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Oil delivery to the Czech Republic from Russia through the Druhzba pipeline has resumed after it was interrupted two days ago, official said

The officials told New York Times that the satellite, currently in a high-radiation graveyard orbit, may be carrying a dummy warhead and testing components for a device that could destroy numerous satellites. Cosmos 2553 was launched 19 days before President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022. The satellite orbits Earth every two hours in an area rarely used due to high radiation. Russia's ministry of defense said that the spacecraft was «equipped with newly developed onboard instruments and systems for testing them under conditions of exposure to radiation and heavy charged particles.»

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The crew of the Grand Sunny cargo ship has been stuck at sea for a year, unpaid and often hungry, after the vessel’s mysterious owner stopped paying the bills. The fate of the 11 men on board the Grand Sunny off the coast of China is increasingly common in the global shipping industry.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Islamist rebels launched a large-scale attack on Syrian government forces, causing the largest shift in the balance of power since 2020 in Syria, where more than a decade of war has taken place. Battling Iran- and Russian-backed regime forces, the rebels in a lightning offensive captured Aleppo, which was Syria’s largest city before the war, and then advanced south to the strategic and symbolically important city of Hama.

As of Thursday, December 5, Bitcoin's market cap surged 6.2% in the past 24 hours, reaching $2.03 trillion, according to data available on CoinMarketCap.

Bitcoin (BTCUSD) soared past $100,000 for the first time Wednesday night, and analysts think it could stay there.

Bitcoin’s surge past the $100,000 milestone has attracted global attention, with many linking the rally to geopolitical shifts and influential endorsements, including Russian President Vladimir Putin's recent pro-crypto comments. At a recent investment conference, Putin criticized the vulnerabilities of holding state reserves in foreign currencies, especially in light of Western nations freezing $300 billion of Russia's reserves after the Ukraine war. He argued that these reserves could easily be confiscated for political reasons and emphasized the need for alternatives, including cryptocurrencies. «Why accumulate reserves if they can be lost so easily?» he questioned, advocating for investments in domestic infrastructure, science, and technology.

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The Liberal government has outlawed another 324 firearm varieties — guns it says belong on the battlefield, not in the hands of hunters or sport shooters.

Bitcoin (BTCUSD) soared past $100,000 for the first time Wednesday night, and analysts think it could stay there.

Bitcoin has hit its highest value ever as early results suggest Republican nominee Donald Trump might be on course to win the 2024 US presidential election.

Conservative commentator Tucker Carlson has returned to Moscow to interview the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov just after nine months of his conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin, reported Media ITE. According to Media ITE, in a pretty recent video posted on X (formerly known as Twitter), Tucker Carlson eventually expressed concerns about escalating tensions between the US and Russia while specifically criticizing the Joe Biden administration for supplying Ukraine with long-range ATACMS weapons. Also Read :Jennifer Lopez flashes massive diamond divorce ring, hints that she is single and ready to mingle

International North South Transportation Corridor (INSTC) that provides India with the shortest route to trade with Russia and Europe. The Armenian Parliament on Wednesday approved a $200 million loan from the Eurasian Stabilization and Development Fund to build an 8.6 km Kajaran tunnel in Syunik (bordering Iran) as part of efforts to join INSTC, ET has learnt. Armenia is also in talks to join Iran’s Chabahar Port as it seeks access to India and other Asian nations. The South Caucasian country is also hoping for early linkages between the INSTC and the Chabahar Port for seamless connectivity.

The OPEC+ alliance of oil exporting countries is deciding on whether to produce more crude as members face sluggish demand and competing production from non-allied countries, factors that could keep oil prices stagnant into next year

Rajya Sabha on Thursday witnessed uproarious scenes in the morning when BJP MP Sudhanshu Trivedi alleged attacks by foreign forces on India's national interests and demanded a thorough probe besides asking all MPs to discuss the serious issue. Speaking on 'Concerns over Suspicious and Conspicuous Attacks on National Interest from Abroad' during Zero Hour, Trivedi cited instances during the past three years wherein issues concerning India were raised by international entities just before or during Parliament sessions. He cited examples of the Hindenburg report, Covid vaccine report and one on Indian farmers, a BBC documentary, Pegasus issue and a video on violence against women in Manipur during the past three years. He also cited the recent report on the indictment of an Indian business house by a US attorney just ahead of the Winter Session. «Ever since India is emerging as a strategic, economic and diplomatic power, it has been seen that in the last three years there have been attempts to attack India's established systems and interests on economic and social fronts through activities from abroad,» he said.

Officials say oil delivery to the Czech Republic from Russia through the Druhzba pipeline has been interrupted

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Saudi Arabia’s sway over the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries long meant unquestioned dominance of the global oil market. Those days are over, at least for now.

Israeli bombardment, while behind the scenes, the United States and Gulf countries courted him diplomatically. It was a secretive, two-pronged approach meant to pressure Syrian President Bashar Assad to abandon his most important regional alliance with Hezbollah and Iran. The overtures to Assad were the product of what Israel and its allies saw as a rare but risky opportunity: With Iran's regional network fracturing under Israeli attack, they hoped to force Iran's most important partner out of the alliance, according to former U.S. officials, two European diplomats and four Israeli officials who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the subject. Now, those regional ambitions may be derailed by a far smaller and long-discounted force: Resurgent rebels have launched a surprisingly successful attack in Syria, exploiting in part the strain Israel has put on the alliance that helped Assad maintain power through more than a decade of uprising and civil war. In a matter of days, the rebels seized most of the country's large city of Aleppo, and challenged Assad's grip on the country's northwest.

From Donald Trump’s promises of a national Bitcoin stockpile to Kamala Harris’ support of a regulatory framework for digital assets, the two US presidential hopefuls have different stances on the future of crypto. 

TikTok took down several networks allegedly trying to meddle in Romania’s elections, executives said Tuesday as they defended the company’s election integrity measures to European Union lawmakers

Agribusiness giant Cargill is laying off thousands of its employees