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just now (333+ words) The president announced the seizure of a sanctioned oil tanker off the South American country's coast Wednesday, and Democratic and Republican lawmakers have called for the administration to seek congressional approval for any military operations as Trump escalates the conflict, reported Punchbowl News. "They need to come to Congress and say what they're doing," said Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE). "We don't know what's going on. Nobody knows what the mission is in Venezuela." "The president's made zero case " and his team " for what they're doing in Venezuela," added Bacon, who is retiring at the end of his term. Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), who has co-sponsored a resolution calling for congressional approval for military operations against Venezuela, said the oil tanker seizure heightened the importance of securing a vote on the matter this month. "It's a bipartisan effort, I think, to…...

just now (498+ words) One of Britain's biggest high street banks is in talks to lend a significant chunk of the purchase price that DMGT has agreed to pay to end the Telegraph's ownership hiatus, Sky News learns. Thursday 11 December 2025 15:38, UK The owner of the Daily Mail is lining up one of Britain's biggest high street lenders to help bankroll its "500m deal to buy The Daily Telegraph. Sky News has learnt that DMGT has turned to its long-standing bank, NatWest Group, to lend a substantial chunk of the Telegraph purchase price. City sources said on Thursday that discussions between the two were still in progress. It was unclear how much of the consideration NatWest might finance, or how much equity DMGT intended to put up as part of the deal. Money latest: Urgent warning over tumble dryers Last month's announcement that DMGT was in…...

just now (1548+ words) The US has seized a sanctioned oil tanker in a move that has pushed oil prices higher and escalated tensions between Washington and Caracas. United States President Donald Trump has said that the US has seized a sanctioned oil tanker close to the coast of Venezuela, in a move that has caused oil prices to spike and further escalates tensions with Caracas. "We've just seized a tanker on the coast of Venezuela, large tanker, very large, largest one ever, actually, and other things are happening," Trump said on Wednesday. The Venezuelan government called the move an act of "international piracy", and "blatant theft". This comes as the US expands its military operations in the region, where it has been carrying out air strikes on at least 21 suspected drug-trafficking vessels since September. The Trump administration has provided no evidence that these…...

just now (194+ words) As artificial intelligence becomes part of daily life for millions of Americans, Time has named its 2025 Person of the Year: the "Architects of AI." The magazine cited leaders such as Jensen Huang, Elon Musk and Sam Altman among those considered for this year's honor. Musk was previously named Time Person of the Year in 2021. While the designation is generally seen as an honor, Time has named controversial figures in the past, including Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin and Vladimir Putin. A LOOK BACK AT 2024 | Donald Trump named Time's Person of the Year for a second time In announcing its choice, Time described the sweeping influence these figures have had on society. RELATED STORY | Google plans to launch its first AI-powered glasses in 2026 Time has occasionally chosen groups rather than individuals. In 2018, it named "The Guardians" " journalists who faced persecution for doing…...

1+ min ago (595+ words) US DoJ Indicts Ukrainian Over Russia-Linked Cyberattack Groups That Paid in Crypto The U.S. Department of Justice has issued two indictments against a Ukrainian individual accused of being involved with two Russian state-sanctioned cyberattack groups. 33-year-old Victoria Eduardovna Dubranova, a Ukrainian national who was extradited to the United States earlier this year, is alleged to have provided support to the CyberArmyofRussia_Reborn (CARR) and NoName. Justice Department Announces Actions to Combat Two Russian State-Sponsored Cyber Criminal Hacking Groups " National Security Division, U.S. Dept of Justice (@DOJNatSec) December 10, 2025 Both indictments against Dubranova allege that she committed conspiracy to damage protected computers, while the indictment in connection with CARR also charges the Ukrainian with one count of tampering with public water systems, one count of access device fraud, and one count of aggravated identity theft. The DoJ also says that the Russian government has provided both…...

