Updated: Thu, 15 Jan 2026 01:08:53 UTC | Window: 1h
# US Senate Votes Against War Powers Resolution on Venezuela The US Senate voted against a war powers resolution that would have prevented Donald Trump from taking further military action against Venezuela without giving Congress advance notice. Senators Josh Hawley and Todd Young initially supported the resolution but later flipped after receiving assurances from the Trump administration.
# Arts Council England Allocates Funds to Museums and Galleries The Arts Council England has allocated £59.7m to museums, galleries, libraries, and archives as part of its cultural gifts and acceptance in lieu schemes. The funds will be used to acquire items of cultural importance, including a desk used by Winston Churchill and Benjamin Disraeli, a painting by Vanessa Bell, and a rare artwork by Edgar Degas.
# Finance * Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed as investors awaited a policy decision from the Bank of Korea. * L3Harris Technologies and V2X mentioned as potential beneficiaries of the aerospace and defense surge. * PDI: A 15% yielding flagship ready for the rate-cut cycle. * Indra Sistemas: Strong buy rating upgrade as Europe's defense and AI boom accelerates.
# Technology & Software * Front: SFC v. VIZIO; GPLv2 requirements; Debian and GTK 2; OpenZL; kernel scheduler QoS; Rust concurrent data access; Asciinema. * OpenSSL and Python updates. * Radicle 1.6.0 released.