Eurostar Cancels All Trains After Power Failure in Channel Tunnel

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Par :Jenny Gross · Amelia Nierenberg and Ana Castelain

30 décembre 2025 à 15:51

The high-speed train service connecting Britain and continental Europe was paralyzed on Tuesday during one of the busiest travel weeks of the year.

Passengers at London St. Pancras International station on Tuesday. Eurostar said all its trains were canceled until further notice after a power failure.

Death at a Mississippi Jail: Brutal Beating or a Fall From Bed?

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Par :Nate Rosenfield · Brian Howey and Jerry Mitchell

30 décembre 2025 à 11:02

An inmate says that no one wanted to listen when he tried repeatedly to confess to a crime at a facility known for violence.

Cheap Solar Is Transforming Lives and Economies Across Africa

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Par :Somini Sengupta and Gulshan Khan

30 décembre 2025 à 11:00

Chinese panels are now so affordable that businesses and families are snapping them up, slashing their bills and challenging utilities.

Eurostar Cancels All Trains After Power Failure in Channel Tunnel

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Par :Jenny Gross

30 décembre 2025 à 14:23

The high-speed train service connecting Britain and continental Europe was paralyzed on Tuesday during one of the busiest travel weeks of the year.

PostNord, Denmark’s Main Postal Carrier, Ends Letter Delivery

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Par :Amelia Nierenberg and Maya Tekeli

30 décembre 2025 à 15:59

PostNord, the country’s longtime service, is delivering its last letters. Few Danes send snail mail anymore, but some are mourning the end of an era.

Two mailboxes in front of the Marble Church in Copenhagen. There has been a steep decline in the use of Denmark’s postal service for sending letters.

How Russia and Ukraine Are Fighting to Shape Trump’s View of the War

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Par :Constant Méheut

30 décembre 2025 à 15:08

Off the battlefield, each side is trying to influence President Trump’s perception of the military conflict as they look to negotiate a peace settlement in their favor.

President Donald Trump, right, with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., on Sunday. The two leaders held talks about ending the war in Ukraine.

Overlooked Stories

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Par :Adam B. Kushner

30 décembre 2025 à 12:52

We look at some of our best stories from 2025 that Times editors thought deserved more attention.

Decoding the A.I.-Driven Tech Lingo From 2025

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Par :Brian X. Chen

30 décembre 2025 à 11:02

Here’s a cheat sheet for decoding this year’s A.I.-driven tech lingo, from RAG to superintelligence.

George and Amal Clooney Become French Citizens

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Par :Matthew Mpoke Bigg

30 décembre 2025 à 12:08

Mr. Clooney, who owns a farmhouse in France, has said that living there enabled him and his wife, a human rights lawyer, to pursue a quieter existence with their children.

France has granted citizenship to George Clooney and his wife, Amal Clooney.

The Cover-Up: Inside the Plot to Conceal Assad’s Crimes

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Par :Christina Goldbaum and Saad Alnassife

30 décembre 2025 à 12:03

Thousands of documents and interviews with Assad-era officials reveal how the regime worked to conceal evidence of its atrocities during the Syrian civil war.

How the Assad Regime Covered Up Its Crimes: Key Takeaways

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Par :Christina Goldbaum

30 décembre 2025 à 12:02

We documented how the dictator Bashar al-Assad and his henchmen conspired to hide evidence of torture and deaths of detainees during Syria’s long civil war.

Family members looked for signs of missing relatives as they foraged through papers in the Sednaya prison days after the fall of President Bashar al-Assad.

C.I.A. Strikes Inside Venezuela, and U.S. Tells U.N. Agencies to ‘Adapt, Shrink or Die’

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Par :Tracy Mumford · Will Jarvis · Ian Stewart and Kate LoPresti

30 décembre 2025 à 12:00

Plus, the mountain climbing brothers trying to rewrite the world’s maps.

The C.I.A. conducted a strike on a port facility in Venezuela last week, people briefed on the operation said. The move suggests a new phase of the Trump administration’s pressure campaign against the Maduro government.

Did Starmer Impose a Curfew in the U.K.? No, It’s a Fake TikTok Video.

