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De Verenigde Staten hebben voor de kust van Venezuela een olietanker onderschept en in beslag genomen. Dat bevestigt de Amerikaanse president Donald Trump na berichtgeving van Bloomberg en Reuters.

ChronoForge’s shutdown highlights mounting financial strain across Web3 gaming as shrinking budgets and dismal market sentiment take their toll. ChronoForge, a Web3 game studio developing a multiplayer action RPG centered on onchain asset ownership, is shutting down after months of operating with a drastically reduced team, a closure that underscores the severe financial pressures facing the Web3 gaming sector during the current market downturn. On Wednesday, the studio announced it will cease all services by Dec. 30, citing “many headwinds,” including a funding shortfall that forced the founders to finance development out of pocket since July and reduce staff by 80%. In a statement posted to social media, the team said it had continued operating under intense financial strain, pushing out patches and new features “despite no marketing budget, below sustainment revenue, loss of codevelopers and terrible Web3 gaming sentiment.” Read more

Markets haven’t reacted well to GameStop’s latest earnings call, where it revealed sinking Bitcoin value and retail sales alike.

Ukraine and its partners are working on a fundamental 20-point document to end the war, while work is also underway on at least two additional documents — one on security and one on the economy.

There is no country in the world without online influence campaigns, and Israel is not doing enough to address domestic influence actors. With the government going full steam ahead with the judicial coup, there is little chance any 2026 electoral result will go uncontested

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Says progress hinges on terror elimination; CDF Munir urges Ulema to help foster unity

PM's aide says things have reached a point of no return

Demands access to PTI founder; condemns police action against party leaders, workers and Imran's family members

Says PPP cannot be accused of being a beneficiary of Form 47

Karel kwam genoeg andere vrouwen tegen, maar ze waren het niet waard om de nagedachtenis aan Sara te bezoedelen, vertelt hij in de rubriek BV De Liefde in ons weekendmagazine Mezza.

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It takes a village to raise a child, and, in the case of Hamza Asif, it took a village to raise a national record holder. The “village” in question is Faisalabad, where Hamza is already something of a local celebrity. Most of Pakistan’s top swimmers were produced by Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad, and then international quarters far and wide. Hamza’s roots came to the forefront when his triumph in the 50m freestyle in 2023 earned him the nickname of “The Rocket” since the event denotes the fastest aquatic Pakistani. It was in Faisalabad where he was shuttled to and from 5am swim practices by his grandparents, nurtured by Imran Nazir at the Chenab Club. When he began swimming at the age of six, it was his mother who would pace the edge of the pool teaching him the basics of the sport, much to the disapproval of conservative men who were uncomfortable by her presence. It did not faze her. The country’s textile hub does not have a 50m pool, whose single lap he completed in historic fashion on Wednesday afternoon ...

Romanian government got a 40% increase in the royalties from its agreements with OMV Petrom (SNP.RO), but the impressive percentage only applies to a meager amount of RON765 million last year.

Here are the most recent news related to Ripple and its ecosystem.

De Nederlandse handbalsters hebben het bereiken van de halve finales op het WK in eigen land woensdag met een speciale gast gevierd. Koning Willem-Alexander sprak de ploeg van bondscoach Henrik Signell toe én feestte even mee in Ahoy.

Trei militari francezi, dislocați în România în cadrul unei misiuni NATO, au intervenit, miercuri, pentru a salva viața unui șofer de camion. Acesta a fost implicat într-un accident pe Autostrada A3 București – Ploiești.

Andreessen Horowitz's crypto venture capital unit pointed to high levels of crypto ownership in South Korea and Singapore, and growing onchain activity in Japan.

Polițiștii din Timiș au descoperit 74 de persoane în vârstă care locuiau ilegal într-un imobil din comuna Cenad, deși erau înregistrate la un cămin din Lenauheim.