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Saint-Sylvestre 2015 à Cologne : retour sur une nuit qui a traumatisé l’Allemagne

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2025-12-31T04:00:05+00:00

Plus d’un millier de femmes ont été agressées sexuellement dans la nuit du 31 décembre 2015 par des groupes d’hommes, pour la plupart originaires d’Afrique du Nord et du Moyen-Orient, provoquant un débat sur la politique d’accueil des réfugiés. Dix ans après, les victimes considèrent qu’elles ont été instrumentalisées et restent, pour certaines, profondément marquées par cette soirée.

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Municipales 2026 : les maires circonspects face à l’appel de l’armée à préparer les Français au combat

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2025-12-31T04:00:05+00:00

La demande du général Fabien Mandon, chef d’état-major des armées, à « accepter de perdre ses enfants », n’a pas convaincu beaucoup d’élus. Pour autant, ces derniers ne nient pas le risque d’une guerre à venir et mettent en place d’autres moyens pour faire vivre le lien entre l’armée et la population.

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Addio 2025, l’anno in cui abbiamo perso la bellezza

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2025-12-31T04:00:00+00:00

Redford e Gehry, Bardot e Armani, Cardinale e papa Francesco: è scomparsa una dose di splendore senza precedenti

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Key viewing spots for Sydney fireworks reach capacity as city urged to celebrate first New Year’s Eve since Bondi attack

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2025-12-31T03:57:46+00:00

NSW premier Chris Minns encourages Sydneysiders to ‘puff out your chest’, stating police on ‘high alert’ as more than 1 million people expected to celebrate in the cityGuide to New Year’s Eve fireworks and events in Australia’s capital citiesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThousands of people have taken up key vantage points for New Year’s Eve fireworks, with Chris Minns asking Sydneysiders to “square your shoulders, puff out your chest and walk out” to celebrate as a show of defiance after the Bondi attack.Key viewing sites, including at Mrs Macquarie’s Chair and ot

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Ex-Australia batter Martyn in coma with meningitis

Source: BBC News - World · Published: 2025-12-31T03:53:31+00:00

Former Australia batter Damien Martyn, 54, who played 67 Test matches, is in an induced coma in a Queensland hospital after being diagnosed with meningitis..

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UN approves sharp cuts in 2026 budget amid financial turmoil

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2025-12-31T03:35:44+00:00

Guterres, who has been working on a financial survival plan for the UN for months, suggested cutting the budget by $577 million and slashing 18% of jobs

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UAE to withdraw troops from Yemen after clash with Saudi Arabia

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2025-12-31T03:20:32+00:00

Saudi Arabia and the UAE back rival political groups in Yemen, which sits at the crossroads of vital shipping lanes and on the edge of a major energy-exporting region

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Taiwan detects 77 Chinese aircraft, 17 naval vessels amid PLA drills

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2025-12-31T03:20:09+00:00

The activity follows PLA Eastern Theatre Command drills east of Taiwan, involving Army, Navy, Air Force and Rocket Force units under the codename ‘Justice Mission 2025’.

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Damien Martyn, former Australian Test cricketer, in hospital in induced coma with meningitis

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2025-12-31T03:19:16+00:00

54-year-old admitted to hospital on Boxing Day with meningitisMartyn played 67 Tests for Australia between 1992 and 2006The former Australian Test cricketer Damien Martyn has been admitted to hospital and placed in an induced coma after being diagnosed with meningitis.The sporting community is rallying around the 54-year-old, who “is in for the fight of his life”, according to the former AFL player Brad Hardie, who revealed Martyn’s condition on 6PR on Tuesday. Continue reading...

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Damien Martyn, former Australian Test cricketer, in induced coma with meningitis

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2025-12-31T03:19:16+00:00

The 54-year-old was admitted to hospital on Boxing Day Martyn played total of 67 Tests between 1992 and 2006The former Australian Test cricketer Damien Martyn has been admitted to hospital and placed in an induced coma after being diagnosed with meningitis.The sporting community is rallying around the 54-year-old, who “is in for the fight of his life”, according to the former AFL player Brad Hardie, who revealed Martyn’s condition on 6PR on Tuesday. Continue reading...

