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KYIV: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made the case on Monday (Dec 9) for a diplomatic settlement to Russia’s war in Ukraine and raised the idea of foreign troops being deployed in his country until it could join the NATO military alliance. The remarks at a joint press conference with German opposition leader Friedrich Merz were the latest to signal Kyiv’s increasing openness to war negotiations, with Donald Trump preparing to return to the White House on Jan 20. The US president-elect, who has said he wants to end the war quickly, called on Sunday for an immediate ceasefire and negotiations to…

Palestinian factions have largely expressed support for the Syrian people after the ouster of former President Bashar al-Assad while saying that they hope the new authorities will support the Palestinian cause. As daylight broke in Damascus in the early hours of Sunday morning, Syrians woke up to a dramatically changed country after opposition forces swept into Syria’s capital less than two weeks into a lightning offensive. Palestinian factions have supported opposing sides of the Syrian war over the past 13 years. Syria – home to hundreds of thousands of Palestinian refugees – has played a major role in the Arab-Israeli conflict.…

It was hinted in late November that the Cleveland Browns could bench veteran quarterback Jameis Winston to “get a look at” 2023 fifth-round draft pick Dorian Thompson-Robinson before the season concludes. Even though the 3-10 Browns have been officially eliminated from playoff contention, head coach Kevin Stefanski somewhat surprisingly confirmed on Monday that Winston will start this coming Sunday’s home game versus the 12-1 Kansas City Chiefs. “For me, and for us, we’re just going to continue to do everything we can to play better,” Stefanski explained, as shared by Myles Simmons of Pro Football Talk. “Obviously, I think we can play better on…

This Side Hustle Spotlight Q&A features Dylan Zajac, 21, a senior at Babson College. At 15, Zajac had a side hustle thrifting and fixing computers. The gig inspired Zajac to found his nonprofit Computers 4 People, which provides refurbished computers to people in need. Responses have been edited for length and clarity.Image Credit: Courtesy of Computers 4 PeopleWhen did you start your side hustle, and where did you find the inspiration for it?I started out by going to thrift stores around Brooklyn, New York, with my high school friends, just as a fun hobby. We’d take the PATH train from…

In the 1970s, in a grave in a Bronze Age cemetery in Shahr-i Sokhta, Iran, an incredible object was unearthed next to a human skull: the oldest complete board game ever discovered. Around 4500 years old, it consists of a board with 20 circular spaces created from the coils of a carved snake, four dice and 27 geometric pieces. The Shahr-i Sokhta game is one of many ancient board games discovered around the world, such as the Roman game Ludus Latrunculorum and the Egyptian game Senet, found in Tutankhamun’s tomb. But we have only been able to guess how to…

Earlier this year, Steve Cohen laid out his principles as the owner of the New York Mets, saying it was a “philanthropic” endeavor, in an interview with CNBC’s Andrew Ross Sorkin. “I don’t care about the cost side,” Cohen said, adding: “If I can make millions of people happy, how cool is that? I actually do it as a civic responsibility.”That attitude helps explain how outfielder Juan Soto ended up agreeing to the richest-ever contract in baseball on Sunday, and among the most lucrative signed by any professional athlete in the world. The deal for Soto, who’s 26 and from the…

GoogleThe new Willow chipGoogle has unveiled a new chip which it claims takes five minutes to solve a problem that would currently take the world’s fastest super computers ten septillion – or 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 years – to complete.The chip is the latest development in a field known as quantum computing – which is attempting to use the principles of particle physics to create a new type of mind-bogglingly powerful computer.Google says its new quantum chip, dubbed “Willow”, incorporates key “breakthroughs” and “paves the way to a useful, large-scale quantum computer.”However experts say Willow is, for now, a largely experimental device, meaning…

ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: • NIKKEI 225 increased 69.33 points or 0.18% to 39,160.50 • Shanghai decreased 1.54 points or -0.05% to 3,402.53 • Hang Seng increased 548.24 points or 2.76% to 20,414.09 • ASX 200 increased 2.10 points or 0.02% to 8,423.00 • SENSEX decreased 185.90 points or -0.23% to 81,523.22 • Nifty50 decreased 58.80 points or -0.24% to 24,619.00 The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today: • AUDUSD increased 0.00578 or 0.90% to 0.64478 • NZDUSD increased 0.00398 or 0.68% to 0.58703 • USDJPY increased 1.304 or 0.87%…

Credit: Screenshot via New York Post X In what can only be described as a moment of palpable tension at the Kennedy Center Honors, President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden appeared to give Vice President Kamala Harris the cold shoulder. As they entered to a standing ovation at the 47th Kennedy Center Honors, the Bidens did not acknowledge or even glance at Harris, who was enthusiastically clapping for them. Standing right beside Kamala was her husband, Doug Emhoff. The awkward interaction was captured on video and quickly circulated on social media platforms. Tensions have been high between Biden…

It takes a lot of motivation, internal strength, and spirit to make a 2,800-mile journey across the country on horseback. That is what a group of Native American tribal leaders, elders and their children just accomplished in their crusade to bring some attention to their fight for self-determination – a fight that many Indian nations are surprisingly still battling with the United States Federal Government to this very day. The Muwekma Ohlone tribe of California was once recognized as a sovereign tribe by the U.S. government, which wrongly terminated their legal status. The tribe has protested what they claim is…