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Bitcoin’s sharp post-holiday downturn sparked a wider selloff across crypto-linked equities, extending pressure on a market already grappling with thin trading volumes and post-Christmas volatility. Within an hour, the world’s largest cryptocurrency shed nearly $3,000, triggering automated liquidations of leveraged long positions......

Investigators from the Montreal Police Service (SPVM) have resolved five long-standing mafia-related murders as part of a broader crackdown on organized crime. The breakthrough came in June when officers arrested key figures from the Sicilian clan, including Leonardo Rizzuto and Stefano Sollecito, along with Hells Angel member Jean-Richard......

A British Airways Airbus A380 flight from San Francisco to London Heathrow encountered a major onboard disturbance when a cabin crew member was found behaving erratically, leading to an arrest upon arrival. The incident unfolded mid-flight over the Atlantic, disrupting normal operations and highlighting vulnerabilities in crew welfare on long-haul......

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is set to meet former U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday at Mar-a-Lago in Florida to discuss a potential framework for ending the war with Russia. The meeting, confirmed by multiple diplomatic sources, follows weeks of intense backchannel negotiations involving American, Ukrainian, and Russian representatives. Core......

Taiwan’s coast guard intercepted three Chinese vessels that crossed into restricted waters near the Kinmen Islands on December 25, in what officials described as a deliberate provocation amid mounting tensions in the Taiwan Strait. The vessels, identified as numbers 14605, 14606, and 14609, entered the restricted zone off Dadan Island......

Beijing has imposed sanctions on twenty American defense contractors and ten senior executives in response to Washington’s latest military aid package to Taiwan, intensifying friction between the United States and China over the island’s security and sovereignty. China’s Foreign Ministry said the sanctions include asset......

Russia has confirmed it is reviewing a series of documents suggesting potential terms for ending the conflict in Ukraine after high-level discussions between Russian and U.S. envoys. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said the materials were presented to President Vladimir Putin following meetings in Miami, where Russian special envoy Kirill......

Russia and Ukraine have confirmed measurable progress in talks mediated by the United States, offering the clearest sign yet that both sides may be inching toward an end to the war that has gripped the region for nearly four years. While optimism remains guarded, statements from both Moscow and Kyiv suggest that months of quiet diplomacy are......

Ukraine carried out a series of drone attacks on Christmas Day that struck key Russian energy sites, intensifying a campaign that has increasingly focused on disrupting Moscow’s oil and gas infrastructure. According to sources cited by media reports, Ukrainian drones hit the Orenburg gas processing complex, one of the world’s......

Amid renewed diplomatic efforts to secure an end to the war in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin sent Christmas greetings to U.S. President Donald Trump, marking a symbolic moment as talks enter a decisive phase. Kremlin officials confirmed that while no direct conversation took place, Putin’s message was delivered as Moscow......

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky delivered a somber Christmas message as Russian forces launched fresh attacks on cities across the country. In his address, he expressed a scathing view of Moscow’s ongoing assault, describing those responsible as having “nothing in common with Christianity or humanity.” The renewed......

The Pacific island nation of Palau has agreed to accept up to 75 non-U.S. migrants being expelled from the United States under a $7.5 million agreement, officials from both countries announced Wednesday. The migrants, who come from third countries and have no criminal charges, will live and work in Palau, a country of roughly 20,000 inhabitants......

Researchers at the University of Iowa have developed a new theoretical model that could resolve major challenges in quantum technology by purifying photons—the fundamental light particles that form the basis of quantum computing and communication systems. Their work, published in Optica Quantum, offers a potential route to generating......