The Daily Populous

Thursday December 18th, 2025 morning edition

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Three Russian border guards crossed the Estonian-Russian border in eastern Estonia on Wednesday morning without permission, the minister of the interior said.

Around 10 a.m. on Wednesday (December 17), Estonian border guards using surveillance equipment detected several Russian border guards on a hovercraft on the Narva River near the Vasknarva breakwater in Ida-Viru County.

In doing so, the Russian border guards crossed the border from Russia into Estonia and then returned to the Russian side of the breakwater, a video released by the Estonian Police and Border Guard (PPA) shows.

After that, the border guards returned to their hovercraft and went back to the Russian side of the river.

The PPA detected an illegal crossing of a temporary control line between Estonia and Russia on the Narva River breakwater by three border guards of the Russian Federation on December 17, 2025..

An official contact has been established with the border representative of the Russian Federation to obtain explanations," he said.

The minister told Delfi news portal the Russian border guards were in Estonian territory for approximately 20 minutes. »

Video Game Physical Software and Hardware Sales Just Had the Worst November in the U.S. Since 1995

Authored by ign.com

While we traditionally think of November as a huge sales month what with Black Friday and all, November 2025 was the worst November in video game hardware unit sales, and the worst in physical software dollar sales the U.S. has seen since 1995.

Or perhaps consumers are looking elsewhere for holiday gifting as the prices continue to rise in video game hardware.

Physical software sales, meanwhile, dropped 14% year-over-year to the worst November since 1995, the year Circana began tracking them. »

Trump holds national address in rally style speech blaming Biden for the state of his nation

Authored by independent.co.uk
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Speaking from the Diplomatic Reception Room at the White House, Trump opened by claiming to have “inherited a mess” that he was now “fixing.”.

open image in gallery President Donald Trump speaks during an address to the nation from the Diplomatic Reception Room at the White House, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025, in Washington ( AP ).

The BLS report also showed the nation’s unemployment rate climbing to 4.6 percent, marking its highest level since 2021. »

Couple scoop second lottery win, beating 24 trillion-to-1 odds

Authored by cnn.com

Theirs is a 24-trillion-to-one tale – a Welsh couple who defied astronomical odds to become million-dollar winners not just once, but twice.

Even after their win, the pair continued to buy lottery tickets, nursing a hope that another scoop might be in the cards.

In their own Christmas miracle, the duo scooped another £1 million, astonishing experts who estimate odds of a double win to be one in 24 trillion. »