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Hainan Science and Technology Museum - China

Hainan Science and Technology Museum - China

People explore the simulation module of China's space station at the Hainan Science and Technology Museum in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, January 15, 2026. The Hainan Science and Technology Museum has recently kicked off trial operation, drawing numerous families and science fans to explore the immersive and hands-on exhibits there. A brand-new landmark for science popularization in the Hainan Free Trade Port, the museum in a spiraling "auspicious cloud" design boasts a total construction area of approximately 46,500 square meters. It highlights Hainan's advantages in innovation, showcases local technological achievements, and reflects the integration of ecology and technology. Photo by Xinhua/Zhang Liyun/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japan: Heavy Snowfall in Hokkaido, Flights Disrupted 3

On January 8, heavy snow across Hokkaido caused major travel chaos. At New Chitose Airport, 27 flights were canceled and many delayed due to de-icing operations. JR Hokkaido suspended 29 services, including 25 "Rapid Airport" trains, while multiple expressways were closed. These disruptions led to massive queues at the airport, with travelers lining up across two floors for the train station.

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Japan: Heavy Snowfall in Hokkaido, Flights Disrupted 2

On January 8, heavy snow across Hokkaido caused major travel chaos. At New Chitose Airport, 27 flights were canceled and many delayed due to de-icing operations. JR Hokkaido suspended 29 services, including 25 "Rapid Airport" trains, while multiple expressways were closed. These disruptions led to massive queues at the airport, with travelers lining up across two floors for the train station.

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Japan: Heavy Snowfall in Hokkaido, Flights Disrupted

On January 8, heavy snow across Hokkaido caused major travel chaos. At New Chitose Airport, 27 flights were canceled and many delayed due to de-icing operations. JR Hokkaido suspended 29 services, including 25 "Rapid Airport" trains, while multiple expressways were closed. These disruptions led to massive queues at the airport, with travelers lining up across two floors for the train station.

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French Interior Minister Visits Law Enforcement Ahead Of New Year's Eve - France

French Interior Minister Visits Law Enforcement Ahead Of New Year's Eve - France

French police officers man a controle checkpoint at Garges-Sarcelles train station ahead of New Year's Eve, in Garges-les-Gonesse, a suburb of Paris, on December 31, 2025. Photo by Alain JOCARD/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Interior Minister Visits Law Enforcement Ahead Of New Year's Eve - France

French Interior Minister Visits Law Enforcement Ahead Of New Year's Eve - France

France's Interior Minister Laurent Nunez visits the municipal police station in Paris' suburb of Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine on December 31, 2025. Photo by Alain JOCARD/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Interior Minister Visits Law Enforcement Ahead Of New Year's Eve - France

French Interior Minister Visits Law Enforcement Ahead Of New Year's Eve - France

France's Interior Minister Laurent Nunez visits the municipal police station in Paris' suburb of Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine on December 31, 2025. Photo by Alain JOCARD/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Interior Minister Visits Law Enforcement Ahead Of New Year's Eve - France

French Interior Minister Visits Law Enforcement Ahead Of New Year's Eve - France

Agents of the "Surete Ferroviaire" ("railway security") of the SNCF (National society of French railways) man a controle checkpoint at Garges-Sarcelles train station ahead of New Year's Eve, in Garges-les-Gonesse, a suburb of Paris, on December 31, 2025. Photo by Alain JOCARD/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Interior Minister Visits Law Enforcement Ahead Of New Year's Eve - France

French Interior Minister Visits Law Enforcement Ahead Of New Year's Eve - France

France's Interior Minister Laurent Nunez speaks with mayor of Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine Karim Bouamrane (L) as he visits the municipal police station in Paris' suburb of Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine on December 31, 2025. Photo by Alain JOCARD/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Interior Minister Visits Law Enforcement Ahead Of New Year's Eve - France

French Interior Minister Visits Law Enforcement Ahead Of New Year's Eve - France

This photograph taken on December 31, 2025 shows a general view of the entrance of Garges-Sarcelles train station ahead of New Year's Eve, in Garges-les-Gonesse, a suburb of Paris. Photo by Alain JOCARD/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Interior Minister Visits Law Enforcement Ahead Of New Year's Eve - France

French Interior Minister Visits Law Enforcement Ahead Of New Year's Eve - France

A French border police officer stands by at a police controle checkpoint at Garges-Sarcelles train station ahead of New Year's Eve, in Garges-les-Gonesse, a suburb of Paris, on December 31, 2025. Photo by Alain JOCARD/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Interior Minister Visits Law Enforcement Ahead Of New Year's Eve - France

