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ESA confirms data breach

Illustration of ESA's Atmospheric Remote-sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large-survey (ARIEL) orbital telescope, which will study the atmospheres of exoplanets. Credit: ESA, CC BY-SA IGO 3.0

MILAN — The European Space Agency has confirmed a security breach of unclassified material from  science servers following reports on social media. A threat actor claimed to have compromised ESA systems and to have leaked roughly 200 gigabytes of data. According to screenshots shared on X by French cybersecurity professional Seb Latom, the actor alleges […]

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Russia claims to have moved nuclear-capable missile system into Belarus

Assertion comes after the Kremlin accused Ukraine of attacking Vladimir Putin’s palace in Novgorod

Russia said its latest nuclear-capable missile system has been deployed in Belarus, a day after Moscow claimed that Ukraine had carried out a large-scale drone attack on Vladimir Putin’s residence.

Footage released by Russia’s ministry of defence showed the new Oreshnik missile trundling through a snowy forest. Soldiers were seen disguising combat vehicles with green netting and raising a flag at an airbase in eastern Belarus, close to the Russian border.

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© Photograph: Russian Defence Ministry Press Service Handout/EPA

© Photograph: Russian Defence Ministry Press Service Handout/EPA

© Photograph: Russian Defence Ministry Press Service Handout/EPA

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Channel tunnel power outage disrupts thousands of journeys

Engineers still struggling to restore full rail service on Tuesday evening as car passengers face seven-hour delays

A power outage in the Channel tunnel has disrupted thousands of journeys ahead of the new year celebrations, with all passenger and vehicle trains suspended for several hours while engineers raced to repair the fault.

As Eurostar foot passenger departures for the continent were first delayed, then cancelled, the halls of St Pancras International station in London filled with stranded travellers awaiting updates. At Folkestone in Kent, tailbacks formed as drivers hoping to catch the shuttle faced seven-hour delays.

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© Photograph: Maja Smiejkowska/Reuters

© Photograph: Maja Smiejkowska/Reuters

© Photograph: Maja Smiejkowska/Reuters

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L’AfD, parti d’extrême droite allemand, invité à la Conférence de Munich sur la sécurité

Les organisateurs de la Conférence de Munich sur la sécurité (MSC), prévue du 13 au 15 février 2026, ont convié des députés du parti d’extrême droite Alternative pour l'Allemagne (AfD), aujourd’hui première force d’opposition au Bundestag. Une première pour ce rendez-vous de la diplomatie et de la défense, où se retrouvent chaque année chefs d’État et diplomates.

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L’AfD, parti d’extrême droite allemand, invité à la Conférence de Munich sur la sécurité

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Les organisateurs de la Conférence de Munich sur la sécurité (MSC), prévue du 13 au 15 février 2026, ont convié des députés du parti d’extrême droite Alternative pour l'Allemagne (AfD), aujourd’hui première force d’opposition au Bundestag. Une première pour ce rendez-vous de la diplomatie et de la défense, où se retrouvent chaque année chefs d’État et diplomates.

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Cecilia Giménez, famed for ‘Monkey Christ’ mural mishap, dies at 94

Spanish woman’s attempted restoration of church artwork was widely mocked but became lucrative tourist attraction

Cecilia Giménez, the woman who achieved unwanted international fame for her botched “Monkey Christ” restoration of a 19th-century mural in Borja, north-east Spain, has died aged 94.

In 2012, Giménez, an amateur artist, decided to restore Ecce Homo, a mural by a local artist, Elías García Martínez, that hung in the Santuario de Misericordia church in Borja. However, her talent as an artist was not equal to her good intentions and she produced what was described as the worst restoration in history.

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© Photograph: Album/Alamy

© Photograph: Album/Alamy

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Eurostar Trains Face Day of Delays After Power Failure

The high-speed service between Britain and continental Europe was paralyzed during one of the busiest travel weeks of the year because of a power outage in the Channel Tunnel.

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Passengers at London St. Pancras International station on Tuesday, after Eurostar canceled trains between London and continental Europe.
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Iceland has hottest Christmas Eve ever with temperature of 19.8C recorded

Meteorological office reports high temperatures across country and record measured at Seyðisfjörður in east

Record temperatures of almost 20C were reached in Iceland on Christmas Eve, the local meteorological office has confirmed.

Seyðisfjörður, a small town in the east of Iceland, hit 19.8C on 24 December. Average December temperatures in Iceland are between -1C and 4C.

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© Photograph: Mikel Bilbao Gorostiaga Travels/Alamy

© Photograph: Mikel Bilbao Gorostiaga Travels/Alamy

© Photograph: Mikel Bilbao Gorostiaga Travels/Alamy

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