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The Pakistan Navy’s fourth Hangor-class submarine, named Ghazi, was launched at Shuangliu Base in Wuhan, China, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) announced on Wednesday. With the Ghazi’s launch, the ISPR hailed “another significant milestone” by the navy, where all four submarines being built in China are currently undergoing “rigorous sea trials and are in the final stages of being handed over to Pakistan”. “The Government of Pakistan signed an agreement with China for [the] acquisition of eight Hangor-class submarines. Under this contract, four submarines are being built in China and [the] remaining four will be constructed in Pakistan by Karachi Shipyard and Engineering Works Ltd (KS&EW), under Transfer of Technology (ToT),” the ISPR said in a statement. The military’s media wing added that the submarines will be fitted with advanced weaponry and sensors capable of engaging targets at standoff ranges. “Hangor-class submarines will be pivotal in maintaining peace and stability in the region,” the s...

The SEC’s changing approach to crypto is supporting RWA growth, but jurisdictional and yield constraints continue to limit compliant models. The key constraint on real-world assets (RWAs) has been regulatory engagement rather than technology, and that dynamic has been shifting in the US, said Ashley Ebersole, chief legal officer of Sologenic. Ebersole joined the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in early 2015, where he served in the agency’s early internal working groups on crypto and the application of securities law to blockchain-based assets. The securities regulator published the DAO Report in 2017, asserting its jurisdiction over tokens that met the definition of securities. What followed was an enforcement-led approach that left little room for sustained dialogue with the industry. Read more

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has partnered with Digital Asset Holdings and the Canton Network to enable the tokenization of DTC-custodied U.S. Treasury securities. The post DTCC and Digital Asset to Tokenize U.S. Treasury Securities on Canton Network appeared first on Cryptonews.

Warner Bros Discovery’s board rejected Paramount Skydance’s $108.4 billion hostile bid on Wednesday, saying it failed to provide adequate financing assurances. In a letter to shareholders, disclosed in a regulatory filing, the board wrote that Paramount had “consistently misled” Warner Bros shareholders that its $30-per-share cash offer was fully guaranteed, or “backstopped,” by the Ellison family, led by billionaire and Oracle CEO Larry Ellison. “It does not, and never has,” the board wrote of the guarantee of Paramount’s offer, noting that the offer posed “numerous, significant risks.” Warner Bros’ board said it found Paramount’s offer “inferior” to the merger agreement with Netflix’s. The streaming giant’s $27.75 per share offer for Warner Bros’ film and television studios, its library and the HBO Max streaming service is a binding agreement that requires no equity financing and has robust debt commitments, the board wrote. Warner Bros has not yet set a date for a shareholder vote on the deal but it is exp...

Next year's first quarter could prove kinder to Bitcoin than late 2025, not because bank-run stablecoins arrive overnight, but because the pipes feeding retail and advisors just widened. Vanguard reversed its crypto ban, opening spot ETF access to roughly 50 million clients. Bank of America advisors can now recommend crypto allocations of 1% to 4% […] The post Washington has started the clock on bank-issued crypto dollars, and the timeline contains a 2026 Bitcoin surprise appeared first on CryptoSlate.

На севере Израиля археологи обнаружили чрезвычайно богатое захоронение железного века, которое изменило представление о повседневной жизни в древнем Леванте. Открытие показало, что богатство, социальная иерархия и контакты с отдаленными регионами существовали тысячи лет назад, даже за пределами крупных городов.

Власти РФ во второй раз отчитались о "полной" оккупации Купянска на Харьковщине, заявив о расширении "полосы безопасности" и снижении угрозы обстрелов так называемой "ЛНР". Одновременно российские военные сообщили о якобы самом поразительном для ВСУ освобождении Димитрова и Покровска на Донбассе за последнее время.

Представлен новый Harley-Davidson X440T. Одна из самых дешевых моделей в истории американской марки экономична и неплохо оснащена.

Компания "Киевстар" открыла возможность тестирования спутниковой связи Starlink Direct to Cell для пользователей iPhone.

Men’s tennis world number one Carlos Alcaraz announced on Wednesday he is splitting from his coach Juan Carlos Ferrero after seven hugely successful years together. Alcaraz has won six Grand Slams among his 24 tour level titles under the guidance of fellow Spaniad Ferrero, including this year’s French and US Opens. Alcaraz, 22, ends this year as world number one having claimed eight tournaments during the season including his dramatic victory over Jannik Sinner in Paris. “It is very difficult to write this post,” Alcaraz said on social media with photos of the pair hugging. View this post on Instagram “After more than seven years together, ‘Juanki’ and I have decided to end our story together as coach and player. “Thank you for making the dreams of a child become reality,” Alcaraz added. Alcaraz began working with 45-year-old Ferrero, a former world number one, in August 2018, when he was a teenager. As a player, Ferrero won the 2003 French Open and was runner-up in New York later in the year before becoming ...

Authorities in India’s capital Delhi rolled out strict measures on Wednesday in an attempt to curb pollution, including a ban on vehicles not compliant with latest emission control norms and regulating attendance in private and government offices. The air quality index in the Delhi region, home to 30 million people, has been in the “severe” category for the past few days, often crossing the 450-mark. In addition, shallow fog in parts of the city worsened visibility that affected flights and trains. This prompted the Commission for Air Quality Management to invoke stage four, the highest level, of the graded response action plan for Delhi and surrounding areas on Saturday. The curbs ban the entry of older diesel trucks into the city, suspend construction, including on public projects, and impose hybrid schooling. Schoolchildren walk through a field on a smoggy winter morning in New Delhi on December 17. —AFP Kapil Mishra, a minister in the local government, announced on Wednesday that all private and governmen...

Всемирно известный художник из КНР Фань Цзэн оказался в центре нового скандала — в свои 87 он снова стал отцом, что повлекло новый конфликт с его старшими детьми. Ранее художник оказался в эпицентре противоречий относительно его художественного наследия.

Новое исследование показывает, что некоторые люди во время извержения вулкана Везувий носили шерстяные плащи, когда умерли, несмотря на то, что это был август.

Ситуація в Одеській області, яка виникла внаслідок російських атак по енергетичній інфраструктурі, набула статусу надзвичайної ситуації державного рівня. Про це повідомив голова Одеської ОВА Олег Кіпер. «Підставою стали наслідки російської…

Binance warned users to avoid token listing agents and offered as much as $5 million to whistleblowers who report listing fraud. Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, released a statement on its token listing process, cracking down on third-party involvement. In a Wednesday announcement, Binance outlined the official pathways and requirements for token listings on its platform, emphasizing that projects should never engage with any third-party entities and should apply for listings directly with the exchange. The exchange also identified several individuals and entities falsely claiming to be “Binance listing agents” offering to list on Binance in exchange for payment. Read more

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16 грудня, близько 19:40, в Індустріальному районі Харкова водій автомобіля Nissan збив жінку. Постраждала померла на місці ДТП. Про це повідомили в ГУНП в Харківській області. За даними слідства, Nissan…

Zo’n 250 mensen in Rotterdam slapen ’s nachts buiten op straat. De Pauluskerk biedt hun overdag eten en warmte. Onder de 15 graden kunnen al onderkoelingsverschijnselen optreden, zeggen straatartsen.

В ГБР ответили на заявления главы Центра противодействия коррупции Виталия Шабунина о "сливе" в соцсети его личных фото, изъятых во время обысков. В бюро пообещали тщательно проверить всех работников, касающихся частной информации.

Вопрос передачи российских замороженных активов на помощью Украине для продолжения противостояния с РФ не остался без внимания Китая. В Поднебесной считают такой шаг ошибочным.