EU loan means Ukraine war is “going to continue”
New funding from the EU allows Ukraine go shopping for more weapons, says analyst Pavel Felgenhauer
Day: December 19, 2025
ASRock, ASUS, GIGABYTE, MSI Boards vulnerable to pre-boot memory attacks
A new UEFI flaw exposes some ASRock, ASUS, GIGABYTE, and MSI motherboards to early-boot DMA attacks, bypassing IOMMU protections. Researchers warn of a new UEFI vulnerability that affects select ASRock, ASUS, GIGABYTE, and MSI motherboards, enabling early-boot DMA attacks that bypass IOMMU protections. UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) is the modern firmware standard that initializes […]
Nigeria Arrests RaccoonO365 Phishing Developer Linked to Microsoft 365 Attacks
Authorities in Nigeria have announced the arrest of three “high-profile internet fraud suspects” who are alleged to have been involved in phishing attacks targeting major corporations, including the main developer behind the RaccoonO365 phishing-as-a-s…
Putin speech LIVE: Russia ‘ready to work’ with Europe – but only on 1 condition
Vladimir Putin is speaking in Russia at an annual TV event where he is addressing a number of issues, including the Russia-Ukraine war.
Russian troops are advancing across Ukraine battlefield, says Putin
President Vladimir Putin spoke at his highly orchestrated year-end news conference.
Australian state premier apologises after husband caught drink driving
Jacinta Allan says she’s ‘disappointed and embarrassed’ after husband Yorick Piper loses driver’s licence for failing breath test
EU leaders agree on €90 billion loan to Ukraine as ‘plan B’ to use of Russian assets
European Union leaders agreed on December 19 to provide a €90 billion interest-free loan to Ukraine. The joint borrowing will cover two-thirds of the country’s financial needs for the next two years. Although hailed by several European leaders as a cl…
Kamala Harris lifts lid on Donald Trump’s unusual response to assassination attempt
Kamala Harris has lifted the lid on Donald Trump’s strange behaviour when she called him after his assassination attempt.
Zelensky welcomes €90bn EU backing for Ukraine
The loan avoids the EU having to use frozen Russian assets.
EU ‘will have to give back’ Russian assets: Putin
The EU will eventually have to return Russia’s sovereign assets frozen under Ukraine-related sanctions, President Vladimir Putin has stated. He warned the bloc against tapping the funds, saying the move would cause reputational damage and risk undermi…