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В ночь на 14 апреля ударные беспилотники атаковали электрическую подстанцию во временно оккупированном Мелитополе Запорожской области.

Основные иностранные валюты начали дешеветь в Украине. Курс евро снизился сразу на 15 копеек.

Chris Giancarlo, who oversaw the first Bitcoin futures ETF approval as CFTC chairman, will now advise fintech and digital asset founders and boards. Chris Giancarlo, the former chair of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission, is stepping away from law to become a full-time adviser to cryptocurrency firms. Giancarlo, referred to as “Crypto Dad” while in office for his crypto advocacy, posted to X on Sunday that he was leaving the law firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher and retiring from law altogether as he makes the switch to advising crypto and fintech companies. “From here on, I'll devote my time to advising founders & builders of FinTech & Digital Assets and their CEOs and boards, research & writing on public policy issues, and continuing work with non-profit programs,” he said. Read more

A broad hope for a US deal with Iran to end weeks of conflict has spurred investor confidence in riskier assets. Bitcoin has surged to its highest price in nearly a month, triggering hundreds of millions worth of liquidations as hopes of a deal between the Trump administration and Iran washed the crypto market with positive sentiment. The crypto market surged to a total value of $2.6 trillion, its highest level for a month, liquidating 177,000 traders of $530 million over the past 24 hours, according to CoinGlass. The majority of liquidations occurred in the past 12 hours, and 80% of them, or $425 million, were leveraged short positions in Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH).  Read more

Iranian intervention in the war in Lebanon has highlighted the dangers facing Beirut, ahead of negotiations that will test its sovereignty and determine the future of the country. But as long as Israel remains focused on continued fighting, the most that can be hoped for is tactical achievements – not strategic gains

Despite Trump's latest move, all outcomes remain on the table – from a deal to a major regional war ■ The search for a victory image in Lebanon could trip up the IDF ■ Netanyahu descends again into cheapening the Holocaust as he strenghtens his grip on Israel's security establishments

Within the security establishment, the new Mossad chief has been compared to his Shin Bet counterpart – just without a kippah. His previous scandal suggests a warped set of values. When someone like that heads an organization that operates in the shadows, what nefarious use might be made of its resources?

KARACHI: The government and Google have launched a joint initiative, ‘AI Seekho 2026’, to equip Pakistan’s youth with artificial intelligence skills through vibe coding. To accelerate the country’s transition into a global digital economy, Google for Developers, in strategic collaboration with the information technology and telecommunication ministry, Telenor and Innovista, has announced the launch of AI Seekho 2026. This nationwide initiative aims to equip developers and young professionals with cutting-edge artificial intelligence capabilities, entirely free of financial barriers. Multi-partner ecosystem As an unprecedented industry collaboration, AI Seekho 2026 is powered by a robust multi-partner ecosystem. Google for Developers leads the end-to-end execution, providing free cloud credits and platform access, supported by the Google Developer Groups and Google Developer Experts communities. In phase two, there will be a physical hackathon where developers participating in this phase will be required to bu...

• Trump says Iranian navy ‘obliterated’, threatens to shoot at ships ‘anywhere close to blockade’; claims Iranian officials called him on Monday; reveals talks failed due to nuclear issue • US president says more countries to participate as Nato allies refuse to join Trump in blocking ports; Europeans to mull ‘defensive mission’ at conference • Iran says blockade akin to piracy, warns no port in Gulf will be secure • China urges parties to avoid escalation WASHINGTON/DUBAI: Despite a ceasefire and peace talks in Islamabad, the conflict between the US and Iran continued to escalate on Monday, as the American military blockaded all maritime traffic entering and exiting Iranian ports in a move that could push the region towards a fresh round of hostilities. The US military’s regional Central Command said the blockade would be “enforced impartially against vessels of all nations” entering or leaving Iranian ports in the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. “The blockade will not impede neutral transit passage throu...

В переговорах между США и Ираном есть прогресс, но теперь продолжение диалога зависит от иранской стороны, которая должна "проявить гибкость".

The event, which was slated for May 11, was set to include a play featuring testimonies from survivors and first responders of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel.

Bij Amerikaanse aanvallen op vermeende drugsboten in de Stille Oceaan zijn in de afgelopen drie dagen zeven mensen gedood. Het brengt het totale aantal doden bij dergelijke acties sinds september al op ruim 160. Volg alle ontwikkelingen in ons liveblog.

KARACHI: The government is mulling over a proposal to amend the duties and taxes regime in the new auto policy in order to bring vehicles within the reach of the middle class. “Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is keen on making vehicles cost effective for the middle class,” the CEO of the Engineering Development Board (EDB), Hammad Ali Mansoor, told a media briefing on Monday. Three small electric vehicles in completely built-up form are due in Karachi during the third quarter of this year. This will be followed by work on building mega assembly plants in Karachi and Lahore, he added. Initially these vehicles will be priced at less than one million rupees, Ali Mansoor said. The auto policy, which is likely to be announced on July 1, has been forwarded to the ministry for presentation to the prime minister. “No assembler has sought any extension in the current policy,” he said. The CEO did not disclose other salient features of auto policy, but said the prime minister’s focus is on making small cars affordable fo...

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has allowed the Ukrainian Defense Ministry to procure innovative weapons for testing in real combat conditions.

Двое бойцов 1-ого отдельного штурмового полка имени Дмитрия Коцюбайло взяли в плен восьмерых российских оккупантов.

The launch of Foundry Zcash Pool has cut ViaBTC’s mining pool hashrate dominance from around 65% to 37%. Crypto mining pool operator Foundry Digital has launched a pool for the privacy-focused cryptocurrency Zcash, which the company says has secured nearly 30% of the Zcash network hashrate through partnerships with multiple institutional mining clients. “Institutional and public miners are seeking a compliant, purpose-built Zcash mining solution,” Foundry said on Monday, a month after announcing its plan to create the Foundry Zcash Pool. Foundry, which is also the largest mining pool on the Bitcoin blockchain, did not disclose which institutional miners it had onboarded to reach a 29.2% hashrate share. Read more

Cercetătorii au urmărit timp de un an mii de elevi din China și au descoperit că simpla intrare într-o relație romantică crește cu 54% riscul de a dezvolta gânduri suicidare, în anumite cazuri. Interzicerea relațiilor nu ajută. Ignorarea lor, cu atât mai puțin.

Een ‘strafkamp’, een ‘martelgang’. Als je de aanhoudende stroom recensies van drie huurders uit het Zeeuwse Oostburg mag geloven, was het vakantiehuisje in Frankrijk een ware hel. Maar de werkelijkheid ligt volgens de verhuurder anders.

În Ucraina a apărut, în mod efectiv, un nou element în arhitectura de securitate: sistemele private de apărare aeriană, care au început deja să protejeze infrastructura critică de atacurile rusești.