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The country's finance minister supported the Qivalis initiative, launched in 2025, to create a euro-pegged stablecoin under the MiCA framework. Roland Lescure, France’s finance minister, backed an initiative by European banks to launch a euro-pegged stablecoin in 2026 to compete with US dollar-backed tokens, which currently dominate the market. According to a Friday Reuters report, Lescure supported the euro-pegged Qivalis stablecoin plan launched in September 2025 by EU banks, including Dutch lender ING and Italy’s UniCredit. The goal of the banks was to create a stablecoin in compliance with the EU’s Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) regulatory framework; the MiCA-compliant euro stablecoin is expected to be launched in the second half of 2026. Read more

Самопровозглашенный президент Беларуси Александр Лукашенко заявил, что в США нет никакой демократии.

Tensiunile din Orientul Mijlociu încep să se resimtă și în agricultura din România, unde fermierii se confruntă cu scumpiri masive la îngrășăminte și dificultăți tot mai mari în aprovizionare. Specialiștii avertizează că efectele ar putea ajunge, în final, și în prețurile alimentelor.

Российский беспилотник типа "Гербера", вероятно управляемого типа, совершил атаку на украинскую мобильную огневую группу. Инцидент зафиксирован на видео, которое обнародовал советник министра обороны Сергей "Флеш" Бескрестнов.

De Aziatische hoornaar krijgt een nieuwe naam: geelpoothoornaar. Dat komt doordat de wesp vaak werd verward met andere reuzenhoornaars die ook uit Azië komen, maar die niet in Europa voorkomen.

Een voetbalsprookje in de maak in Zwitserland. Het bescheiden FC Thun kan de komende weken voetbalgeschiedenis schrijven door als promovendus de landstitel te veroveren. En dat ruim twintig jaar nadat superster Thierry Henry en de jonge Wesley Sneijder op bezoek kwamen.

Onder beleggers groeit de onrust over private credit: partijen die geen bank zijn, maar wel krediet verstrekt hebben. Is een nieuwe systeemcrisis in de maak die het financiële stelsel bedreigt? Of is er slechts sprake van een stresstest en is angst ervoor overdreven?

Российская армия пытается провести перегруппировку сил, что может говорить о необходимости компенсировать дефицит личного состава.

Acht miljoen Nederlanders gaan er in de meivakantie ‘gewoon’ even tussenuit. Wel pakken we iets minder vaak het vliegtuig. Het tekent ons aanpassingsvermogen, en het levert ons nog wat op ook, schrijft onze politiek verslaggever Laurens Kok.

De strengere asielwetten van Marjolein Faber houden de Haagse politiek al anderhalf jaar bezig. Het slotakkoord nadert.

De politie heeft in de nacht van donderdag op vrijdag vier tieners aangehouden in Eindhoven. De groep wordt verdacht van het neersteken van een negentienjarige man, waarna het slachtoffer met verwondingen naar het ziekenhuis is gebracht.

В Покровском районе Кривого Рога патрульные полицейские обнаружили двух мужчин, у которых во время проверок обнаружили вещества, вероятно, наркотического Подробнее

В Молдове во время парламентских выборов 2025 года зафиксировали масштабные информационные операции, направленные на влияние на избирателей и политический процесс. В отчете Alliance4Europe отмечается, что эти действия были связаны с пророссийскими сетями и координированными кампаниями дезинформации.

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Four people were injured in Russia's shelling in the Kherson region over the course of the day. As a result, criminal proceedings have been initiated.

The government on Friday reduced the price of diesel by Rs32.12, according to a statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). The statement said that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had decided to provide relief to the nation and approved a reduction of Rs32.12 in the price of diesel. “After the approval, the price of diesel has decreased from Rs385.54 to Rs353.43,” the statement said. “The effects of the reduction in oil prices will be conveyed to the public as soon as possible,” the premier was quoted as saying. The statement did not make any mention of the price of petrol, which was set at Rs366.58 per litre last week. Petrol is mostly used in private transport, small vehicles, rickshaws and two-wheelers and has a direct bearing on the budget of the middle and lower-middle class. High-speed diesel is mainly used in the heavy transport sector and for large generators. After the US-Israeli war on Iran began, the government had initially hiked petrol and diesel prices by Rs55 per litre on March 6 and a...

Două cutremure de mică intensitate s-au produs vineri, 17 aprilie, în România, potrivit datelor transmise de Institutul Național pentru Fizica Pământului.

Liderul AUR, George Simion, și Călin Georgescu, fostul candidat la alegerile prezidențiale, au avut vineri, 17 aprilie, o întâlnire discretă la Biblioteca Națională a României, cu doar câteva zile înainte de votul intern al PSD privind menținerea la guvernare.

The U.S. government moved 8.2 Bitcoin, or greater than $600,000, that is linked to the $9 billion Bitfinex hack from 2016.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has approved a significant reduction in diesel prices, offering relief to consumers amid fluctuating global oil rates.