Polls have closed in conflict-racked Myanmar, ending the first phase of an election that has been widely condemned as a sham designed to legitimise the military junta’s rule. The election has been condemned by western governments, but has support from China, which is the military’s most important ally. “It’s organised by the military; we can’t let our name be tarnished,” said Min Aung Hlaing, who led the coup. Tom Andrews, the UN special rapporteur on human rights for Myanmar, described Sunday’s vote as a “theatre of the absurd”. The second phase of the vote will take place on 11 January, with a final round on 25 January.

"Nous ne voulons pas d'une guerre civile, nous voulons un fédéralisme politique. Nous ne voulons pas de votre terrorisme. Nous voulons décider de notre propre destin", avait commenté M. Ghazal. Son visage s'affichait dimanche sur des photos brandies par la foule, qui a entonné des chants appelant à davantage d'autonomie.

Recyclage à Genève – Où et quand jeter votre sapin après les Fêtes? Léa FrischknechtJonction: après les fêtes de Noël, on se débarrasse de son beau sapin. À Lancy, le ramassage des arbres de Noël se fera sur trois mardis, les 6, 13 et 20 janvier. Enfin, presque toutes les communes rappellent que pour être évacués et recyclés, les sapins doivent être jetés sans décoration. Elle est titulaire d’un Bachelor en Science politique de l’Université de Genève et d’un master de journalisme de l’Université de Neuchâtel.

Vacances de Noël – Où peut-on skier durant les Fêtes depuis Genève? S'abonner Se connecter BotTalkEn bref: Les stations de basse altitude manquent de neige et ont peu de pistes ouvertes. Le Grand Massif et le Grand Bornand offrent un bon enneigement près de Genève. La plupart d’entre elles n’offrent pas beaucoup de pistes ouvertes. Aux Portes du Soleil, une large majorité des pistes côté Suisse sont ouvertes, tant du côté de Champéry que de Morgins.

On fait le point à moins de cinq mois des mondiaux à Fribourg. Le cap des 200 000 billets vendus a été franchi

The Bayeux tapestry will be insured for an estimated £800m when it returns to the UK in 2026 for the first time in more than 900 years. The Financial Times reported the Treasury had provisionally approved an estimated valuation for the tapestry with the final valuation expected to be about £800m. The Bayeux tapestry depicts the Battle of Hastings and events leading up to it. It will be on loan while the Bayeux Tapestry Museum in Normandy closes for renovation until its scheduled reopening in October 2027. The British Museum will lend the Sutton Hoo collection, the Lewis Chessmen and other items to France in return for the tapestry.

11m ago 17.05 GMT Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has also just confirmed to state news agencies that the call with Trump took place. Lavrov added that if European troops were to be stationed in Ukraine “our Armed Forces would view them as a legitimate target”. Share Updated at 16.39 GMT2h ago 15.36 GMT Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he has held a “detailed” phone call with the UK prime minister Keir Starmer. Zelenskyy is due to meet Trump for the latest round of diplomatic talks in Florida at about 1:00pm (18:00 GMT). In the days before the meeting, Russia has intensified its attacks on Ukraine’s capital, using missiles and drones to attack Kyiv and try to increase the pressure on Zelenskyy.

On the face of it, British culture looks doomed. Amid this catastrophe, British culture is booming. Another ridiculously British film, Danny Boyle’s 28 Years Later, took in more than $150m worldwide. Perhaps the panic about British culture dying out is premature. The future is uncertain, but one thing isn’t: as 2025 comes to a close, British culture finds itself in a very British place.

“The filibuster is hurting the Republican Party,” Trump told Politico. If Congress were to get rid of the filibuster, Trump added, “you can do everything. “If you get rid of the filibuster, you’re not going to have a shutdown,” he told the outlet. Trump previously called on his party in the Senate to end the filibuster in October so that Republicans could reopen the government without Democratic support. It’ll be about pricing,” Trump told Politico.

View image in fullscreen The motor show is just one of many places the Bundeswehr is using to entice new recruits. Photograph: Lara Ingenbleek/The GuardianThe motor show is just one of many places the Bundeswehr is choosing to recruit these days. Outside the confines of the armoured vehicle, Tom, a trainee car mechanic from a vocational school in Aachen, says he needs little convincing about the merits of a career in the German military. Photograph: Lara Ingenbleek/The GuardianIncreasing numbers of young men are actively submitting applications to preemptively declare their conscientious objection to serving, should compulsory military service be reinstated. “As the times have changed, so have the views on this,” she says.

«C’est inquiétant»: à Crans-Montana, la patinoire est menacée par les championnats du monde de skiLa patinoire d’Ycoor sera mobilisée, l’hiver prochain, pour accueillir certaines des infrastructures prévues pour les Mondiaux de ski. Reste à savoir pour combien de temps, question qui suscite de l’inquiétude.

On fait le point à moins de cinq mois des mondiaux à Fribourg. Le cap des 200 000 billets vendus a été franchi

Impressionnant tant en quart qu'en demi-finale, Valerio Grond a échoué à 0''48 de la 3e place décrochée par Oskar Opstad Vike. Le médaillé d'argent des Mondiaux 2025 - en relais - a manqué d'énergie dans l'emballage final. Il obtient néanmoins son meilleur résultat de l'hiver en Coupe du monde, et de loin.

GruyèreUne femme a été agressée par deux hommes en ville de Bulle, lundi 22 décembre vers 19 h 30. Ils l’ont menacée avec un couteau avant de l’étrangler, de la frapper et de s’enfuir avec un butin d’un peu plus d’une centaine de francs. La victime a été légèrement blessée.

Central African Republic goes to the polls on Sunday with the president, Faustin-Archange Touadéra, seeking a third term. There had been “tangible progress to establish peace”, said Lewis Mudge, the central Africa director at Human Rights Watch. Abdou Abarry, the head of the UN regional 0ffice for central Africa (Unoca) agreed, although added there were still challenges. Rwanda, where the government often mentions the need for “African solutions to African problems”, has taken a different approach from Russia, focusing on smaller business interests in CAR. “Touadéra is determined to sell off the country piece by piece and sacrifice the youth of the Central African Republic,” the editorial read.