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With Missile Strike on Ukraine, Putin Delivers a Warning to Europe

A nuclear-capable missile fired into Ukraine near Poland sent a message to Europe days after its leaders agreed to postwar security guarantees, Russian analysts said.

© Brendan Hoffman for The New York Times

Damage to an apartment building in Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, after a strike on Friday.
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‘An incomprehensible nightmare’: grief turns to anger over Swiss bar fire as Le Constellation owner arrested

Jacques Moretti arrested on Friday as lawyers representing families of victims say investigators are not moving fast enough

Like many young people across Switzerland, Kenzo Ronnow, a university student in Lausanne, slept in on 1 January after celebrating the new year.

But as he scrolled through his phone soon after waking, he saw the lead story of a foreign news website was about Switzerland.

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© Photograph: Laurent Gilliéron/EPA

© Photograph: Laurent Gilliéron/EPA

© Photograph: Laurent Gilliéron/EPA

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Le missile russe «Orechnik est difficile à intercepter, mais ce n’est pas une arme magique»

En tirant un missile balistique Orechnik vers l’ouest de l’Ukraine, non loin de la frontière polonaise, la Russie adresse un signal stratégique aux Européens. Mais quelle est la dangerosité de ce missile hypersonique de nouvelle génération ? Entretien avec Étienne Marcuz, chercheur associé à la Fondation pour la recherche stratégique et spécialiste de la dissuasion.

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Germany braces for more heavy snowfall as Storm Goretti hits northern Europe

France and Germany battered by strong winds and plunging temperatures, as schools closed and travel disrupted

Germany is expecting heavy snowfalls of up to 20cm after record winds of more than 210kph left almost 400,000 homes in France without electricity, as Storm Goretti battered north-western Europe.

No major or widespread damage to property was reported in France on Friday but one man was seriously hurt after slipping from his roof while trying to replace fallen tiles and 27 others suffered minor injuries, several requiring hospital treatment.

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© Photograph: Daniel Reinhardt/AFP/Getty Images

© Photograph: Daniel Reinhardt/AFP/Getty Images

© Photograph: Daniel Reinhardt/AFP/Getty Images

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UE-Mercosur: une majorité d’États membres approuve l’accord de libre-échange

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Par :RFI
Une majorité qualifiée d'États européens a approuvé l'accord de libre-échange avec le Mercosur, malgré la colère des agriculteurs et l'opposition de la France. La Commission européenne a multiplié les concessions afin de faire pencher la balance en faveur du traité. Grâce à ce feu vert, Ursula von der Leyen pourrait se rendre dès lundi 12 janvier au Paraguay afin de signer ce traité commercial avec l'Amérique latine.

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Russia fires hypersonic Oreshnik missile at Ukraine in massive attack

Kyiv dismisses as ‘absurd’ Moscow’s attempt to portray missile launch as retaliation for supposed attempted drone strike on Putin residence

Russia’s military has fired its new hypersonic Oreshnik missile at a target in Ukraine during a massive overnight strike.

Ukraine confirmed the attack, saying it took place in the west of the country near the EU border. Moscow said the launch of the intermediate-range ballistic missile was retaliation for a supposed attempted Ukrainian drone attack on Vladimir Putin’s residence late last month – an allegation Kyiv and Washington have said is false.

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© Photograph: Anatolii Stepanov/Reuters

© Photograph: Anatolii Stepanov/Reuters

© Photograph: Anatolii Stepanov/Reuters

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Qui est Daniil Kasatkin, le basketteur russe libéré par la France contre le chercheur Laurent Vinatier?

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Par :RFI
La Russie a libéré, jeudi 8 janvier, le chercheur français Laurent Vinatier, emprisonné depuis juin 2024. Ce spécialiste de l'espace post-soviétique, employé par une ONG suisse, a été échangé contre Daniil Kasatkin, un ressortissant russe détenu en France depuis l'été dernier. Ce basketteur professionnel est accusé de faire partie d'un réseau de cybercriminalité et était recherché par la justice américaine. Les autorités françaises devaient l'extrader vers les États-Unis.

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