French Interior Minister Visits Law Enforcement Ahead Of New Year's Eve - France

France's Interior Minister Laurent Nunez delivers remarks as he visits a police controle checkpoint at Garges-Sarcelles train station ahead of New Year's Eve, in Garges-les-Gonesse, a suburb of Paris, on December 31, 2025. Photo by Alain JOCARD/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Interior Minister Visits Law Enforcement Ahead Of New Year's Eve - France

French Interior Minister Visits Law Enforcement Ahead Of New Year's Eve - France

France's Interior Minister Laurent Nunez visits a police controle checkpoint at Garges-Sarcelles train station ahead of New Year's Eve, in Garges-les-Gonesse, a suburb of Paris, on December 31, 2025. Photo by Alain JOCARD/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mamdami Sworn-In as NYC Mayor

Mamdami Sworn-In as NYC Mayor

Mayor Zohran Mamdani (Democrat of New York, New York) with his wife Rama Duwaji after being sworn in as mayor of New Yor, New York at Old City Hall Station, New York, USA, Thursday, January 1, 2026. Photo by Amir Hamja for The New York Times via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mamdami Sworn-In as NYC Mayor

Mamdami Sworn-In as NYC Mayor

Zohran Mamdani takes the oath of office to be Mayor of New York, New York, USA at old City Hall Station on Thursday January 1, 2026. Photo by Amir Hamja for The New York Times via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mamdami Sworn-In as NYC Mayor

Mamdami Sworn-In as NYC Mayor

Mayor Zohran Mamdani (Democrat of New York, New York), right, gives the fee to clerk Michael McSweeney, left, who holds the book after Mamdani was sworn in as mayor at the Old City Hall Station in New York, New York on Thursday, January 1, 2026. Photo by Amir Hamja for The New York Times via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mamdami Sworn-In as NYC Mayor

Mamdami Sworn-In as NYC Mayor

Zohran Mamdani takes the oath of office to be Mayor of New York, New York, USA at old City Hall Station on Thursday January 1, 2026. Photo by Amir Hamja for The New York Times via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mamdami Sworn-In as NYC Mayor

Mamdami Sworn-In as NYC Mayor

Attorney General Letitia James (Democrat of New York), left, administers the oath of office to Zohran Mamdani, center, to be Mayor of New York, New York, USA at old City Hall Station on Thursday January 1, 2026. Holding bibles at right is Mayor Mamdani’s wife Rama Duwaji. Photo by Amir Hamja for The New York Times via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mamdami Sworn-In as NYC Mayor

Mamdami Sworn-In as NYC Mayor

Zohran Mamdani takes the oath of office to be Mayor of New York, New York, USA at old City Hall Station on Thursday January 1, 2026. Photo by Amir Hamja for The New York Times via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mamdami Sworn-In as NYC Mayor

Mamdami Sworn-In as NYC Mayor

Mayor Zohran Mamdani (Democrat of New York, New York) hugs Attorney General Letitia James (Democrat of New York) after administering the oath of office to Mamdani as mayor of New York, New York, USA at Old City Hall Station, on Thursday, Jan 1, 2026. Photo by Amir Hamja for The New York Times via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mamdami Sworn-In as NYC Mayor

Mamdami Sworn-In as NYC Mayor

Attorney General Letitia James (Democrat of New York), left, administers the oath of office to Zohran Mamdani, center, to be Mayor of New York, New York, USA at old City Hall Station on Thursday January 1, 2026. Holding bibles at right is Mayor Mamdani’s wife Rama Duwaji. Photo by Amir Hamja for The New York Times via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mamdami Sworn-In as NYC Mayor

Mamdami Sworn-In as NYC Mayor

Zohran Mamdani takes the oath of office to be Mayor of New York, New York, USA at old City Hall Station on Thursday January 1, 2026. Photo by Amir Hamja for The New York Times via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mamdami Sworn-In as NYC Mayor

Mamdami Sworn-In as NYC Mayor

Attorney General Letitia James (Democrat of New York), left, administers the oath of office to Zohran Mamdani, center, to be Mayor of New York, New York, USA at old City Hall Station on Thursday January 1, 2026. Holding bibles at right is Mayor Mamdani’s wife Rama Duwaji. Photo by Amir Hamja for The New York Times via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mamdami Sworn-In as NYC Mayor

Mamdami Sworn-In as NYC Mayor

Zohran Mamdani puts his hand on the bible as he takes the oath of office to be Mayor of New York, New York, USA at old City Hall Station on Thursday January 1, 2026. Photo by Amir Hamja for The New York Times via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mamdami Sworn-In as NYC Mayor

Mamdami Sworn-In as NYC Mayor

Zohran Mamdani takes the oath of office to be Mayor of New York, New York, USA at old City Hall Station on Thursday January 1, 2026. Photo by Amir Hamja for The New York Times via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mamdami Sworn-In as NYC Mayor

