Ex-South Korean Leader Gets Prison Term in First Ruling Over Martial Law

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16 janvier 2026 à 08:47

A court handed down five years in prison to former President Yoon Suk Yeol, who is facing multiple trials stemming from his short-lived imposition of martial law.

A police convoy leaving the residence of former President Yoon Suk Yeol after detaining him in January 2025.

Iran’s Regime Is Losing Its Greatest Weapon: Fear

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Par :Abbas Milani

16 janvier 2026 à 07:00

The bulwark of Iranian oppression is fear. The latest round of demonstrations shows it has been breached.

Battles Over Truth Rage Online Amid Iran’s Internet Blackout

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Par :Steven Lee Myers · Tiffany Hsu and Stuart A. Thompson

16 janvier 2026 à 06:00

The shutdown of online discourse within Iran has allowed both the government and its critics to flood social media outside the country with disinformation campaigns and fake images.

A frame grab from footage circulating on social media showing protesters dancing and cheering in Tehran last week.

Uber’s Quest to Crack Japan Leads Through a Rural Hot-Springs Town

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Par :River Akira Davis

16 janvier 2026 à 06:00

The ride-hailing giant’s chief executive has made a bet on how it can finally grab a bigger piece of one of the world’s largest taxi markets.

U.S. Says It Erred in Deporting Student Traveling for Thanksgiving

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Par :Adam Sella

16 janvier 2026 à 05:46

The Trump administration acknowledged it mistakenly deported a college student to Honduras despite a court order barring the removal. But the government has not moved to drop the case.

Any Lucía López Belloza’s high school graduation in Texas. She was detained and later deported in late November while trying to surprise her family with a visit.

Video Analysis of ICE Shooting Sheds Light on Contested Moments

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Par :The New York Times

16 janvier 2026 à 05:10

Newly available videos and existing footage synchronized and assessed by The Times provides a millisecond by millisecond look at how an ICE officer ended up shooting and killing a motorist in Minneapolis.

Many Fiery Remarks, Little Clarity on What’s Next at Security Council Meeting on Iran

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Par :Farnaz Fassihi

16 janvier 2026 à 03:54

Iran’s representative denied the country had killed protesters, as the U.S. ambassador said President Trump had made clear “all options are on the table” to stop the killing.

Ahmad Batebi, right, a human-rights activist, delivered remarks at the United Nations Security Council meeting on Iran on Thursday.

California’s Pacific Coast Highway Fully Reopens After Three Years

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Par :Livia Albeck-Ripka

16 janvier 2026 à 02:10

The famed highway reopened this week after consecutive landslides shuttered two sections of the road in Big Sur and forced major repairs.

Israel and Arab Nations Ask Trump to Refrain From Attacking Iran

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Par :Edward Wong · Tyler Pager and Eric Schmitt

15 janvier 2026 à 23:27

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel asked the president to postpone any planned attack. Israeli and Arab officials fear Iran could retaliate by striking their countries.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel with President Trump last month in Florida. The Israeli leader spoke to Mr. Trump on Wednesday, the same day that the president claimed Iran had stopped killing protesters.

Live Updates: Venezuelan Opposition Leader Gives Trump Her Peace Prize

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Par :The New York Times

16 janvier 2026 à 04:26

Trump Administration Lawsuit Seeking California Voter Data Is Dismissed

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Par :Neil Vigdor and Rylee Kirk

16 janvier 2026 à 02:17

The Justice Department has sued about two dozen states over access to voter rolls, as the federal government pushes to create a national database.

Voting in Los Angeles last year. A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit on Thursday that the Justice Department had filed against California last year demanding access to voter data.

Venezuela’s Interim Leader Delivers State of the Union Address

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Par :Emiliano Rodríguez Mega and Patricia Sulbarán

16 janvier 2026 à 02:13

In her State of the Union address, Delcy Rodríguez echoed her predecessors’ fiery rhetoric but tried to hew to President Trump’s agenda.

Venezuela’s interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, delivering a speech at the National Assembly in Caracas on Thursday.

Former Senator Kyrsten Sinema Accused of Affair With Member of Security Team

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Par :Annie Karni

16 janvier 2026 à 02:12

In a lawsuit, the ex-wife of Ms. Sinema’s onetime staff member accused her of showering him with gifts and breaking up their marriage.

