Virginia

Α vibrant holiday event transformed Thessaloniki's seafront into a festive spectacle on Sunday, as rowing athletes dressed as Santa Claus paddled through the waters, spreading seasonal cheer. Organized by the ThesSUP team, the event celebrated the growing sport of stand-up paddleboarding (SUP) while infusing it with Christmas spirit.

In recent weeks, residents along the eastern coast of the United States have reported drone sightings over residential neighborhoods, restricted areas, and critical infrastructure. These mysterious drones have sparked a storm of speculation, become the number one topic of discussion on social media, and driven East Coast residents to the brink of hysteria.

The U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has deepened its collaboration with Bulgaria through a series of agreements aimed at advancing the country's infrastructure, energy, and cybersecurity capabilities. Administrator Eno T. Ebong signed multiple grant agreements to support these initiatives, which leverage U.S. expertise and technologies.

WASHINGTON - China's recent breach of the innermost workings of the US telecommunications system reached far deeper than the Biden administration has described, the chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee said Thursday, with hackers able to listen in on telephone conversations and read text messages.

For the third straight election for the US presidential race, it turns out that polls underestimated the vote for Donald Trump, which remains difficult to gauge, although some improvement in the polls was recorded this time.

European stocks opened higher as global markets focused on the vote count after the U.S. presidential election.

The pan-European Stoxx 600 index was up 0.58% shortly after the start of trading, with regional bourses and sectoral indices broadly higher. Media stocks gained 2%, while utilities fell 1.66%. Currently, the pan-European index is up 1.14% at 515.35 points.

Trump Takes Lead in Georgia, Boosts His Chances to Win the Presidency

UPDATE:
Trump: “I feel very confident”

“We have a great country, but we have a country facing problems… We need to put it back on the right track,” Trump said after voting in Florida.

A federal court ruling Friday blocked the removal from Virginia’s voter rolls of people who have not proven their citizenship, on the grounds that federal law prohibits excluding large numbers of voters in the 90 days before an election.

On multiple nights, U.S. military personnel reported seeing a fleet of unidentified drones violating the airspace over a stretch of land at Langley Air Force Base along Virginia’s coast. The drones began approaching the area each night about 45 minutes to an hour after sunset, according to an official who reported this to U.S.