Stephen Colbert Balks at Trump’s Board of Peace

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20 février 2026 à 08:19

“The Late Show” host called the group “kind of like the U.N., except instead of passing binding resolutions, you pass a greasy bag of money to Donald Trump.”

This Is How an Autocrat Goes to War

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Par : Michelle Goldberg

20 février 2026 à 07:48

All that matters to Trump is whether he thinks attacking Iran is in his interests.

Trump Says He Will Release Files on Aliens and U.F.O.s

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Par : Chris Cameron

20 février 2026 à 05:05

President Trump had lashed out at former President Barack Obama earlier Thursday for telling a podcaster that aliens were real.

President Trump said that he has directed his administration to begin releasing files related to aliens.

Ukrainian Women Tell Their Stories of Sexual Violence by Russian Soldiers

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Par : Lynsey Addario and Sara Cincurova

20 février 2026 à 06:01

Hundreds of Ukrainian women and girls have reported sexual violence by Russian troops during the four-year war in Ukraine.

Darya with her mother near Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, in June. Darya said a drunken Russian soldier had forced his hands into her underwear and shouted “I want a young body!”

Refugees Without Green Cards Could Be Arrested Under New Trump Policy

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Par : Madeleine Ngo

19 février 2026 à 20:35

The change is part of the administration’s broad effort to target refugees and tighten pathways for immigrants to legally enter or remain in the United States.

Immigration agents stopping drivers in Minneapolis last month.

Eric Dane, McSteamy on ‘Grey’s Anatomy,’ Dies at 53 After Battling ALS

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Par : Johnny Diaz

20 février 2026 à 07:28

His breakout role came in 2006 as the handsome Dr. Mark Sloan, nicknamed McSteamy, the head of plastic surgery at a Seattle hospital. He died 10 months after announcing his A.L.S. diagnosis.

Eric Dane revealed in April 2025 that he had A.L.S.

British Police Arrest Former Prince Andrew Amid Scrutiny Over Epstein Ties

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Par : Megan Specia · Michael D. Shear and Michael Levenson

20 février 2026 à 09:09

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, a longtime associate of Jeffrey Epstein, is being investigated on suspicion of misconduct in public office.

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the brother of Britain’s King Charles III, leaving a police station on Thursday after his arrest on suspicion of misconduct in public office.

MAHA Moms Turn Against Trump: ‘Women Feel Like They Were Lied To’

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Par : Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Hiroko Tabuchi

20 février 2026 à 02:16

President Trump’s executive order aimed at spurring production of a pesticide has infuriated leaders of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s MAHA movement.

Supporters of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. onstage with him at a news conference last year.

Venezuela Passes Amnesty Bill Denounced by Some as ‘Unjust’

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Par : Max Bearak · Annie Correal · Patricia Sulbarán · Isayen Herrera and Genevieve Glatsky

20 février 2026 à 04:17

The bill may bring the release of hundreds of political prisoners. But many critics say the legislation, passed after major pressure from the Trump administration, raises concerns.

Families gathered last month for a vigil outside El Rodeo I, a prison east of Caracas, Venezuela.

As Trump Weighs Iran Strikes, He Declines to Make Clear Case for Why

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Par : David E. Sanger

20 février 2026 à 01:51

Rarely in modern times has the United States prepared to conduct a major act of war with so little explanation or public debate.

President Trump speaking at the inaugural Board of Peace meeting in Washington on Thursday.

Former Prince Andrew’s Arrest Casts Shadow Over UK Monarchy

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Par : Stephen Castle

20 février 2026 à 01:51

The arrest of the former prince could shake public confidence in the monarchy.

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor on King Charles III’s coronation day in 2023.

Investigators Blame NASA and Boeing for Starliner Failures

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Par : Kenneth Chang

20 février 2026 à 01:43

Technical and oversight problems left two astronauts aboard the International Space Station for months longer than had been expected.

The Boeing Starliner spacecraft that carried the astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to the International Space Station, seen on July 3, 2024.

How Did Draco Malfoy Get Mixed Up With Lunar New Year?

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Par : Rebecca L. Davis

20 février 2026 à 01:27

It all comes down to a love of wordplay.

A Lunar New Year display showing a young Tom Felton as Draco Malfoy in Shangqiu, China, this month.

A Lonely Baby Monkey Wins Hearts, and Even a Few Friends

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Par : Remy Tumin

20 février 2026 à 00:44

Legions of fans from around the world have been cheering on Punch, a 7-month-old macaque who had been struggling to socialize at a zoo outside Tokyo.

Punch with his plush companion at Ichikawa City Zoo.

A British police force that serves as royal protectors arrested a former prince.

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Par : Lizzie Dearden

19 février 2026 à 19:00

Windsor Castle on Thursday. Day to day, officers from the Thames Valley Police provide armed teams and mounted officers to guard the castle.

Blue Owl Capital Sets Off New Fears About the Private Credit Industry

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Par : Maureen Farrell

20 février 2026 à 03:31

The lender’s announcement that investors will no longer be able to ask for a set amount of money back from its funds prompted worries about the private credit industry.

Blue Owl Capital, the large private lender, has amassed nearly $300 billion in investor money.

Trump Administration Uses ‘Equal Time’ Rule to Reshape Late-Night TV

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Par : John Koblin and Jim Rutenberg

20 février 2026 à 00:43

The F.C.C. is using the “equal time” provision to take aim at hosts like Stephen Colbert. The impact could reshape how talk shows handle politics.

Stephen Colbert took “The Late Show” in a more political direction after becoming its host in 2015.

Police Investigate ICE Arrest of a Man Who Suffered Severe Head Injuries

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Par : Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

20 février 2026 à 00:36

The police in St. Paul, Minn., are investigating an arrest last month during the immigration crackdown. The man has said he was beaten by agents. ICE asserted that he ran into a wall.

Alberto Castañeda Mondragón told The Associated Press that he was in a friend’s car at a shopping center in St. Paul, Minn., when immigration agents pulled him from the car.

Here’s What I Just Figured Out About the Way Trump Talks

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Par : John McWhorter

20 février 2026 à 00:23

Why just tell a story when you can put on a skit?

With ‘Tremendous’ Deals at Stake, Trump Is Bringing Russia in From the Cold

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Par : Anton Troianovski

20 février 2026 à 02:15

Since President Trump took office more than a year ago, the Kremlin has dangled possible investments in front of the famously transactional leader. The message is starting to resonate with investors.

President Trump with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia during a meeting in Alaska last year.

Trump’s Board of Peace Promises Billions for Gaza, With Few Details

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Par : Michael Crowley

20 février 2026 à 00:04

At the inaugural meeting of his new organization, President Trump also endorsed a divisive foreign leader and heard an attack on his former prosecutor, Jack Smith.