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Под утро 23 декабря российские крылатые ракеты, которые выпустила стратегическая авиация РФ, вошли в воздушное пространство Украины, угрожая всем областям.

Ethereum lost $555 million this week, while Bitcoin outflows reached $460 million, as the US Clarity Act delays fuel uncertainty and worry among investors.

CFTC acting chair Caroline Pham says Monday was her last day at the regulator, with Michael Selig being officially sworn in to chair the agency. The US commodities watchdog has a new leader. Michael Selig was sworn in as chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Monday as acting chair Caroline Pham departed the agency after nearly a year at the helm. Pham, who had been serving as the CFTC’s acting chair since January and its sole commissioner since August, said on Monday that it would be her last day at the agency. Meanwhile, the CFTC confirmed that Selig was sworn in as the agency’s 16th chairman on Monday after being nominated for the role by President Donald Trump on Oct. 27 and confirmed by the Senate on Thursday. Read more

CoinEx’s Jeff Ko tells Cointelegraph there likely won’t be an altseason in 2026 as liquidity will flow into the top cryptocurrencies. The typical altcoin rally is likely to wane next year, with only “blue chip” cryptocurrencies seeing the lion’s share of liquidity, says CoinEx Research chief analyst Jeff Ko. “Retail investors expecting a rising tide to lift all boats will be disappointed,” Ko told Cointelegraph. “We predict no traditional altseason; instead, liquidity will be ruthlessly selective, flowing only to blue-chip survivors with real adoption.” Ko anticipated “modest global liquidity tailwinds in 2026,” tempered by divergent central bank policies, but added that Bitcoin's historical sensitivity to the M2 money supply growth “has softened since the 2024 ETF launches, with correlation diminishing.” Read more

US President Donald Trump on Monday announced a new class of heavily armed warships that will be named after himself — an honor usually reserved for leaders who have left office. Two of the Trump-class ships will be built initially, but that number could grow substantially, according to the president, who said they will be “some of the most lethal surface warfare ships” and “the largest battleship in the history of our country”. Trump made the announcement at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida alongside Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Navy Secretary John Phelan, with images of the planned high-tech vessels on stands nearby. Asked if the planned warships are a counter to Washington’s rival Beijing, Trump declined to specify, instead saying: “It’s a counter to everybody, it’s not China. We get along great with China.” He said the ships will weigh between 30,000 and 40,000 tons and will be armed with missiles and guns as well as weaponry still in development, such as lasers and h...

Un décret publié le 22 décembre jette un trouble inédit au sein de la Haute Cour constitutionnelle (HCC). Le décret n°2025-1965, signé au nom de la Présidence de la Refondation de la République de Madagascar, constate « avec effet immédiat » la démission de trois hauts conseillers et désigne dans la foulée leurs remplaçants. Problème : les intéressés contestent formellement avoir démissionné, ouvrant la voie à un bras de fer institutionnel qui pourrait rapidement tourner à la crise. Dans (…) - Politique

As early as October 8 2023, the Israeli prime minister decided that no state commission of inquiry would be allowed to hold him responsible. Now, the prime ministers of the last three decades, hundreds of thousands of protesters and the heads of the legal system will be forced to bear responsibility. His goal remains to create noise, commotion, bickering – and chaos

The ease with which dubious information was shared with reporters – who then shared it with their viewers and readers – raises serious concerns about the integrity of the conduct of senior bodies in Israeli democracy

Vandaag in de FD Dagkoers podcast. Hoe ziet de koers van goud eruit in 2026? En Crisp draaide voor het eerst zwarte cijfers. Hoe kijkt de supermarkt naar het komende jaar?

В ночь на 23 декабря российские оккупационные войска осуществляют массированную дроновую атаку по Украине, в результате чего в большинстве регионов объявлена воздушная опасность.

Самый изолированный остров Великобритании празднует Рождество 6 января, несмотря на то, что Европа распаковывает подарки неделями раньше.

