialogue to Address World’s Conflicts

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Par :Motoko Rich

25 décembre 2025 à 14:21

Leo XIV’s Christmas address was his first since being elected pontiff and was scrutinized for comparisons with those of his predecessor, Francis.

Pope Leo XIV greeting the crowd gathered at the Vatican on Christmas Day.

A Top Candidate for Prime Minister Returns to Bangladesh After 17 Years in Exile

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Par :Saif Hasnat and Mujib Mashal

25 décembre 2025 à 14:18

Tarique Rahman, who had managed his party’s political affairs from Britain, is back in his country to campaign in elections.

Tarique Rahman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party waved to supporters at an airport in Dhaka on Thursday, after returning from Britain.

The Year in News

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Par :Lauren Jackson

25 décembre 2025 à 14:12

We look back at 2025.

Clockwise from top left, Pope Leo XIV; Volodymyr Zelensky and President Trump; wildfires in California; Zohran Mamdani.

California Storm Floods Roadways and Knocks Out Power on Christmas Day

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Par :Thomas Gibbons-Neff and Francesca Regalado

25 décembre 2025 à 18:24

Officials warned that travel for holiday celebrations would be hazardous across much of the state, with more than half an inch of rain still to fall in some places where mud and debris already covered roads.

A view of Downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday.

Trump Says ‘Housing First’ Failed the Homeless. Here’s What the Evidence Says.

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Par :Jason DeParle

25 décembre 2025 à 11:02

The Trump administration has sought to move away from the model, which supporters call “evidence based” but opponents consider overly permissive.

Few aid policies have been studied as extensively as Housing First, and supporters’ faith that it is “evidence based” lends the debate special intensity.

With Trump in Power, Democrats Try to Redefine Themselves as Disrupters

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Par :Lisa Lerer

25 décembre 2025 à 11:01

Since President Trump’s rise, Democrats have served as defenders of a political system many Americans believe is broken. Now the party is trying a new approach.

“The Democratic Party should be leading, rather than just saying: ‘No, no, no. Status quo, status quo,’” Senator Elissa Slotkin of Michigan, left, said in May. Next to her on the Capitol steps is Senator Andy Kim of New Jersey.

Tesla Robotaxis Are Big on Wall St. but Lagging on Roads

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Par :Jack Ewing

25 décembre 2025 à 11:01

Shares of Tesla have hit new highs on optimism about the company’s self-driving taxis. But experts say Tesla is far behind Waymo, which has a big head start.

Republicans Who Backed Afghan Visas Are Mum as Trump Halts Them

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Par :Megan Mineiro and Adam Sella

25 décembre 2025 à 11:01

After a fatal shooting, the Trump administration froze a visa program for Afghans that Republicans in Congress had championed. The G.O.P. has not objected.

Men fleeing the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in August 2021.

After Suffering in Israeli Prison, a Gaza Detainee Comes Home to More Pain

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Par :Bilal Shbair and Isabel Kershner

25 décembre 2025 à 11:00

Haitham Salem spent 11 months held by Israel without charge and said he endured beatings and abuse. He was released as part of the cease-fire deal, longing to return to his family.

Haitham Salem, a Palestinian electrician, at a camp for displaced people in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, in December.

K-Pop in 2025: What ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ and NewJeans Tell Us About the Genre

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Par :Jon Caramanica

25 décembre 2025 à 11:00

The genre peaked in terms of global awareness with “KPop Demon Hunters,” while the industry’s most promising new act was mired in a legal morass.

Danielle from NewJeans onstage in Hong Kong in March. The group had hoped to kick off a new era with a fresh start, but remains in its old recording contract.

Will Zohran Mamdani Be the 111th or the 112th Mayor of New York? It Depends.

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Par :Andy Newman

25 décembre 2025 à 09:00

An arcane numbering system and the misplacement of an official record have caused confusion on where Zohran Mamdani falls in history.

Kenneth Cobb, assistant commissioner of the city records department, called the historical records “a little bit confusing.”

They Were Supposed to Protect Young Workers. Instead, They Cashed In.

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Par :Amy Julia Harris

25 décembre 2025 à 09:00

Profit-seekers co-opted America’s premier cultural exchange program, the J-1 visa, which brought young people to work in the United States. Some sponsors charged thousands in fees.

The State Department has allowed private sponsor organizations to exercise enormous amounts of control over the J-1 visa cultural exchange program.

‘Marty Supreme’ Review: Timothée Chalamet Sprints to the Top

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Par :Manohla Dargis

24 décembre 2025 à 22:10

The actor stars as a magnetic, striving table-tennis champ in Josh Safdie’s new movie, one of the most exciting movies of the year.

Timothée Chalamet in “Marty Supreme,” set in 1952 New York and directed by Josh Safdie with electrifying flourish.

He Was Locked Up in a Psych Ward. It Helped Him Get His Life Together.

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Par :Andy Newman

24 décembre 2025 à 22:01

Lamar Brown went through a rigorous program at a New York State psychiatric hospital aimed at stopping the “revolving door” for homeless people with mental illness.

Lamar Brown in Riverside Park, near his Manhattan apartment, in September. He moved to the apartment last year after a lengthy stay at a hospital program for people with histories of mental illness and homelessness.

Coquito Was Once a Puerto Rican Secret. Now Everybody Knows.

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Par :Taylor Robinson and Natalie Keyssar

24 décembre 2025 à 16:53

The Puerto Rican rum and coconut drink used to be passed down within families, but now it has become a holiday party staple beyond the community.

Coquito’s ingredients are straightforward, but finding the right mix is not so easy.

The Ping-Pong Hustler Who Inspired ‘Marty Supreme’

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Par :Matt Flegenheimer

24 décembre 2025 à 11:02

Volleying questions with the table tennis champ Marty Reisman, an inspiration for Timothée Chalamet’s new film, showed that he was a character in his own right.

Marty Reisman won 22 major table tennis titles over the course of a colorful career.

Pope Leo Surprises St. Peter’s Crowd Before Christmas Eve Mass

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Par :Steve Kenny

25 décembre 2025 à 11:38

Pope Leo XIV greeted the soggy faithful in St. Peter’s Square in both English and Italian and apologized that there wasn’t enough room in the basilica for them all.

With Airspace Closed, a Lonely Christmas for Many Venezuelans

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Par :Annie Correal

25 décembre 2025 à 11:02

The holidays usually bring home huge numbers from the Venezuelan diaspora. But this year, after international airlines halted almost all service, many people are spending Christmas alone and on edge.

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