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Robert Malley and Hussein Agha – once inside the rooms where peace was promised – talk to Haaretz about their book 'Tomorrow Is Yesterday,' in which they trace how decades of U.S. diplomacy in Israel-Palestine led back to the same war, the same men and the same illusions

The acquisition will give Kraken full control of the xStocks tokenized-equity platform, strengthening the exchange’s push into regulated real-world assets. US-based crypto exchange Kraken has agreed to acquire Backed Finance AG, the company behind the issuance of xStocks, adding to a string of acquisitions the exchange has made this year while bringing the tokenized-equities platform under its roof. According to Tuesday’s announcement, Kraken plans to integrate xStocks’ issuance, trading and settlement more tightly into its products, including its global money app, while expanding support to additional blockchains and markets.  XStocks is a platform that issues tokenized versions of publicly traded equities, such as stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs). It currently offers over 60 tokenized products and has recorded more than $10 billion in combined exchange and onchain volume since launching earlier this year. Read more

Nearly five thousand consumers in Zaporizhzhia region were left without electricity as a result of a Russian drone strike.

Het WK handbal in Nederland en Duitsland is in volle gang. De Nederlandse handbalsters spelen hun wedstrijden in Rotterdam en hopen opnieuw te verrassen, net als in 2019 toen ze wereldkampioen werden in Japan. Bekijk hier wanneer Oranje in actie komt.

De politie is op zoek naar twee vermoedelijk Nederlandse mannen die mogelijk meer weten over de dood van een elfjarig meisje in Antwerpen in 2023. De twee mannen zouden bekendstaan onder de bijnamen 'Libby' en 'Kleine Pagel'.

De politie zoekt twee vermoedelijk Nederlandse mannen die mogelijk meer weten over de dood van een 11-jarig meisje in België. Ze is het nichtje van een grote Antwerpse cocaïnesmokkelaar.

Network reset complete: leverage flushed, LTHs accumulating and price back above fair value.

De inval van de FIOD bij Kommer Damen, president-commissaris van Damen Shipyards, komt op een opvallend moment. Een week geleden ging de rechtszaak tegen het bedrijf na lang uitstel van start.

Guvernul României a apelat la majorarea TVA și a altor taxe și impozite, iar din 2026 se va merge în aceeași direcție. Totuși, măsurile acestea nu sunt cele mai eficiente. Cornelia Năstase, una dintre cele mai apreciate experte în consultanță fiscală, explică ce măsuri s-ar impune pentru economie.

De Chinese ministers zijn op het moment van de reis op een conferentie, schrijft Karremans. Mocht de situatie rond Nexperia daar tussentijds aanleiding toe geven, dan zegt hij alsnog op korte termijn af te willen reizen.

A new poll by Tel Aviv University on the political attitudes of Israeli Arabs shows that a majority support active political participation, and their most pressing concern is personal security and an increase in violence in Arab communities

Vitalik Buterin recently sent a 256 ETH grant to two messaging projects, Session and SimpleX Chat, without the usual ecosystem fanfare. The gesture was modest in size but pointed in intent, because both applications occupy a part of the internet that rarely gets real support: metadata-resistant communication. Their designs tackle the parts of digital messaging […] The post Inside Vitalik’s 256 ETH grants: When Ethereum falls, privacy rises appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Американская переводчица, которая получила образование в России и публично осудила вторжение РФ в Украину, получила ответственность за передачу мирного плана бывшего президента Трампа президенту Путину во время переговоров в Кремле.

"An economy that can build and innovate deters would-be adversaries from believing they can test us," argue Kathleen Hicks and Mac Thornberry.

De Nederlandse handbalsters hebben dinsdagavond ook de derde en laatste wedstrijd van de eerste groepsfase van het WK in eigen land gewonnen. In Rotterdam Ahoy versloegen ze het Oostenrijk van oud-bondscoach Monique Tijsterman met 34-22.

Voormalig tennisster Serena Williams heeft de dopinginstantie International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) van de tennisfederatie verzocht weer opgenomen te worden op de lijst voor dopingcontroles.

Representative Stephen Lynch questioned Fed supervisor Michelle Bowman about her comments on digital assets at a November conference in Madrid. US Representative Stephen Lynch pressed Federal Reserve Vice Chair Michelle Bowman on Tuesday over her past remarks encouraging banks to “engage fully” with digital assets, questioning the Fed’s role in advancing crypto frameworks while showing confusion over the definition of stablecoins. In a Tuesday oversight hearing, Lynch asked Bowman, the Fed vice chair for supervision, about remarks she had made at the Santander International Banking Conference in November. According to the congressman, Bowman said she supported banks “[engaging] fully” with respect to digital assets. However, according to Bowman’s comments at the conference, she referred to “digital assets” rather than specifically cryptocurrencies. The questioning turned into Lynch asking Bowman about distinctions between digital assets and stablecoins. Read more

Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha stated that for the second day in a row, Putin makes statements demonstrating that he does not plan to end the war.

Poliţiştii din Dolj au deschis o anchetă după ce au primit o sesizare potrivit căreia doi copii, unul de 14 ani şi celălalt de 10 ani, aflaţi într-un centru de plasament, ar fi întreţinut un raport sexual oral.