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Petrolierul confiscat de Statele Unite în largul coastei Venezuelei săptămâna aceasta făcea parte din efortul guvernului venezuelean de a sprijini Cuba, potrivit documentelor și persoanelor din cadrul industriei petroliere venezuelene, citate de NYT.

Мастер-плиточник Владимир Волоско из Киева возмутился из-за заказа от клиента, который хотел, чтобы ему установили ванну за 5 000 гривен. По мнению мужчины, такая работа стоит минимум 40 000 грн, хотя сейчас он не хочет браться за работу даже за такие деньги.

Recall Labs, a firm that has run 20 or so AI trading arenas, pitted foundational large language models (LLMs) against customized trading agents.

Finnish President Alexander Stubb has canceled his plans to visit the United States on Monday and Tuesday and will instead travel to Germany, where he will participate in discussions on Ukraine.

Подарки всегда имеют большое эмоциональное значение, особенно в период зимних праздников. Мы привыкли волноваться о том, правильно ли выбрали презент для кого-то, однако эксперты по этикету напоминают: не менее важно уметь получать подарки.

В ночь на 13 декабря Россия осуществила одну из самых масштабных комбинированных атак по Украине за время полномасштабной войны, применив 30 ракет различных типов и 465 ударных беспилотников. 

Russia plans to increase the serial production of the Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile and is considering options for its modernization to enhance the destructive potential of its warhead.

Angry spectators broke down barricades and stormed the pitch at a stadium in India after football star Lionel Messi, who is on a three-day tour of the country, abruptly left the arena. As a part of a so-called GOAT Tour, the 38-year-old Argentina and Inter Miami superstar touched down in the eastern state of West Bengal early Saturday, greeted by a chorus of exuberant fans chanting his name. Hours later, thousands of fans wearing Messi jerseys and waving the Argentine flag packed into Salt Lake stadium in the state capital Kolkata, but heavy security around the footballer left fans struggling to catch a glimpse of him. Messi walked around the pitch waving to fans and left the stadium earlier than expected. Inter Miami’s Argentine forward #10 Lionel Messi arrives at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata on December 13. —AFP Frustrated fans, many having paid more than $100 for tickets, ripped out stadium seats and hurled water bottles onto the track. Many others stormed the pitch and vandalised banners and tents. “F...

An interview with groundbreaking chemist Omar Yaghi, who grew up in a poor refugee family of 12 in Amman, and became the first Palestinian to be awarded a Nobel Prize in science

On the instructions of the Chief Minister of Punjab, the Punjab Wildlife Department has rolled out the province’s first-ever Wildlife Informer Campaign aimed at cracking down on illegal hunting and poaching.

În satele din Moldova, creșterea vacilor a devenit prea costisitoare. La începutul acestui an, erau înregistrate doar 70.000 de bovine, cu 95% mai puțin decât anul trecut. Sătenii renunță la vaci din cauza prețului furajelor, iar laptele autohton devine tot mai rar.

Poliția de Frontieră a Republicii Moldova a transmis că sâmbătă, 13 decembrie, a fost activat semnalul „Exploziv BRAVO” la Sectorul Otaci, după o alertă privind o posibilă minare a trenului București–Kiev, aflat în Punctul de Trecere a Frontierei Vălcineț.

Attorney General of Pakistan (AGP) Mansoor Usman Awan was asked to present a comprehensive mechanism to address complaints regarding non-compliance with the legal requirement to produce a detained person before a magistrate within 24 hours. This was stated at the 56th meeting of the National Judicial (Policy Making) Committee (NJPMC), chaired by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Yahya Afridi, held on Saturday. Earlier, the AGP had informed the forum, at the 55th meeting of the NJPMC, that the issue of enforced disappearances has largely been addressed through the recent amendment to Section 11EEEE of the Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997, which requires the production of a detained person before a magistrate within 24 hours. The AGP had assured the committee that a comprehensive mechanism to redress complaints of non-compliance with this legal requirement is being considered by the government and will be presented to the committee in its next meeting. Today, the NJPMC deliberated on key policy issues while reviewing the...

Air Defense Forces destroyed 417 Russian drones, four Iskander-K cruise missiles, and nine Kalibr missiles.

Алгарве, солнечный южный регион Португалии, известный как "Калифорния Европы", получил титул лучшего пляжного направления мира в 2025 году по версии World Travel Awards. Регион обошел Маврикий, Мальдивы и острова Теркс и Кайкос, став единственным в мире, который получал это звание четыре раза.

Исполнителей из России будут блокировать на Spotify, Apple Music и других стриминговых платформах по решению Совета национальной безопасности и обороны Украины (СНБО).

Viitorul premier al Cehiei, Andrej Babis, a avertizat sâmbătă, 13 decembrie, că țara sa nu va accepta să furnizeze nicio garanţie pentru finanţarea Ucrainei.

До конца 2025 года все четыре воинские части Сухопутных войск ВСУ, известные под названием "Интернациональные легионы", должны быть расформированы.

Fostul premier Victor Ponta cere jurnaliștilor de la Recorder să realizeze un reportaj despre ceea ce el numește „capturarea Justiției” în România. Ponta afirmă că deține documente și probe care arată blocaje de ani de zile în dosare penale.

Strategy remains in the Nasdaq 100 as MSCI considers excluding firms whose crypto holdings exceed 50% of total assets. Strategy held on to its place in the Nasdaq 100 during this year’s rebalancing, securing its first successful test in the benchmark since joining the index in December last year. The company, previously known as MicroStrategy, has become the largest corporate holder of Bitcoin (BTC). With its latest purchase of 10,624 Bitcoin for around $962.7 million last week, Strategy’s total holdings stand at 660,624 BTC, worth nearly $60 billion. The latest Nasdaq 100 adjustment saw Biogen, CDW, GlobalFoundries, Lululemon, On Semiconductor and Trade Desk removed from the tech-heavy gauge, while Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Ferrovial, Insmed, Monolithic Power Systems, Seagate and Western Digital entered the lineup, according to Reuters. Read more