Mamdami Sworn-In as NYC Mayor

Attorney General Letitia James (Democrat of New York), left, administers the oath of office to Zohran Mamdani, center, to be Mayor of New York, New York, USA at old City Hall Station on Thursday January 1, 2026. Holding bibles at right is Mayor Mamdani’s wife Rama Duwaji Photo by Amir Hamja for The New York Times via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mamdami Sworn-In as NYC Mayor

Mamdami Sworn-In as NYC Mayor

Attorney General Letitia James (Democrat of New York), left, administers the oath of office to Zohran Mamdani, center, to be Mayor of New York, New York, USA at old City Hall Station on Thursday January 1, 2026. Holding bibles at right is Mayor Mamdani’s wife Rama Duwaji. Photo by Amir Hamja for The New York Times via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mamdami Sworn-In as NYC Mayor

Mamdami Sworn-In as NYC Mayor

Mayor Zohran Mamdani (Democrat of New York, New York), right, signs the city registry for clerk Michael McSweeney, left, who holds the book after Mamdani was sworn in as mayor at the Old City Hall Station in New York, New York on Thursday, January 1, 2026. Photo by Amir Hamja for The New York Times via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mamdami Sworn-In as NYC Mayor

Mamdami Sworn-In as NYC Mayor

Attorney General Letitia James (Democrat of New York), left, administers the oath of office to Zohran Mamdani, center, to be Mayor of New York, New York, USA at old City Hall Station on Thursday January 1, 2026. Holding bibles at right is Mayor Mamdani’s wife Rama Duwaji. Photo by Amir Hamja for The New York Times via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mamdami Sworn-In as NYC Mayor

Mamdami Sworn-In as NYC Mayor

Attorney General Letitia James (Democrat of New York), left, administers the oath of office to Zohran Mamdani, center, to be Mayor of New York, New York, USA at old City Hall Station on Thursday January 1, 2026. Holding bibles at right is Mayor Mamdani’s wife Rama Duwaji. Photo by Amir Hamja for The New York Times via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mamdami Sworn-In as NYC Mayor

Mamdami Sworn-In as NYC Mayor

The parents of Mayor Zohran Mamdani (Democrat of New York, New York) Mother Mira Nair and Father Mahmood Mamdani (in center) watch as their son takes the oath of office at Old City Hall Station, New York, New York, USA, Thursday, January 1, 2026. Photo by Amir Hamja for The New York Times via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mamdami Sworn-In as NYC Mayor

Mamdami Sworn-In as NYC Mayor

Zohran Mamdani takes the oath of office to be Mayor of New York, New York, USA at old City Hall Station on Thursday January 1, 2026. Photo by Amir Hamja for The New York Times via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mamdami Sworn-In as NYC Mayor

Mamdami Sworn-In as NYC Mayor

Zohran Mamdani takes the oath of office to be Mayor of New York, New York, USA at old City Hall Station on Thursday January 1, 2026. Photo by Amir Hamja for The New York Times via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mamdami Sworn-In as NYC Mayor

Mamdami Sworn-In as NYC Mayor

Attorney General Letitia James (Democrat of New York) walks from the train to administer the oath of office to Zohran Mamadani as mayor of New York City at the Old City Hall Station, New York, New York, USA on Thursday, January 1, 2026. Photo by Amir Hamja for The New York Times via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mamdami Sworn-In as NYC Mayor

Mamdami Sworn-In as NYC Mayor

Zohran Mamdani takes the oath of office to be Mayor of New York, New York, USA at old City Hall Station on Thursday January 1, 2026. Photo by Amir Hamja for The New York Times via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mamdami Sworn-In as NYC Mayor

Mamdami Sworn-In as NYC Mayor

Attorney General Letitia James (Democrat of New York), left, administers the oath of office to Zohran Mamdani, center, to be Mayor of New York, New York, USA at old City Hall Station on Thursday January 1, 2026. Holding bibles at right is Mayor Mamdani’s wife Rama Duwaji Photo by Amir Hamja for The New York Times via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mamdami Sworn-In as NYC Mayor

Mamdami Sworn-In as NYC Mayor

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani (Democrat of New York, New York) arrives with his wife Rama Duwaji to take the oath of office as mayor of New York City at Old City Hall Station, New York, New York, USA, Thursday, January 1, 2026. Photo by Amir Hamja for The New York Times via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Interior Minister Visits Police Before New Year's Eve - Suburb of Paris

French Interior Minister Visits Police Before New Year's Eve - Suburb of Paris

This photograph taken on December 31, 2025, shows a French flag and signage outside the "commissariat" (police station) in Paris' suburb of Saint-Ouen. Photo by Alain JOCARD/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Interior Minister Visits Police Before New Year's Eve - Suburb of Paris

