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Кажется, что для Путина война на Ближнем Востоке стала подарком и он извлечет из нее множество всяких выгод — но это не так, уверяет эксперт по геополитике Джон Лоу в колонке для The Spectator. В конечном итоге, "иранский кейс" не даст России долгосрочной выгоды, и даже сиюминутный рост цен на горючее приносят Кремлю лишь краткосрочные бонусы.

De oorlog in het Midden-Oosten veroorzaakt een grote energiecrisis, waarschuwt het Internationaal Energieagentschap (IEA). Zolang de oorlog aanhoudt, is het volgens de organisatie aan overheden en burgers in de rest van de wereld om de impact van de forse olie- en gasprijsstijgingen zoveel mogelijk te beperken. Het IEA raadt mensen bijvoorbeeld aan waar mogelijk vanuit huis te werken om brandstofkosten te drukken.

US authorities say they have charged and arrested Supermicro co-founder Yih-Shyan “Wally” Liaw for allegedly funnelling $2.5 billion in AI servers to China through shell companies. US authorities say the co-founder of Super Micro Computer, Inc. has been charged and arrested over an alleged multi-billion dollar scheme to smuggle advanced artificial intelligence chips from the US to China. The Justice Department said in a statement on Thursday that it had unsealed an indictment charging Yih-Shyan “Wally” Liaw, as well as Super Micro sales executives Ruei-Tsang “Steven” Chang, and Ting-Wei “Willy” Sun over the alleged conspiracy. Prosecutors said the trio violated US export control laws by conspiring “to sell billions of dollars’ worth of servers integrating sensitive, controlled graphics processing units to buyers in China.” Read more

Olie en gas blijven de markten in hun greep houden. De AEX start maandag in een nieuwe samenstelling.

WASHINGTON: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi sailed smoothly past a potential clash with Donald Trump on Iran on Thursday — although the US president whipped up a bit of a storm about Pearl Harbor. Days after lashing out at US allies including Japan for failing to heed his calls to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, Trump praised Tokyo’s efforts related to the Middle East war in vague terms. “I believe that, based on statements (which) were given to us yesterday, the day before yesterday, having to do with Japan, they are really stepping up to the plate,” Trump told reporters as he hosted Takaichi in the Oval Office. After a long pause Trump then added “unlike Nato,” repeating his criticisms of the US-led military alliance with mainly European countries. Trump gave few details about what help Japan might provide in securing the crucial waterway, through which one-fifth of the world’s oil normally passes. But his tone towards Takaichi was far more friendly than the tongue-lashings he has given to allies, ...

The information ministry on Friday rubbished the Afghan Taliban’s claim of Pakistan violating the temporary pause in fighting, terming the allegation “frivolous”. In a post on X, the ministry said, “The claim of so-called Ministry of Defence/spokesperson of Taliban regime that Pakistan has violated the temporary pause — initiated itself by Pakistan in view of Eidul Fitr — is frivolous. “No violation of the temporary pause has taken place along the western border by Pakistan and all such claims are absolutely false,” the statement on the “fact check” asserted. “Such propaganda may probably be initiated by detractors within Taliban regime, aimed at creating false pretext for some Afghan Taliban regime-directed terrorism or other action,” it contended. The ministry stressed that irrespective of who has initiated the propaganda and false claims, “Pakistan has already declared it clearly that any act of terrorism, cross-border attack, drone attack, etc by Afghan Taliban regime and its proxies will result [in] fort...

Crypto exchange Gemini is facing a proposed class-action lawsuit over what a complaint alleges is an “abrupt corporate pivot to a prediction-market-centric business model” after its IPO. Gemini is facing a proposed class-action lawsuit in New York for allegedly misleading investors during and after the crypto exchange’s September initial public offering. The lawsuit was filed on Thursday in Manhattan federal court by shareholders against Gemini, its co-founders Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, and company executives. Plaintiff Marc Methvin alleges that the company’s IPO documents portrayed Gemini as a growing crypto exchange focused on expanding its user base and international footprint, but that it made an “abrupt corporate pivot to a prediction-market-centric business model.” Read more

В КНДР показали новые боевые танки, которые могут отражать удары ракет и сбивать беспилотники. Смотр войск произошел на фоне заявлений Ким Чен Ына, что северокорейским военным надо готовиться к войне.

Op de EU-top in Brussel kwam het emissiehandelssysteem niet in het gedrang, maar er wordt wel aan gesleuteld. Spanningen rond Hongarije overschaduwden de bijeenkomst.

Another Friday is here again, and another batch of Bitcoin and Ethereum options contracts is expiring as spot markets retreat from their recent rally.  

Oil prices slipped as major economies announced joint efforts to stabilize energy markets.

War boosts Netanyahu’s position on Iran but traps Trump in a risky conflict, hurting his economic narrative

[PRESS RELEASE – Zug, Switzerland, March 19th, 2026] Following six months of testing with zero state divergence, Igra Network opens public access to a 3,000+ TPS smart contract environment secured by proof-of-work consensus. Fifteen protocols are deploying at launch alongside cross-chain connectivity through Hyperlane. A security audit by Sigma Prime completed with no unresolved issues. […]

Citizens across Pakistan have strongly rejected what they describe as misleading propaganda by the Afghan Taliban against the Pakistan Army, voicing firm support for the country’s stance on countering terrorism.

[PRESS RELEASE – Panama City, Panama, March 19th, 2026] The $METAWINNERS token presale is now live at mw.xyz. $METAWIN is the community token of the MetaWinners – a collective of crypto natives that has grown into one of the most active and recognisable communities in Web3. With 440,000 connected wallets, 300,000 social community members, a […]

Grande innovation dans le processus de sélection de ministres : l'utilisation d'un polygraphe en tant que détecteur de mensonges. Après les tests psychotechniques de Rajoelina qui nous avaient déjà bien fait rigoler avant un remaniement gouvernemental, voici donc le polygraphe de Randrianirina. Le chef de l'État a en effet révélé l'utilisation de cet appareil pour sélectionner les candidats, dans le but d'écarter les menteurs et les corrompus. On se demande avec amusement et curiosité quel (…) - Politique

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has claimed it struck and “seriously damaged” a F-35 Lightning II over central Iran, amid rising regional tensions.

Leaders pray for peace and harmony across the Muslim world

US gaming lawyer Daniel Wallach says a Nevada state court-issued restraining order against Kalshi appears imminent, preventing it from offering sports-related contracts. A federal appeals court has cleared Nevada state authorities to enforce a temporary restraining order against Kalshi, blocking its sports-event contracts. The Ninth Circuit Appeals Court on Thursday denied Kalshi’s emergency request to stay a lower court proceeding, meaning the case returns to federal court and allows Nevada regulators to take action. Gaming lawyer Daniel Wallach said a temporary restraining order (TRO) against Kalshi now appears imminent, and added that it wouldn’t be able to operate in Nevada for at least 14 days until a preliminary injunction hearing is held: Read more

Morgan Stanley has filed to launch a spot Bitcoin ETF with the ticker MSBT and a $1 million seed at debut.