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15 февраля 1931 года Голливуд подарил миру образ, который пережил века. Аристократ в черном плаще с гипнотическим взглядом стал символом вампира и навсегда изменил поп-культуру. Но за кинематографической легендой стоит реальный правитель, чья жизнь была не менее драматичной, чем любой готический роман. Фокус разбирается, как Влад Цепеш превратился в Дракулу и где заканчивается история и начинается миф.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday departed for Vienna on a two-day official visit at the invitation of Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker, as part of Pakistan’s ongoing diplomatic and economic outreach.

На Харківщині підрозділи ДСНС залучаються до ліквідації надзвичайних подій, пов’язаних з підтопленнями на Харківщині протягом минулої доби. Про це повідомляє ГУ ДСНС в Харківській області. «У зв’язку з погіршенням погодних…

Аеророзвідники 4-го прикордонного загону Держприкордонслужби України у складі Сил оборони уразили техніку та особовий склад противника на Південно-Слобожанському напрямку. Про це повідомили в ДПСУ. За результатами ударів знищено транспортні засоби…

Elon Musk’s social media platform X is preparing to roll out a feature that could transform the app from a discussion forum into a trading venue. The post Elon Musk’s X to Launch Smart Cashtags Enabling In-App Stock and Crypto Trading appeared first on Cryptonews.

В Італії 57-річний мешканець міста Торре-Лапілло випадково позбувся 20 золотих злитків, які збирав упродовж багатьох років. Про інцидент повідомляє RMF24, пише Судово-юридична газета. За даними, злитки загальною вартістю близько 120…

Elizabeth Warren and Andy Kim call on Treasury’s Scott Bessent to review a UAE-backed investment in the Trump-linked crypto firm over national security concerns. Two US senators are pressing the Treasury Department to investigate a reported foreign investment in a crypto venture tied to the Trump family, raising concerns about national security, foreign influence and access to sensitive financial data. In a Friday letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren and New Jersey Senator Andy Kim asked the government to determine whether the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) should investigate a deal in which a UAE–backed investment vehicle agreed to purchase a 49% stake in World Liberty Financial (WLFI) for roughly $500 million. The lawmakers wrote that the transaction reportedly occurred days before Donald Trump’s inauguration and would make the foreign fund the firm’s largest shareholder and its only publicly known outside investor. They asked Besse...

Xiaomi готовится выпустить топовые планшеты Pad 8 и Pad 8 Pro на международных рынках. Характеристики новинок уже обнародованы.

Игорь Стасюк в своем TikTok-блоге рассказывает о пути, адаптации и новой жизни украинских беженцев в Германии. Недавно он показал, какую именно помощь тамошняя власть оказывает новоприбывшим украинцам.

Former US president Barack Obama criticised a lack of shame and decorum in the country’s political discourse, responding on Saturday for the first time to a post on Donald Trump’s social media account that depicted him and first lady Michelle as monkeys. In a wide-ranging podcast interview with left-wing political commentator Brian Tyler Cohen released on Saturday, Obama also compared the actions of agents enforcing the president’s immigration crackdown in Minnesota to dictatorships. The video, shared on Trump’s Truth Social account on February 5, sparked censure across the US political spectrum, with the White House initially rejecting “fake outrage” only to then blame the post on an error by a staff member and taking it down. Near the end of a one-minute-long video promoting conspiracies about Trump’s 2020 election loss to Joe Biden, the Obamas — the first Black president and first lady in US history — were shown with their faces on the bodies of monkeys for about one second. “The discourse has devolved int...

