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() - Ukraine's gas transit operator said Russia had not nominated any gas flows for Jan. 1 through the Ukrainian pipeline to Europe as of 1500 GMT on Tuesday, hours ahead of the expiration of a five-year contract between Gazprom (MCX:) and Ukraine's Naftogaz. Despite being at war with Russia, Ukraine still transited Russian gas to Europe through pipes on its territory under the terms of a deal signed in December 2019.     Ukraine has repeatedly said it will not sign a new deal to replace the one expiring on Dec. 31 due to Russia's full-scale invasion of its territory, now approaching its third year.     2025 could prove to be the first year since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 when no gas will be transported through Ukraine to Europe.     Russia used to supply a little under half of the European Union's gas before the 2022 war. But Europe has turned away from Russian gas while as yet unexplained attacks on the Nord Stream pipeline have reduced Russian s...

You’ve got dinner in the oven, you’re looking for extra glasses, and your cousin’s kid screams (again), "What’s the Wi-Fi password?" You’re juggling a hundred things at once, and the last thing you want to do is to spell out your password. Here’s the good news: You can slap a printout on the fridge, and everyone can scan it with their phones to connect. But first, I’ll show you how to create a separate network so you don’t need to worry about little Billy getting into your personal stuff on your devices and computers. SCAMMERS ARE TARGETING TEENS WITH THESE NASTY TRICKS I share smart tech news and tips you can use every single day.  Join 600K readers who get The Current. Be my guest When guests connect to your main Wi-Fi, they can potentially access devices like smart TVs , printers, and even your laptop or phone if file sharing is enabled. Worse, if their device is compromised, your whole network could be at risk. A guest network keeps everyone happy while keepin...

Israeli players will be allowed to compete in January's World Indoor Bowls Championships after tournament organisers revoked a ban imposed amid a campaign by pro-Palestinian groups. The World Bowls Tour (WBT) had said in a statement that invitations issued to three Israeli players for the event in Hopton-on-Sea, Norfolk had been withdrawn. That came after a "significant escalation in related political concerns" following the involvement of Israeli bowlers at the Scottish International Open in August. The WBT said the decision "was not taken lightly" and had been made "in the best interests of the event's success and integrity". But in a new statement on Tuesday, it said Daniel Alomin, Amnon Amar and Itai Rigbi could now compete after "significant additional security measures" had been put in place. Alomin will play in the World Open Singles, while Amar and Rigbi will feature in the World Open Pairs. The WBT acknowledged it had be...

Gwyneth Paltrow reflected on what she has ‘let go of’ in 2024 and revealed her goals for the year to come. On Sunday, the 52-year-old actress and Goop founder uploaded an Instagram post featuring a video and photo slideshow detailing all that she has left behind over the past year and outlined her aims for 2025. In the caption, Paltrow shared a passage from her Goop newsletter, writing, "My friend got me a numerology reading, and I learned I’m in a nine year, which is year of completions and endings. I had a few very strong lessons around completing certain things. I had a bunch of goodbyes this year; I had some revelations that led to the ends of things." Gwyneth Paltrow reflected on what she has "let go of" in 2024. (Photo by Gotham/FilmMagic) She continued, "The numerologist contextualized all of this for me, but this year was about learning to understand that it was a year of endings. And that sometimes those endings have been really painful and ha...

By Stephen Culp NEW YORK () -Wall Street lost ground on Tuesday as investors closed the book on a remarkable year for equities, during which the U.S. stock market was powered to record highs by the twin engines of the artificial-intelligence boom and the U.S. Federal Reserve's first interest rate cuts in three-and-a-half years. The three major U.S. stock indexes closed in negative territory, ending a languid, low-volume session that contrasted with the tumultuous year that preceded it. 2024 included intensifying geopolitical strife, a U.S. presidential election and shifting speculation regarding the path of Fed policy in the coming year. "There’s no Santa Claus rally this week, but investors received the gift of gains in 2024," said Greg Bassuk, chief executive officer at AXS Investments in New York. "2024 was a massive year for equity gains driven by a trifecta of the AI explosion, a slew of Fed interest rate cuts and a robust U.S. economy." "It se...

A Rolex stolen from John Wick star Keanu Reeves has been found in Chile, according to police in the South American country. The watch, which is believed to have been taken from the Hollywood actor in Los Angeles in December 2023, was discovered after an arrest linked to crimes in the nation's capital Santiago. Pictures posted online by the Investigations Police of Chile show an engraving on the back of the Rolex Submariner, which says: "The John Wick Five. Keanu Thank You JW4 2021." Rolex Submariners were reportedly given to members of the team that filmed the fourth instalment of the franchise, including stuntmen. X This content is provided by X , which may be using cookies and other technologies. To show you this content, we need your permission to use cookies. You can use the buttons below to amend your preferences to enable X cookies or to allow those cookies just once. ...

By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK () -Global stocks declined on Tuesday as elevated U.S. Treasury yields again contributed to a lackluster close in an otherwise strong year for equities. On Wall Street, early modest gains evaporated as the tech sector dropped 1.04%. Some of the year's top performers, including Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:) , Vistra Corp and Nvidia (NASDAQ:) , closed lower on the day as investors continued to book profits, wrapping up a strong 2024 in which the benchmark S&P jumped 23.3% and the Nasdaq rose 28.7%. The fell 29.51 points, or 0.07%, to 42,544.22, the S&P 500 dropped 25.31 points, or 0.43%, to 5,881.63 and the slid 175.99 points, or 0.90%, to 19,310.79. U.S. equities have surged this year, with the S&P 500 on track for its fifth annual gain in the past six years. The two-year jump of about 53.19% marks the strongest back-to-back annual performance for the index since 1997-1998. The rally has been fueled by growth expectations surro...