19:44⇢Russia's Christmas Power Knockout
⌨The newspapers report on the Christmas Day Russian missile attack on Ukraine's infrastructure, with 500,000 homes left without power in Kharkiv (Le Monde, 20 Minutes). New details emerge about the Christmas Eve SNCF incident, confirmed as a conductor's suicide from a TGV Paris-Saint-Étienne, with safety systems preventing casualties (Le Parisien, BFMTV). Darmanin, in his first act as Justice Minister, visits Amiens tribunal promising budget increases (France TV Info).