Bitcoin developers must address the quantum risks to Bitcoin fast to avoid a successful “corporate takeover,” according to venture capitalist Nic Carter. Major Bitcoin-holding institutions may eventually lose patience with Bitcoin developers for not addressing quantum computing concerns quickly enough, according to venture capitalist Nic Carter. “I think the big institutions that now exist in Bitcoin, they will get fed up, and they will fire the devs and put in new devs,” Carter said during the Bits and Bips podcast episode published on Thursday. “I think the devs will continue to do nothing,” Carter said. Read more

Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) and Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) Field Marshal Asim Munir has discussed “global and regional security dynamics” with United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Sunday. CDF Munir undertook a visit to Germany from February 12 (Thursday) to 14 (Saturday) to attend meetings on the sidelines of the 62nd Munich Security Conference, according to the military’s media affairs wing. In a press release, ISPR said the army chief met with Rubio and “discussed matters of mutual interest, including global and regional security dynamics and counterterrorism cooperation”. During his visit, Field Marshal Munir interacted with a number of dignitaries. These included Germany’s Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt, Foreign Policy & Security Policy Adviser to Federal Chancellor of Germany Günter Sautter, and Chief of Defence Carsten Breuer. “The meetings focused on contemporary security issues, bilateral defence cooperation and the need for promoting...

• DHA, Clifton residential plots up 25-50pc; commercial plots surge 25-75pc • Industrial investment in Karachi remains weak; investors shifting to Nooriabad, Jhampir KARACHI: Property prices in Karachi have increased over the past two years, but the gains have lagged behind the unexpected returns in equities and gold. Investors have been drawn to bullion amid global uncertainty, including market swings linked to US President Donald Trump’s shifting stance on tariffs and threats of military action against various countries. Pakistan’s stock market has also posted strong gains over the past two years, repeatedly setting new highs amid political and economic developments, lower interest rates and investor reluctance to hold US dollars. One tola gold on Jan 1, 2024, was available at Rs219,700 as compared to the current price of Rs526,962 on Saturday, reversing from a record peak of Rs572,862 on Jan 29, 2026. On Feb 13, the KSE-100 Index closed at 179,603.73 points, almost three times higher than its level of 64,6...

RAHIM YAR KHAN: President Asif Ali Zardari says it is the duty of a leader to fight and go to jail to protect the party and safeguard people. He was addressing party ticket-holders, office-bearers and workers at Jamaldinwali, 40km from here, on Saturday night. Without naming PTI leader Imran Khan, the president said they had already started complaining about condition in jail hardly after 18-month detention. “Sometimes they say they have pain in their eyes. Some other time they complain there is no milk.” He said such a leader could not make sacrifices and lacked courage. Zardari said he himself spent 14 years in jail, endured hardships but never lost courage. “Jail is a place for worship, and prayers of those who worship are answered.” He advised political workers that they should not fear arrests. He pledged that he would work to build and improve Pakistan and would not step down until his mission was fulfilled. Zardari predicted that one day the Pakistan People’s Party would win with a two-third majority a...

China staat geen betaalsystemen toe waar het geen controle over heeft. Daarom is en blijft de handel in cryptomunten illegaal.

Op de jaarlijkse ambassadeursconferentie gooien ondernemers hun netten uit bij de diplomaten. Deze dag kan deuren openzetten naar een internationale toekomst.

Партизанам удалось вывести из строя электровоз ВЛ80 в Орловской области России, тем самым нарушив логистику вражеской армии на Сумском направлении.

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has assured the affected shopkeepers of the ill-fated Gul Plaza that the provincial government would temporarily accommodate them at Parking Plaza, New Jamia Market, and Royal Market on Korangi Road, providing full compensation for their losses. He was addressing a gathering during his visit to the verification counters for claims of losses at the Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) on Saturday to review the process and meet the affected traders. The KCCI, on the instruction of the chief minister, has set up counters to verify claims of losses and ownership or tenancy filed by traders affected by the Gul Plaza incident. The chief minister was accompanied by provincial ministers Nasir Hussain Shah and Jam Ikram Dharejo, Karachi Mayor Murtaza Wahab, Karachi Commissioner Hassan Naqvi, and other senior officials. Parking Plaza, New Jamia Market, Korangi’s Royal Market selected for shopkeepers’ relocation; Murad visits verification counters for losses c...

'We are not playing the victim; we demand the truth,' said the sister of an Israeli murdered at the Nova massacre. Police reported that three protesters were detained at the demonstration in Jerusalem near the PM's residence

The Israeli prime minister was able to convince the U.S. president not only that his pardon is definitively forthcoming, but that he is not responsible for the October 7 massacre. Soon, Trump will visit Israel as a Likud campaigner and light the Independence Day torch