Former Senator Kyrsten Sinema at the Capitol last month.

Taiwan Strikes Trade Deal with Trump, Vows More U.S. Chip Factories

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Par :Meaghan Tobin · Amy Chang Chien and Xinyun Wu

16 janvier 2026 à 02:08

The United States agreed to lower tariffs on Taiwanese goods from 20 to 15 percent, while Taiwan says it will invest in more chip manufacturing in the U.S.

Taiwan manufactures most of the world’s advanced semiconductors.

What Did the White House and Denmark Agree to on Greenland? Depends Whom You Ask.

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Par :Anton Troianovski · Jeffrey Gettleman and Edward Wong

16 janvier 2026 à 01:48

The White House and Denmark contradicted each other in public about what they had agreed to this week as President Trump continued to demand U.S. ownership of Greenland.

A Danish military vessel sailing near the old harbor of Nuuk, Greenland’s capital, on Wednesday.

Leonard D. Jacoby, 83, Dies; Brought Legal Services to the Masses

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Par :Clay Risen

16 janvier 2026 à 01:25

He and Steven Z. Meyers opened their first low-cost legal clinic in 1972. Within a decade, they had revolutionized the legal industry, and Jacoby & Meyers had become a widely known brand.

Pentagon Will ‘Refocus’ Military Publication Stars and Stripes

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Par :Erik Wemple

15 janvier 2026 à 23:45

The agency’s chief spokesman outlined plans to intervene in the previously independent newspaper’s coverage.

Two soldiers from the 25th Infantry Division reading an issue of Stars and Stripes in Cu Chi, South Vietnam, in 1969. The military newspaper has been published continuously since 1942.

Was Renee Good Obligated to Comply With an ICE Agent’s Orders?

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Par :Shaila Dewan

16 janvier 2026 à 04:35

The agent told Ms. Good to get out of her car before she was fatally shot. Legal experts said immigration agents may sometimes, but not always, have the authority to make such commands.

A memorial for Renee Good. She was shot after beginning to drive away from an ICE agent who told her to get out of her car.

Humanities Endowment Awarding Millions to Western Civilization Programs

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Par :Jennifer Schuessler

16 janvier 2026 à 00:35

The National Endowment for the Humanities is giving more than $40 million to programs that have been embraced by conservatives as a counterweight to liberal-dominated academia.

The University of Texas received $10 million to hire faculty members and help “launch academic majors in Strategy and Statecraft and Great Books.”

How Activists in Iran Are Using Starlink to Stay Online

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Par :Adam Satariano · Paul Mozur and Sheera Frenkel

16 janvier 2026 à 02:08

Activists spent years preparing for a communications blackout in Iran, smuggling in Starlink satellite internet systems and making digital shutdowns harder for the authorities to enforce.

A Starlink receiver atop a house in Kurdistan, Iran, in 2023. About 50,000 Starlink terminals are now in the country, according to digital activists.

Number of Businesses in New York City Plunged Last Spring, Report Says

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Par :Matthew Haag

16 janvier 2026 à 00:22

Roughly 8,400 businesses closed in the second quarter of 2025, according to the most recent city data, creating the largest net decline in business activity since before the pandemic.

An empty storefront in Lower Manhattan. The drop-off in New York City business activity was most pronounced in major commercial districts, according to the Economic Development Corporation.

Trump Threatened to Send the Military to Minneapolis

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Par :Matthew Cullen

16 janvier 2026 à 00:01

Also, Israel and Arab countries asked the U.S. not to attack Iran. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.

Federal agents in a cloud of tear gas outside the Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis today.

Kathleen Kennedy, Lucasfilm President and ‘Star Wars’ Boss, Steps Down

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Par :Brooks Barnes

15 janvier 2026 à 23:49

Kathleen Kennedy stepped down as Lucasfilm’s president and returned to producing. Two studio veterans took over.

Kathleen Kennedy and Dave Filoni at a “Star Wars” fan convention in Japan in April.

University of Arkansas Withdraws Job Offer for Emily Suski Over Transgender Stance

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Par :Stephanie Saul

15 janvier 2026 à 23:37

The University of Arkansas withdrew a job offer to a legal scholar after state officials learned that she had signed a legal brief concerning transgender athletes, lawmakers said.

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