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Trump administration freezes childcare funding to Minnesota in wake of fraud scheme allegations

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2025-12-31T03:05:24+00:00

Officials claim to find ‘rampant fraud’ in childcare funding, but prosecutions began in Biden era and Tim Walz says ‘we’ve spent years cracking down on it’ The Trump administration announced on Tuesday that it is freezing federal funding for childcare programs in Minnesota after allegations of fraud – first exposed and prosecuted during the Biden administration – recently became the focus of conservative influencers and media outlets.Jim O’Neill, the deputy secretary of health and human services, said in a video statement that the funding freeze was in response to what he called “blatant fraud

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Denmark delivers last letter, ends 400-year-old postal tradition

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2025-12-31T02:42:47+00:00

Letter volumes have plunged sharply as communication shifted to digital platforms, prompting the removal of thousands of red mailboxes.

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Coral Adventurer passengers return with diverging accounts of cruise ship drama

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2025-12-31T02:41:59+00:00

One passenger tells the ABC it was ‘chaos’ and she felt her life was in danger, but others shrug off the incidentGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA passenger onboard the Coral Adventurer has told the ABC she won’t travel with the luxury cruise liner again, after it was grounded on a reef off Papua New Guinea at the weekend.Ursula Daus alleged her life was in “danger” as a result of the incident. But other passengers told the ABC their experience was more positive, after landing at Cairns airport on Tuesday. Continue reading...

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A Bruxelles, la « crèche inclusive » de la Grand-Place a échauffé les esprits

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2025-12-31T02:00:10+00:00

Les « Etoffes de la Nativité » installées dans la capitale belge présentent un Jésus sans visage ni couleur de peau apparents. Une initiative « teintée de modernité » pour la municipalité, « absurde » voire « insultante » pour ses détracteurs.

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‘Tonga is not a threat’: anger as small Pacific nation falls under Trump visa restrictions

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2025-12-31T01:30:20+00:00

Community leaders raise alarm over study links and Polynesian ties, with Tonga to face restrictions from January as US says too many overstayThe small Pacific nation of Tonga is one of more than a dozen countries to be hit with visa and entry restrictions on 1 January as the Trump administration tightens its crackdown on immigration.In December, the US said it would further restrict and limit the entry of foreign nationals to protect the country from “national security and public safety threats”. Continue reading...

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IMEC’s relevance to India and its chokepoints

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2025-12-31T01:15:00+00:00

This corridor will connect Indian manufacturing and services with European markets via West Asian logistics

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Stock Market Live Updates 31 Dec 2025: Sensex, Nifty inch up in last session of 2025 amid year-end lull

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2025-12-31T01:11:01+00:00

Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices LIVE: Indian equity markets were flat to mildly positive in the final trading session of 2025 amid thin year-end volumes. At 10:24 a.m., the Sensex rose 151 points to 84,826, while the Nifty added 72 points to 26,011. From a technical perspective, Nifty remains locked in a narrow consolidation range, reflecting a lack of directional conviction. Heavy call writing at the 26,000 strike continues to act as a strong overhead resistance, limiting any meaningful upside. On the downside, sustained put open interest around the 25,900 zone is providing immediate support,

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Stock Market Live Updates 31 Dec 2025: Sensex surges over 600 pts on broad-based support; Nifty, Bank Nifty advance

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2025-12-31T01:11:01+00:00

Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices LIVE: Indian equity markets trade in the green on broad-based support, with energy and metal stocks outperforming. At 1:18 p.m., the BSE Sensex gained 614 points to 85,289, while the NSE Nifty rose 211 points to 26,150 and Bank Nifty climbed 550 points to 59,721. From a technical perspective, Nifty remains locked in a narrow consolidation range, reflecting a lack of directional conviction. Heavy call writing at the 26,000 strike continues to act as a strong overhead resistance, limiting any meaningful upside. On the downside, sustained put open interest around

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Stock to buy today: HUDCO (₹224.25)

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2025-12-31T01:00:00+00:00

The chart shows that the stock retains a positive outlook

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India at a crossroads

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2025-12-31T01:00:00+00:00

A solar energy start-up’s space age ambition, AI disruption and Trump’s trade war set the stage for a pivotal year

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Renewed challenges

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2025-12-31T01:00:00+00:00

Risks of energy transition must be fairly shared

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