🌐Humanity is becoming dumber – this is the conclusion of a study by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
According to the research results:
– every fifth inhabitant of the planet solves problems in reading and mathematics at the primary school level,
– men are still better at math than women, but the gap is gradually narrowing,
– a third of workers do not have the knowledge and skills for their profession,
– the literacy level of zoomers aged 16-24 in many countries has noticeably decreased,
– in half of the countries the situation is critical: a quarter of adults have skills inferior to those of ten-year-old children.
🇮🇱🇸🇾A two-coordinate circular-view radar P-18 "Terek" , destroyed by an Israeli airstrike at one of the airfields in Syria.
Читать полностью…🇸🇾🇷🇺Photos taken today afternoon of equipment and personnel of units of the Russian group of troops stationed at the Qamishli airfield in northeastern Syria.
Читать полностью…🇷🇺🇺🇦The work of snipers of the 5th separate battalion, together they repelled the enemy's advance.
Читать полностью…🇮🇱🇮🇷Israel is preparing to strike Iran's nuclear facilities, The Times of Israel reports.
The publication writes that the Israeli Air Force is preparing to strike Iran's nuclear facilities after disabling Syria's air defenses.
As noted, the Israel Defense Forces believes that after the weakening of Iranian proxy groups in the Middle East and the sharp fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria, there is an opportunity to strike Iran's nuclear facilities.
Therefore, the Israeli Air Force continues to step up its preparations for such potential strikes.
It is noted that more than 85% of Syria's anti-aircraft systems were destroyed in the strikes, which gave Israeli aircraft and drones a complete advantage in the air.
🇺🇸🇺🇦🇪🇺Trump told Zelensky and Macron that he does not support Ukraine's membership in NATO, and that Europe should play a major role in supporting Kiev , the American press reports.
Читать полностью…🇷🇺🇸🇾Russia is close to an agreement with the new Syrian authorities on maintaining two of its military bases in Syria.
Bloomberg writes about this, citing sources.
The agreement will allow the Kremlin to retain the Khmeimim airbase and the port in Tartus.
According to the agency's source, the Russian Defense Ministry believes that it has an "unofficial understanding" with the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group that Russian forces may remain at bases in Syria.
At the same time, the source emphasized that the situation could still change given the unstable situation in the country.
Earlier we wrote that Russian troops continue to travel around Syria.
🇮🇱🇸🇾The Israeli Air Force continues its campaign to destroy aircraft and air defense systems at Syrian airfields.
The footage shows strikes on the Pantsir-S1 air defense missile system, the Buk air defense missile system, and the bases of Su-24 bombers and Mi-8 and Mi-24D helicopters.
The attacks also hit concrete shelters .
🇷🇺🇮🇳Russia and India sign record 10-year oil supply deal, - Reuters
▪️Rosneft has committed to supplying private Indian oil refiner Reliance with about half a million barrels of crude oil per day.
▪️At today's prices, this will bring Russia about $13 billion annually. Prices will be revised annually.
▪️India has become the largest importer of Russian crude oil after the EU imposed sanctions on Russia over the war in Ukraine.
🇺🇸🇮🇱Trump told Netanyahu that Israel should end the war in Gaza before the US presidential inauguration (January 20).
A Time journalist said this in an interview with the president-elect and asked him what the Israeli prime minister responded.
Trump did not respond, but did not deny the information. He said that he wants to end the war in the Middle East. And he added that, in his opinion, this would be an easier task than stopping the war in Ukraine.
🇷🇺🇺🇦Mobilized drone operators continue to punish enemy units in the Volchansk direction.
I have already drawn attention to the fact that those who have been mobilized now can easily compete with experienced soldiers. Although, considering when the guys were called up, they are now experienced warriors themselves.
🇺🇸🇮🇷Trump did not rule out the possibility of a war with Iran. He noted that "anything can happen."
Читать полностью…🇷🇺🇺🇦A selection of strikes by the Lancet kamikaze drone from ZALA against enemy aircraft.
Читать полностью…🇧🇾Lukashenko reported that he had already given the order to ensure the possibility of deploying the Oreshnik missile system on the territory of Belarus and to plan its combat use. Just in case. When deployed on the territory of Belarus, such a system is guaranteed to be able to hit all key targets on the territory of Europe.
At the same time, control over nuclear weapons remains with Russia and thus Belarus does not violate the regime on non-proliferation of nuclear weapons. But now it sits much more tightly under the Russian missile-nuclear umbrella.
🇺🇸Biden, before leaving the White House, carried out the largest one-day pardon of criminals in American history, the Associated Press reports.
The outgoing US president commuted the sentences of nearly 1,500 people released from prison and placed under house arrest during the Covid-19 pandemic, and pardoned 39 Americans convicted of non-violent crimes.
🇷🇺🇺🇦155-mm M109A3GN self-propelled gun of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, destroyed during fighting near the village of Bogoyavlenka.
Читать полностью…🇮🇱🇸🇾Israeli troops with 'V' signs capture southern Syrian town of Umm Batna
Earlier, the Israel Defense Forces warned residents of the city to leave it.
🇺🇸🇪🇺🇺🇦Trump has proposed deploying European troops to Ukraine to monitor the ceasefire, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Читать полностью…🇷🇺🇺🇦Kupyansk direction. Advancement of the Russian Armed Forces near the settlement of Kruglyakovka.
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🇮🇱🇸🇾The aftermath of the Israeli strike on a military research center in Damascus.
Читать полностью…🇷🇺🇺🇦 A beautiful strike: our soldiers destroyed a "super self-propelled gun" of the Ukrainian Armed Forces right during the firing on the Kursk region
Читать полностью…🇷🇺🇺🇦The Ukrainian Armed Forces found themselves in operational encirclement in the Annovka area, south of Kurakhovo, as evidenced by the Deep State map.
Читать полностью…🇺🇸👨👩👧👦✝️ What explains fertility decline?
While various factors of the modern age play a role in the fertility collapse we are seeing play out globally, the single biggest issue is the collapse in marriage rates and which in of itself stems from secularism.
Average family sizes have stayed consistently at between 2.1 and 2.2 for awhile now, the biggest issue is the rising rate of childlessness all together, which is the end result of reduced marriages.
▪️Most long-run change in fertility can be accounted for by changes in the marital composition of society.
▪️Essentially all of the decline in fertility since 2001 can be explained by changes in the marital composition of the population.
📎 IFS Studies
From 2030 Poland, Romania, Hungary, Czechia will age rapidly with all becoming very aged societies by 2040 & continuing to age quickly until ~2060 before leveling off presenting huge challenges to countries like Germany, that rely on their relatively affordable & skilled labor.
Читать полностью…🌐🇪🇺For the first time, the NATO Secretary General called for a portion of pensions and social payments in Europe to be directed towards weapons production, specifying that NATO's military spending should "exceed 3%."
Читать полностью…🇷🇺🇺🇦Footage of the liberation of Darino in the Kursk region and the raising of Russian and Airborne Forces flags on the territory of the village.
Читать полностью…🇺🇸🇺🇦🇷🇺⚡️Trump said he is against Ukrainian Armed Forces strikes on Russia with American long-range missiles
According to the politician, this leads to an even greater escalation of the conflict.
Zelensky's stupidest decision is to launch missile strikes on Russia , US President says