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England batter Joe Root said his experience of 158 tests makes him better equipped than ever to end a victory drought in Australia, as he ramps up preparations for the upcoming Ashes series. Joe Root, who moved to second on the all-time test run-scorer charts during England’s five-match series against India, which was drawn 2-2 […]

Federal agencies have continued to scrutinize some digital asset activities, even as the Trump administration has relaxed its regulatory oversight.

The Office of Foreign Assets Control said it was taking additional action against the crypto exchange after including it on its list of Specially Designated Nationals in 2022. The US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has redesignated cryptocurrency exchange Garantex Europe to its list of sanctioned entities. In a Thursday notice, OFAC said it had redesignated Garantex as well as sanctioned its “successor,” Grinex, three Garantex executives and six Russia- and Kyrgyz Republic-based companies for allegedly facilitating illicit transactions. According to the government agency, the Garantex exchange processed more than $100 million tied to illicit activities since 2019. “Digital assets play a crucial role in global innovation and economic development, and the United States will not tolerate abuse of this industry to support cybercrime and sanctions evasion,” said John Hurley, under secretary of the Treasury for terrorism and financial intelligence. Read more

Președintele Donald Trump a sugerat că, după întâlnirea sa de vineri din Alaska cu Vladimir Putin, ar putea urma un summit extins la care să participe și președintele ucrainean Volodimir Zelenski, dar și unii lideri europeni, dacă discuțiile vor deschide calea spre un acord de pace în Ucraina.

В Польше на пограничной железнодорожной станции Дорогуск задержали двух украинских железнодорожников, потому что те заехали в страну в состоянии алкогольного опьянения. Об этом сообщила Польская Пограничная служба.

Armed settlers, often backed by soldiers, are rapidly expanding illegal outposts, violently seizing Palestinian land. Despite multiple killings, enforcement against settlers is minimal, leaving Palestinians increasingly isolated and vulnerable

KARACHI: The Karachi Police arrested more than 90 suspects for aerial firing during Independence Day celebrations that proved fatal, ARY News reported, citing officials. According to a police spokesperson, a total of 68 illegal weapons were also recovered from the suspects, and more than 100 cases have been registered. According to police, further cases of […]

Jack Dorsey's Block has released a new, long-lasting Bitcoin mining rig in the X co-founder's latest BTC push.

Hij was een man zonder voornaam. Ruim zestig jaar lang. Nu is Gabriel Talla uit Arnhem dan eindelijk ook op papier een mens als ieder ander. Waarom is hij zo lang naamloos gebleven? Het antwoord ligt bij een Kameroense koning.

Force is the only way to stop Russian imperialism. Sooner or later, the modern empire that is Russia will fall apart, and this will give it the opportunity to embark on a democratic path of development.

AZ heeft donderdag zonder al te veel problemen de play-offs van de Conference League bereikt. Hoewel de Alkmaarders bijna de hele wedstrijd met een man minder speelden, won de ploeg van trainer Maarten Martens met 0-1 van het Liechtensteinse FC Vaduz.

BNB breaks above $865 to a new ATH, hits $120B market cap, and nears $1K as active addresses surge past 1.44M.

AZ heeft op een bijzondere avond in Liechtenstein de play-offs voor deelname aan het hoofdtoernooi van de Conference League bereikt. De Alkmaarders speelden in de return tegen FC Vaduz lange tijd met tien man, maar kwamen desondanks niet in de problemen. Door een benutte strafschop van invaller Troy Parrott won AZ zelfs nog met 1-0 en dat was genoeg na de ruime thuiszege (3-0) van vorige week.

Лидер Соединенных Штатов Дональд Трамп считает, что война в Украине закончится "очень быстро" при условии, что намеченная встреча с российским диктатором Владимиром Путиным пройдет удачно.

The crypto exchange has been steadily acquiring companies to diversify the range of services it offers to clients. Update, Aug 14, 22:34 UTC: This article has been updated to show that Coinbase has completed six acquisition deals in 2025. Crypto exchange Coinbase closed the acquisition of Deribit, the world’s largest crypto options trading platform by volume, adding to its portfolio of digital asset businesses. Trading volumes on Deribit topped $1 trillion in 2024, and the platform has a “loyal base” of institutional and sophisticated traders, Coinbase said on Thursday. Read more

Federația Națională a Sindicatelor din Administrație (FNSA) dă ultimatum Guvernului: opriți concedierile haotice din administrația centrală și prezentați până pe 22 august un plan real de reformă, bazat pe criterii obiective și o analiză de impact, altfel urmează proteste masive.

While XRP tanks on hot inflation data, Cardano rockets on ETF buzz. Is $1 for ADA really in sight? Here's what the charts say.

Twenty years from the scenes of soldiers pulling citizens from their homes in Gush Katif, Israeli TV is broadcasting an avalanche of Gaza nostalgia, converging on one message: the disengagement was a national trauma, and nothing will heal it except its reversal

At least six members of a family were feared dead after a massive landslide buried their home in Azad Jammu and Kashmir’s (AJK) Muzaffarabad district on Thursday, while torrential rains claimed the lives of two more women in Bagh and Sudhnoti districts, officials said. Monsoon rains, which fall across the region from June to September every year, continue to lash many parts of the country. Starting in late June, Monsoon rains have wreaked havoc across the country in the past month by triggering deadly floods, landslides and displacement, particularly in vulnerable, poorly drained, or densely populated areas. At least 313 people, including 142 children, have died and 740 others have been injured in flash floods and torrential rains that have battered several parts of Pakistan since late June, according to updated daily data from the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA). The incident occurred in Nariyah Behak, part of Sarli Sacha village northwest of Muzaffarabad, where a cloudburst sent a wall of wate...