Bitcoin perpetual open interest climbed to 310,000 BTC while funding rates doubled, signaling bullish positioning for the year-end. Crypto derivatives markets are heating up as Glassnode reports perpetual open interest has risen in anticipation of a big move at the end of this year. Perpetual open interest (OI) has risen from 304,000 to 310,000 Bitcoin (BTC) as its price briefly touched $90,000 on Monday, Glassnode said on Monday. The funding rate has also “heated up” from 0.04% to 0.09%, which suggests derivatives traders are anticipating a potential market move by the end of the year.  Read more

• JUI-F chief warns against attempts to make Constitution ‘controversial’, seeks dissolution of all govts • Maulana stresses need to introspect on Afghan policy, expresses concern over plan to join Gaza force • Criticises move to force seminaries to obtain certificates from govt KARACHI: As political parties from the ruling and opposition camps propose talks to end the political confrontation, Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Monday demanded fresh elections across the country to do away with the governments allegedly born out of rigging. Positioning himself as the one political figure courted by both the government and the opposition, Maulana Fazl declared that the 2018 and 2024 polls were “rigged and did not reflect the will of the people”. Standing alongside the government’s key ally, MQM-P’s appointed Sindh Governor Kamran Tessori, Maulana Fazl questioned the legitimacy of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s government while also, without naming it, casting doubt on the past record o...

Lockheed Martin, the US aerospace and defence company that manufactures F-16 fighter aircraft, has been named the principal contractor.—AFP/file • Lockheed Martin picked as main contractor; $686m deal aims to extend fleet service life until 2040 • US Congress was earlier notified of the proposed sale, didn’t raise any objections WASHINGTON: A US military upgrade package for Pakistan’s F-16 fighter fleet, worth $686 million, has been cleared through a statutory congressional notification process. Lockheed Martin, the US aerospace and defence company that manufactures the F-16 fighter aircraft, and has long been responsible for its design, upgrades, and sustainment programmes for international operators, has been named the principal contractor for the proposed sale. The sale was processed under existing authorities provided by the Arms Export Control Act and annual appropriations laws. These provisions allow the executive branch to obligate and disburse funds once Congress has been formally notified and does no...

KARACHI: Pakistan has signed a multi-billion dollar deal to sell conventional military equipment to the Libyan army, entering a select club of countries that export conventional arms and equipment. According to the Reuters news agency, the over $4 billion deal, one of Pakistan’s largest-ever weapons sales, will see arms sold to the Libyan National Army (LNA). It was finalised after a meeting last week between Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Asim Munir and Saddam Khalifa Haftar, deputy commander-in-chief of the LNA, in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, officials said. Although foreign ministry, defence ministry and military did not respond to Reuters’ requests for comment, military officials called it “historic in terms of size and financial impact”. JF-17s, Super Mushak aircraft on LNA’s ‘shopping list’, said to be valued over $4bn A copy of the deal before it was finalised that was seen by Reuters listed the purchase of several JF-17 fighter jets, jointly developed by Pakistan and China, and a numbe...

В ночь на 23 декабря ударные беспилотники атаковали город Буденновск Ставропольского края РФ, где был поражен нефтехимический завод "Ставролен".

In a statement on Monday about the resignations and firings, Heritage Foundation Chief Advancement Officer Andy Olivastro said a handful of staff had chosen "disruption" and "disloyalty."

BlackRock’s IBIT Bitcoin ETF has featured on the $13.5 trillion asset manager's homepage, representing one of three major investment themes as the market heads into 2026. BlackRock says its spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund was one of its three biggest investment themes in 2025, putting it alongside Treasury bills and the largest US tech stocks. The asset manager named its iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) alongside its ETF tracking Treasury bills and another tied to the “Magnificent 7” tech stocks of Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, Nvidia and Tesla. IBIT has attracted more than $25  billion in net inflows this year, ranking sixth among all ETFs and trailing broad index funds, despite the fund delivering a negative return so far for 2025. Read more

Straks zit Nederland weer massaal aan de kerstdis. Kalkoenen staan uren in de oven, gourmetstellen komen op tafel en huizen zijn uitbundig verlicht. Wat betekent dat eigenlijk voor onze energierekening en het stroomnet? Het goede nieuws: die duizenden lampjes kosten je de kop niet. Het slechte nieuws: de (vries)kou wel.