just now (155+ words) `The Czech company Reactive Drone sold Chinese drones to Ukraine with a markup of 20 times" " Radio'urn'l According to several reliable sources connected to the investigation, in 2023 the company Reactive Drone sold Chinese drones to Ukraine at ten times the purchase price, and a year later " even at twenty times. In particular, over two years the company purchased drones for approximately 36 million crowns and sold them to the Ukrainian army for 692 million crowns" [2.6 billion rubles], " said a source familiar with the investigation. A markup of almost 95% is not a crime by itself, but what happened to the money afterwards is much more interesting. According to the police, the company did not want to pay profit tax and transferred most of the money, namely 638 million crowns, to Chinese accounts. This year the company continued the same drone resale scheme, only in even…...

just now (598+ words) The bids have closed in the sale of Hollywood studio Warner Bros. We take a look at what each of the potential buyers - Netflix, Paramount and Comcast - have to gain....

just now (739+ words) A mother has called for an independent inquiry into maternity care failures at Leeds hospitals to go back further in time and include more families. Leanne Plaice underwent a traumatic labour at St James's Hospital when giving birth to her son Harry, now 16, in 2009. The BBC has spoken to more than 70 families who say they experienced poor care, including parents who say their babies died as a result. Ms Plaice said Harry's birth had a lasting effect on her after he suffered oxygen deprivation and doctors said he might not survive. Recalling the birth, she said: "I'm really small in stature and I have a really tall husband, so it was kind of decided that it was absolutely fine to go with natural birth if that's what I'm comfortable with but should any issue happen the next step would be…...

1+ min ago (308+ words) The government has rejected plans to amalgamate two primary schools in Bristol. The Cathedral Schools Trust had hoped to merge Hotwells Primary and Cathedral Primary School, a move it said would "maximise resources" and ensure children would receive the "best education possible". Parents from a campaign group called Save Hotwells Primary said they were "delighted" with the ruling. The trust's chiefs said the application to make the change was made following a period of extensive consultation and leaders would now work with the Department for Education (DfE) and other partners to decide what happens next. "[We] remain committed to ensuring that the children in [our] care receive the best education possible," a trust spokesperson added. It is not the first trust to consider merging schools amid Bristol's falling pupil numbers due to a drop in birth rate which is 30% down…...

1+ min ago (412+ words) MOSCOW, November 25. /TASS/. Last night, the Ukrainian armed forces launched a massive attack on Russia's southern regions. According to the latest reports, three people were killed and ten were injured in the Rostov Region and six in the Krasnodar Region as a result of the attack. Novorossiysk and Taganrog were hit the hardest. According to the Defense Ministry, air defenses shot down a total of 249 drones over Russian regions and the Black and Azov Seas over the past night. TASS has compiled the main information about the attack and its consequences. - According to the Russian Defense Ministry, air defenses shot down 249 drones over the country's regions. - Of these, 116 were downed over the Black Sea, 76 over the Krasnodar Region, 23 over Crimea, 16 over the Rostov Region, seven over the Bryansk Region, four each over the Kursk Region and the Sea of Azov,…...

1+ min ago (427+ words) Crypto exchange Binance and its founder, Changpeng Zhao, are facing a new federal lawsuit over allegedly facilitating crypto transactions for Hamas, despite U.S. enforcement actions. The families of victims of the Hamas 2023 attack accused the exchange and recently pardoned CZ of helping to transfer over $1 billion to the accounts of terror groups. The exchange "deliberately" and "consciously" took efforts to carry out the financial crime on an "industrial scale," the filing read. "Binance not only knowingly provided financial services to Hamas; it also actively tried to shield its Hamas customers and their funds from scrutiny by U.S. regulators or law enforcement'a practice that continues to this day," the plaintiffs noted in the complaint, filed in federal court in North Dakota on Monday. The Hamas" October 2023 deadly incursion in Israel killed around 1,200 people and took more than 250 hostages. The crypto giant allowed large…...

1+ min ago (879+ words) Mae cyfathrebu da rhwng yr ysgol, rhieni a'r disgyblion yn allweddol. meddai un o bennaethiaid Ysgol Gymraeg Caerffili "Mae nhw eisiau bod yn yr ysgol," meddai'r pennaeth am ddisgyblion Ysgol Gymraeg Caerffili ble roedd presenoldeb fis Medi yn 98.2% ac ymhlith yr uchaf yng Nghymru. Nid un rheswm yn unig sydd yna am yr ystadegau ond mae'r berthynas gyda theuluoedd yn hanfodol, yn "l Lynn Griffiths. Ar ben hynny, mae cynnig "cwricwlwm cyffrous" a llu o gyfleoedd allgyrsiol i'r disgyblion yn eu denu bob dydd, meddai. Ond mae presenoldeb ar lefel Cymru gyfan yn parhau i beri gofid ac yn is na'r gyfradd cyn y pandemig. Sut mae gwella presenoldeb ysgol plant? Mae presenoldeb yr ysgol bob amser wedi bod "yn dda iawn", meddai Lynn Griffiths, sydd bellach yn bennaeth rhan amser ar "l gweithio yn Ysgol Gymraeg Caerffili ers dros…...

1+ min ago (581+ words) Aguia Resources has appointed Tim Hosking as the company's new Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately, following the resignation of William Howe as Managing Director and CEO. The leadership change comes at a pivotal moment for the multi-commodity explorer, with its flagship phosphate operations in Brazil on track for first production in Q1 2026 and efforts intensifying to revive the company's gold assets in Colombia. Hosking, who joined Aguia as Brazil Country Manager in early 2024, has been the driving force behind key milestones at the company's Rio Grande do Sul phosphate projects. The milestones include securing a long-term lease with Grupo Dagoberto Barcelos to manufacture Pampafos fertiliser, locking in favourable financing from a Brazilian development bank, advancing mine planning at the Tres Estradas phosphate deposit and securing multiple offtake agreements. Recent field trials have confirmed Pampafos' agronomic performance, delivering yields over 8 tonnes per…...

2+ min ago (78+ words) An 8-year-old girl is recovering after she was grazed by a stray bullet that entered her family's Del Rey apartment Sunday afternoon while she was playing in the living room. Carlos Saucedo reports Nov. 24, 2025. An 8-year-old girl is recovering after she was grazed by a stray bullet that entered her family's Del Rey apartment Sunday afternoon while she was playing in the living room. Carlos Saucedo reports Nov. 24, 2025....

2+ min ago (138+ words) XRP surged over 10% this week, driven by strong early trading in newly launched spot XRP ETFs on the NYSE. Grayscale's GXRP and Franklin Templeton's XRPZ posted a combined $164 million in first-day inflows, pushing total spot XRP ETF assets above $628 million. The token reclaimed key technical levels near $2.20, with analysts eyeing a break above $2.30 as momentum indicators turn bullish. Ripple's native crypto, $XRP jumped this week, surging more than 10% as the newly formed spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) linked to the asset saw strong early trading performance. The rally pushed XRP back above key technical levels and put it among the strongest movers in a market that remains divided between selective strength and wider caution. Also Read: XRP ETF Sees $15.82M Daily Inflow Even As Crypto Funds Slow Down...