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Max Verstappen heeft vrijdagavond voor de vijfde keer de Action of the Year-prijs van autosportfederatie FIA gewonnen. De nummer twee van het Formule 1-seizoen is bekroond voor zijn inhaalactie tijdens de Grand Prix van Emilia-Romagna in mei.

Regele Charles a anunțat că tratamentul său împotriva cancerului a evoluat atât de bine, încât medicii i-au recomandat ca acesta să fie redus considerabil.

Israel's Foreign Ministry condemned the UN resolution, saying it 'proves once again that it is a morally distorted body' and calling the UN a 'cynical political machine.' Earlier this week, Israeli forces raided the UNRWA headquarters in East Jerusalem

De kankerbehandeling van de Britse koning Charles slaat aan en in de loop van volgend jaar kan hij die afbouwen, heeft hij vrijdag in een videoboodschap laten weten. De vroege diagnose van zijn kanker is de sleutel tot zijn herstel.

TIX is developing a DeFi-based settlement layer for live events, using onchain tickets to unlock venue financing and simplify payouts. TIX, a settlement layer for the live-events industry, has emerged from stealth to apply decentralized finance (DeFi) lending and onchain settlement to a sector that has long functioned like a private credit market. To date, the TIX network has facilitated over $8 million in ticket sales and generated approximately $2 million in venue financing. The activity has been conducted through KYD Labs, with TIX expected to launch on the Solana mainnet by mid-2026, the company told Cointelegraph. TIX, led by Ticketmaster and Buildspace veterans, serves as the underlying settlement and financing layer for KYD Labs, a consumer-facing ticketing platform that raised $7 million in a funding round led by venture firm a16z.  Read more

Short-term Bitcoin traders were profitable for 229 days this year despite the recent 30% correction in BTC price. Will this trend carry over into 2026? Bitcoin’s (BTC) short-term holders (STHs) have spent 229 out of 345 days in profit, an outcome that appears contradictory given that BTC is at a negative year-to-date (YTD) return and struggles to trade above $100,000.  However, beneath the weak headline performance, the structure of onchain positioning tells a different story. Key takeaways: Read more

Voor Ajax Vrouwen zit het toernooi om de KNVB-beker er na één wedstrijd al op. De ploeg van Anouk Bruil verloor vrijdagavond in de achtste finales thuis van AZ.

Long-range drones of the Alfa Special Operations Center of the SBU successfully attacked the Filanovsky oil production platform for the second time this week.

Crypto exchange Coinbase is set to launch its own prediction market as they surge in both popularity and scrutiny.

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The “self-steering” DisCIPL system directs small models to work together on tasks with constraints, like itinerary planning and budgeting.

Antonia, una dintre cele mai apreciate artiste din România, și-a speriat fanii după ce a apărut pe patul de spital.

United Nations’ special rapporteur warned on Friday that PTI founder and former prime minister Imran Khan is being held in conditions that could amount to inhuman or degrading treatment. In September, his legal team approached the rapporteur to urge the Pakistani government to cease the alleged mistreatment of the couple. Prime Minister’s Aide Rana Ihsan Afzal, however, dismissed the concerns of the UN rapporteur and said Imran was being kept “according to prison rules and the jail manual”. “His children have access and he should schedule [a call] and put in the appropriate request. There is no issue or obstacle from the government of Pakistan,” said the premier’s aide. He added that the PTI founder is being provided facilities “greater than his rights” as a B-class prisoner. “He has the facilities of exercise available, good food is available and ample space is also available.” The UN official, Alice Jill Edwards, urged Pakistan to take immediate and effective action to address reports of the 73-year-old’s i...

THE crisp December air was festive at the KHA Hockey Complex as blue skies played canvas to clouds clouds imitating no less than an artist’s work. The view above contrasted smoothly with the expanse of the deep blue of the astroturf of the venue, located in the midst of the sprawling Gulshan-e-Iqbal. As buses honked relentlessly at the ever-bustling Nipa after having swished dust off the perpetually under-construction University Road, hockey took centre stage on the other side of the wall. It was the day when the gold medal winners for the national sport at the National Games were to be decided. View this post on Instagram There were no surprises; it were heavyweights Wapda and Army who added to their already stacked medals table to take the honours in the women’s and men’s finals respectively. Each achievement was celebrated with maximum zeal, as the announcer shouted his heart out even for the silver medal winners Punjab and Navy. The screams got louder as Wapda and Army received their gold medals. It was a...

De Britse koning Charles (77) heeft vrijdagavond een ‘mijlpaal’ gedeeld in de aanpak van zijn kanker. De behandeling gaat zo goed, dat die volgend jaar kan worden afgebouwd en een ‘preventieve fase’ ingaat.

The release introduces World Chat with end-to-end encryption, DeFi-powered yield via Morpho and QR-code payments at more than one million merchants in Argentina. Tools for Humanity is broadening its World platform beyond digital identity and crypto payments, adding encrypted messaging and financial services to its app as part of a push toward a super-app model. The company, co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, introduced an in-app messaging feature with end-to-end encryption that distinguishes between verified and unverified World ID accounts and enables users to send or request digital assets within chats. According to an announcement, the application now supports third-party mini-apps, including prediction markets, games and financial tools, that run inside conversations. Tools for Humanity said it plans to add optional profile photo verification to help reduce impersonation and misuse. Read more

A seven-year-old boy was brought back from the part of the Kherson region temporarily seized by Russian forces as part of the President of Ukraine's initiative Bring Kids Back UA.

The Ripple-linked XRP will soon be usable in DeFi on other major layer-1 networks like Solana and Ethereum. Here's how.