1+ min ago (610+ words) Republican Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene appears to be embracing a feminist left-wing activist group with alleged ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in the final weeks of her House term. Greene on Wednesday met with members of Code Pink, whose co-founder Medea Benjamin praised the outgoing congresswoman as a "strong anti war voice" in Congress. Benjamin's group took credit for'crashing'a D.C. dinner in September where protestors got within feet of President Donald Trump and shouted he "is the Hitler of our time.(RELATED: How Did Marjorie Taylor Greene End Up Here?) I'm America First and fully against funding foreign wars and support peace because that's good for everyone especially the most innocent people, children. I have enjoyed a friendship with Medea for a few years now even though politics says that's not allowed. " Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene" (@RepMTG) December…...

1+ min ago (152+ words) MOSCOW, December 11. /TASS/. Member states of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) are building up military forces on the borders of the Union State of Russia and Belarus, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Thursday. "The Europeans, of course, are harboring plans to butress their forces and resources right on the borders of the Union State of Russia and Belarus," Lavrov said at a roundtable discussion with foreign ambassadors in Moscow. "Poland alone has announced its intention to increase production of 155-mm ammunition by 30 times," he noted. According to Lavrov, NATO member states try convincing the world community that they are preparing not for war, but for some kind of just peace in Ukraine, seeking "some kind of role in the settlement." He added: "All these Europeans, like [French President Emmanuel] Macron, who proudly state that 'without us, without…...

2+ min ago (565+ words) Synopsys (SNPS), a developer of design software used to create integrated circuits, also markets solutions that enable artificial intelligence (AI) chips and AI-enabled systems to be created more quickly and efficiently. On Dec. 1, Nvidia (NVDA) announced that it had purchased $2 billion of SNPS stock and would enhance its existing partnership with Synopsys. Under the new arrangement, Nvidia will attempt to enable the two firms to upgrade products more efficiently, while allowing Synopsys to more intensively utilize the cloud. Nvidia added that the partnership will also boost Synopsys's marketing efforts and improve the "precision" of the systems that the two partners produce. Why This Analyst Says the Warner Bros. Deal Is Bad News for Netflix Stock Evercore Analysts Are Pounding the Table on Apple Stock Ahead of a "Sizable Catalyst" Coming in 2026 Palantir: The Future of Defense Contracts or DiamondCluster 2.0? What…...

2+ min ago (296+ words) Klarna, the global digital bank and flexible payments provider, has signed a research partnership with Privy, the leading wallet infrastructure platform and a Stripe company, to explore, research and co-design potential wallet solutions to power a new generation of crypto products for Klarna users. The agreement follows Klarna's recent launch of its own stablecoin, KlarnaUSD, in partnership with Tempo and Bridge. Now, the company is exploring building a wallet to make it easier for everyday people to actually use, store, and transact with crypto, lowering the barrier for mainstream adoption. Venture capital firm a16z estimates that 716 million consumers hold cryptocurrencies worldwide and 40 - 70 million transact with crypto currency each month, a figure that is growing at 10 million a year. "We're proud to partner with world-class fintechs like Klarna, providing the secure, enterprise-ready infrastructure they need," said Henri Stern, CEO and co-founder of…...

2+ min ago (435+ words) The Co-operative Housing Federation of Toronto (CHFT) has officially broken ground on Kennedy Green at 2444 Eglinton, marking the start of one of the largest purpose-built non-profit co-operative housing developments in Canada in more than 30 years. Located steps from Kennedy TTC Station, Kennedy GO Station, and the future Eglinton Crosstown LRT, Kennedy Green is the first phase of a three-tower, mixed-income, transit-oriented community. The project is supported by a $289 million investment from the federal Co-op Housing Development Program. The City of Toronto has also played a pivotal role, contributing over $35 million in capital funding, incentives, and loans, and providing access to City-owned land. In an expedited move, the City accelerated zoning approvals, advancing the project from application to approval in just 69 days. "By working closely with key partners, leveraging City-owned land, and investing over $35 million, we approved this project in record-breaking…...