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Par :Michael D. Shear

30 décembre 2025 à 11:00

A.I. has made it easy to put words in people’s mouths, and Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain has become a favorite target. The motive, experts say, is not political but financial.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer leaving 10 Downing Street this month. He has been the subject of many fake videos made with the help of A.I. technology.

Katherine Maher of NPR Has Come Out on Top Despite Battles With Trump and the CPB

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Par :Benjamin Mullin

30 décembre 2025 à 11:00

Katherine Maher has taken an unyielding approach to NPR’s biggest battles — which has sometimes put her at odds with her colleagues in public media.

Katherine Maher, the chief executive of NPR, has dealt with plenty of criticism this year. Did she consider quitting? “I really don’t like bullies,” she said.

Mamdani Promised Universal Child Care. How Long Could It Take?

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Par :Emma G. Fitzsimmons

30 décembre 2025 à 09:00

Here is what to expect if you’re expecting relief from the soaring cost of day care in New York City.

Many parents in New York City struggle to afford child care for their young children.

Gone in 2025: A Yearlong Procession of Giants

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Par :William McDonald

30 décembre 2025 à 08:17

Marquee names all, they found international fame in the arts, politics, the sciences and beyond.

Clockwise from left: Rob Reiner, Val Kilmer, Diane Keaton, David Lynch, Robert Redford, Pope Francis and Gene Hackman.

K-Pop Group NewJeans Faces New Uncertainty After Member Is Dropped

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Par :Jin Yu Young

30 décembre 2025 à 16:04

The band’s label said it had dropped one of the girl group’s five members. NewJeans’s legal battle has drawn public scrutiny of the K-pop industry.

The K-pop group NewJeans in Seoul last year.

Can a Corporation Be Complicit in War Crimes? Sweden Is Trying to Find Out.

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Par :M. Gessen

30 décembre 2025 à 11:02

It’s Sweden’s longest criminal trial. I was there because of a different historic distinction.

Saudis Say Airstrike in Yemen Targeted Arms From U.A.E.

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Par :Saeed Al-Batati and Ismaeel Naar

30 décembre 2025 à 15:34

A Saudi-led coalition in Yemen struck a shipment from the Emirates, saying it contained weapons for a separatist group. The Emiratis denied it carried arms.

Damaged military vehicles at the port of Al Mukalla in Yemen, where a Saudi-led coalition struck an arms shipment on Tuesday.

China Fires Rockets Near Taiwan in Display of Military Power

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Par :Chris Buckley and Amy Chang Chien

30 décembre 2025 à 12:43

China’s military also sent warships and aircraft during a second day of exercises designed to show its ability to claim the democratic island.

The Chinese military fired a rocket on Tuesday from Pingtan, an island in the eastern province of Fujian that is China’s closest point to Taiwan.

Trump and Netanyahu Praise Each Other After Meeting, Despite Differences Over Gaza

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Par :Tyler Pager and David M. Halbfinger

30 décembre 2025 à 04:54

The American and Israeli leaders showed few signs of disagreement after meeting in Florida, giving no public indication of their growing strains over Gaza, Syria and other issues.

Justice Department Sues Virginia Over Tuition Aid for Unauthorized Immigrants

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Par :Tim Balk

30 décembre 2025 à 06:02

The department said the state’s policy of granting unauthorized immigrants in-state financial aid at public colleges and universities violates federal law.

The University of Virginia campus in Charlottesville, Va.

Yonaguni, the Japanese Island on the Front Lines of China’s Feud with Japan

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Par :Javier C. Hernández · Hisako Ueno and Ko Sasaki

30 décembre 2025 à 06:00

Yonaguni, a tiny Japanese island near Taiwan, is getting soldiers, radar and missiles. As China’s dispute with Tokyo escalates, some residents are worried.

Yonaguni, a Japanese military outpost about 70 miles east of Taiwan, sits along the so-called “first island chain,” a strategic arc of islands used to hem in Chinese naval expansion.

C.I.A. Conducted Drone Strike on Port in Venezuela

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Par :Julian E. Barnes and Tyler Pager

30 décembre 2025 à 05:10

The attack last week, on a dock purportedly used for shipping narcotics, did not kill anyone, people briefed on the operation said. But it was the first known U.S. operation inside Venezuela.

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