French Interior Minister Visits Police Before New Year's Eve - Suburb of Paris

France's Interior Minister Laurent Nunez delivers remarks as he visits a police controle checkpoint at Garges-Sarcelles train station ahead of New Year's Eve, in Garges-les-Gonesse, a suburb of Paris, on December 31, 2025. Photo by Alain JOCARD/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Interior Minister Visits Police Before New Year's Eve - Suburb of Paris

French Interior Minister Visits Police Before New Year's Eve - Suburb of Paris

France's Interior Minister Laurent Nunez visits a police controle checkpoint at Garges-Sarcelles train station ahead of New Year's Eve, in Garges-les-Gonesse, a suburb of Paris, on December 31, 2025. Photo by Alain JOCARD/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Interior Minister Visits Police Before New Year's Eve - Suburb of Paris

French Interior Minister Visits Police Before New Year's Eve - Suburb of Paris

This photograph taken on December 31, 2025 shows a general view of the entrance of Garges-Sarcelles train station ahead of New Year's Eve, in Garges-les-Gonesse, a suburb of Paris. Photo by Alain JOCARD/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Interior Minister Visits Police Before New Year's Eve - Suburb of Paris

French Interior Minister Visits Police Before New Year's Eve - Suburb of Paris

This photograph taken on December 31, 2025, shows a general view of the "commissariat" (police station) in Paris' suburb of Saint-Ouen. Photo by Alain JOCARD/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Interior Minister Visits Police Before New Year's Eve - Suburb of Paris

French Interior Minister Visits Police Before New Year's Eve - Suburb of Paris

French police officers man a controle checkpoint at Garges-Sarcelles train station ahead of New Year's Eve, in Garges-les-Gonesse, a suburb of Paris, on December 31, 2025. Photo by Alain JOCARD/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Interior Minister Visits Police Before New Year's Eve - Suburb of Paris

French Interior Minister Visits Police Before New Year's Eve - Suburb of Paris

Municipal police and a mounted police officer patrol outside Garges-Sarcelles train station ahead of New Year's Eve, in Garges-les-Gonesse, a suburb of Paris, on December 31, 2025. Photo by Alain JOCARD/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Interior Minister Visits Police Before New Year's Eve - Suburb of Paris

French Interior Minister Visits Police Before New Year's Eve - Suburb of Paris

France's Interior Minister Laurent Nunez delivers remarks as he visits a police controle checkpoint at Garges-Sarcelles train station ahead of New Year's Eve, in Garges-les-Gonesse, a suburb of Paris, on December 31, 2025. Photo by Alain JOCARD/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Interior Minister Visits Police Before New Year's Eve - Suburb of Paris

French Interior Minister Visits Police Before New Year's Eve - Suburb of Paris

A French border police officer stands by at a police controle checkpoint at Garges-Sarcelles train station ahead of New Year's Eve, in Garges-les-Gonesse, a suburb of Paris, on December 31, 2025. Photo by Alain JOCARD/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Interior Minister Visits Police Before New Year's Eve - Suburb of Paris

French Interior Minister Visits Police Before New Year's Eve - Suburb of Paris

French police officers perform a routine check on an individual at a controle checkpoint at Garges-Sarcelles train station ahead of New Year's Eve, in Garges-les-Gonesse, a suburb of Paris, on December 31, 2025. Photo by Alain JOCARD/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Interior Minister Visits Police Before New Year's Eve - Suburb of Paris

French Interior Minister Visits Police Before New Year's Eve - Suburb of Paris

Agents of the "Surete Ferroviaire" ("railway security") of the SNCF (National society of French railways) man a controle checkpoint at Garges-Sarcelles train station ahead of New Year's Eve, in Garges-les-Gonesse, a suburb of Paris, on December 31, 2025. Photo by Alain JOCARD/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Interior Minister Visits Police Before New Year's Eve - Suburb of Paris

French Interior Minister Visits Police Before New Year's Eve - Suburb of Paris

France's Interior Minister Laurent Nunez delivers remarks as he visits a police controle checkpoint at Garges-Sarcelles train station ahead of New Year's Eve, in Garges-les-Gonesse, a suburb of Paris, on December 31, 2025. Photo by Alain JOCARD/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Interior Minister At the Presentation of A Security Procedure Before New Year's Eve - Domont

French Interior Minister At the Presentation of A Security Procedure Before New Year's Eve - Domont

France's Interior Minister Laurent Nunez (C), France's junior Minister of the Interior Marie-Pierre Vedrenne (L) and Prefect of the Val d'Oise department Philippe Court (R) arrive at the local National Gendarmerie station ahead of New Year's Eve, in Domont, on the outskirts of Paris, on December 31, 2025. Photo by Alain JOCARD/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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