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Her departure will leave the CFTC with just two commissioners, at least until new chair Brian Quintenz is confirmed by the Senate and sworn in.

Deze week stond in het teken van het songfestival, de ontknoping van de Eredivisie en de benoeming van de nieuwe paus. Maar er gebeurde nog veel meer. Test je kennis in zeven vragen met onze wekelijkse nieuwsquiz.

Volgens Palestijnen in Gaza zijn de Israëlische aanvallen geëscaleerd sinds Trump dinsdag een bezoek bracht aan de Golfstaten Saoedi-Arabië, Qatar en de Verenigde Arabische Emiraten. Nu Israël de aanval vol lijkt in te zetten, rijst de vraag waar de Palestijnen naartoe moeten. „De bevolking van Gaza zal zich overal vervreemd voelen, behalve in Gaza.”

Ukraine rallied support from its Western allies on Friday after Kyiv and Moscow failed to agree to a ceasefire at their first direct talks in more than three years, with Russia presenting conditions that a Ukrainian source described as “non-starters”. Under pressure from US President Donald Trump to end the bloodiest conflict in Europe since World War Two, delegates from the warring countries met for the first time since March 2022, the month after Russia invaded its neighbour. The talks in an Istanbul palace lasted well under two hours. Russia expressed satisfaction with the meeting and said it was ready to continue contacts. Both countries said they had agreed to trade 1,000 prisoners of war each in what would be the biggest such exchange yet. But Kyiv, which wants the West to impose tighter sanctions unless Moscow accepts a proposal from Trump for a 30-day ceasefire, immediately began rallying its allies for tougher action. As soon as the talks ended, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy held a phone ca...

Saudi Arabia's Central Bank has confirmed a 25,656-share purchase of Strategy, mirroring Norway’s wealth-fund playbook and giving the Kingdom indirect exposure to 568,840 Bitcoin, valued near $60 billion. The step coincides with Saudi leadership of MENA’s crypto growth despite sparse domestic rules. The post Saudi Central Bank Secures $60B Bitcoin Exposure via Strategy Stake appeared first on Cryptonews.

За минувшие сутки аварийщики вернули свет почти в 14 тысяч домов в 63 населенных пунктах Днепропетровщины, которые были обесточены вражескими атаками.Об Подробнее

The army has ordered Gazans to move south in preparation for the expansion of fighting. The IDF says that the massive attacks in recent days, in which hundreds were killed, are a means to put pressure on Hamas in negotiations

Малышка Нора напугала маму из Плимута (Великобритания), появившись на камере спустя 10 минут после отхода ко сну. Видео стало вирусным.

Dit weekend staat de Grand Prix van Emilia-Romagna op het programma. Max Verstappen wist de laatste drie edities op Imola te winnen, maar dit seizoen reist de Red Bull-coureur niet als favoriet af naar Noord-Italië. Het is vooral de vraag of Lando Norris teamgenoot Oscar Piastri af kan stoppen. Blijf op de hoogte van alle ontwikkelingen via dit liveblog.

Het is tijd om je auto klaar te maken voor het warme seizoen. Let daarbij op dat je niet deze gemakkelijk te voorkomen fouten maakt die je later geld kunnen kosten.

Глиобластома долгое время не поддавалась эффективному лечению, обрекая тысячи людей, больных ею. Несмотря на агрессивные меры, медиана выживаемости пациентов составляла около 12-14 месяцев, однако последнее исследование выяснило, что обычный препарат, традиционно используемый для лечения судорог и нервных болей, может повысить эти шансы.

As the Army looks to do away with its current pursuit of a future tactical drone, the plan to fill the mission is murky.

Paus Leo XIV gaat waarschijnlijk in het Apostolisch Paleis wonen, melden bronnen uit het Vaticaan. Het is gebruikelijk dat pausen daar intrekken na hun verkiezing, maar Leo’s voorganger Franciscus brak juist met die traditie.

The Defence Intelligence of Ukraine has started working on the lists of people who will be returned to their homeland under the “1000 for 1000” exchange.

Een gevangenenruil en mogelijke vervolggesprekken over een staak-het-vuren: volgens experts zijn de eerste resultaten van de vredesbesprekingen tussen Rusland en Oekraïne in Istanboel een voorzichtige stap in de goede richting. Maar optimisme over een wapenstilstand is nog ver weg.

Президент Франции Эмманюэль Макрон прокомментировал отказ России от предложенного Украиной соглашения о прекращении огня на переговорах в Турции 16 мая.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday said Pakistan won the war but sought peace and invited India to live as a “peaceful neighbour”, as the country celebrated Operation Bunyanum Marsoos’s success with a ceremony. The military confrontation between India and Pakistan began after New Delhi blamed Islamabad for the Pahalgam attack. On the night of May 6-7, India launched air strikes on Pakistan, causing civilian casualties. Both sides exchanged missiles over the following week, which stretched tensions. An American intervention led to a ceasefire. On Monday, the directors general of military operations held the first round of talks after the ceasefire. Today’s ceremony, marking the Youm-i-Tashakur (Thanksgiving Day), was held at the Pakistan Monument in Islamabad and attended by PM Shehbaz, armed forces chiefs, and other civil and military leaders. It began with the recitation of the Holy Quran, opening speeches, a flypast, and national songs. View this post on Instagram Beginning his speech, PM Shehbaz prais...

From May 21 until September 1 much of the Red Line will be shut down. The light rail will continue to operate from Neveh Ya’akov to Givat Hamivtar and Hadassah Ein Kerem to the Central Bus Station.

The defense establishment said the Hodeidah and Al-Salif ports in Yemen were used to transport Iranian weapons. Following the strikes, Netanyahu and Israel's defense minister threatened the Houthis' leaders