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Reçu aujourd’hui — 22 décembre 2025

Ukrainian and European officials had ‘productive’ talks on ending war, US envoy says

22 décembre 2025 à 00:04

Steve Witkoff says representatives share goals to stop killing, support Ukraine and end war with Russia

A White House envoy said on Sunday he held “productive and constructive” talks in Florida with Ukrainian and European representatives to end the nearly four-year war between Russia and Ukraine.

Posting on social media, Steve Witkoff said the talks aimed at aligning on a shared strategic approach between Ukraine, the US and Europe.

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© Photograph: Terry Renna/AP

© Photograph: Terry Renna/AP

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Israel approves 19 new Jewish settlements in occupied West Bank

21 décembre 2025 à 17:45

Decision takes the total number of new settlements to 69 in past few years as construction binge continues

Israel has approved a proposal for 19 new Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank as the government pushes ahead with a construction binge in the territory that poses a further threat to the possibility of a Palestinian state.

It brings the total number of new settlements over the past few years to 69, a new record, according to the far-right finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, who has pushed a settlement expansion agenda in the West Bank. The latest include two that were previously evacuated during a 2005 disengagement plan.

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© Photograph: Zain Jaafar/AFP/Getty Images

© Photograph: Zain Jaafar/AFP/Getty Images

Lindsey Vonn, 41, adds yet another podium to blistering comeback start

21 décembre 2025 à 13:38
  • Vonn places third again in super-G at Val-d’Isère

  • 41-year-old logs 142nd World Cup podium finish

  • Milan-Cortina Olympics firmly in sight for US star

Sofia Goggia finally got the win her fast skiing this season deserved in a World Cup super-G on Sunday and Lindsey Vonn was third for the second straight day.

The two former Olympic downhill champions were split on a high-class podium by runner-up Alice Robinson, who is already a two-time winner this season on the World Cup circuit.

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First wheelchair-using astronaut touches down after ride to edge of space

20 décembre 2025 à 20:31

Michaela Benthaus from Germany soared 65 miles above the Earth’s surface in 10-minute Blue Origin flight

A paraplegic engineer from Germany blasted off on a dream-come-true rocket ride with five other passengers on Saturday, leaving her wheelchair behind to float in space while beholding Earth from on high.

Severely injured in a mountain bike accident seven years ago, Michaela Benthaus became the first wheelchair user in space, launching from west Texas with Jeff Bezos’s company Blue Origin. She was accompanied by a retired SpaceX executive also born in Germany, Hans Koenigsmann, who helped organize and, along with Blue Origin, sponsored her trip. Their ticket prices were not divulged.

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