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ISLAMABAD - In a bid to strengthen cultural exchange and foster creative partnerships between Pakistan and the United Kingdom, the British Council has launched its flagship Connections Through Culture (CTC) Grants 2026 programme in Pakistan for the first time.

Het akkoord tussen de Verenigde Staten en Iran heeft geleid tot optimisme op Wall Street. Chipbedrijf Intel maakte een grote sprong na berichten over een samenwerking met Apple. 

ISLAMABAD - A local court in Islamabad on Thursday granted a two-day physical remand of a man accused of sharing private and sexually explicit content online, blackmailing a family for money and issuing threats through social media platforms.

JD Vance, vicepreședintele Statelor Unite, a anunțat joi, în cadrul unui briefing la Casa Albă, că perioada de 60 de zile stabilită în memorandumului de înțelegere semnat între administrația președintelui Donald Trump și liderii iranieni a început oficial.

The offering follows regulatory approval earlier this year and comes as prediction markets face legal challenges from regulators, exchanges and policymakers around the world. Canadian fintech Wealthsimple is launching a prediction markets app powered by Kalshi, giving that country's retail investors access to thousands of event-based contracts following regulatory approval earlier this year. The standalone app, called Wealthsimple Predict, is scheduled to launch this summer and will offer Canadian users access to about 4,000 event contracts listed on Kalshi across categories including financial markets, economic indicators and climate. Source: Kalshi Read more

De Duitse doelman Manuel Neuer zet na het WK voetbal definitief een punt achter zijn interlandcarrière, zei hij donderdag op een persconferentie. De veertigjarige keeper vertelde alleen voor het WK uit zijn interlandpensioen te zijn gekomen.

Farside data shows $82.2 million leaving the category, but FBTC and MSBT still drew inflows after the Fed reset. The post Bitcoin ETF outflows expose split demand after Warsh’s Fed debut appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Poland has been pushing for a bigger allied presence on NATO’s eastern flank after Russia’s invasion of neighboring Ukraine in 2022.

Te weinig daadkracht, te veel regels en te hoge belastingen. Het oordeel van ondernemers over het minderheidskabinet-Jetten is niet mild.

Președintele Nicușor Dan a participat joi, 18 iunie, la Consiliul European de vară de la Bruxelles, unde liderii UE au discutat atât despre consolidarea capacităților de apărare ale Uniunii, cât și despre viitorul buget european pentru perioada 2028–2034.

There were 204 combat clashes on the front, and in the Pokrovsk direction the enemy carried out 27 attacks on Defense Forces positions, losing more than 60 occupiers.

Een groot aantal sterren heeft donderdag in Chicago zijn opwachting gemaakt bij de opening van het Obama Presidential Center, een museum en bibliotheek ter ere van het presidentschap van Barack Obama. Onder anderen Bruce Springsteen, Bono, Stevie Wonder, Eddie Vedder, Jennifer Hudson, John Legend en Jennifer Hudson traden voor de oud-president en zijn gezin op.

Hsiao-Wei Wang’s departure adds to a wave of Ethereum Foundation exits, fueling debate over governance, decentralization and the network’s future. The Ethereum Foundation has lost another high-ranking contributor, amid increasing scrutiny of the research organization as the network faces ongoing questions about talent retention and governance philosophy. In a post on X, co-executive director Hsiao-Wei Wang announced that she had stepped down from her role, effective immediately, following a recent sabbatical. Wang wrote that "Ethereum has always been bigger than any role" and indicated that she has not yet decided what she will do next. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin commented on Wang’s an X post, acknowledging that she had taken on “the most challenging position in the Ethereum Foundation” alongside Tomasz Stanczak, who also stepped down from his leadership role earlier this year. Read more

Un fost ambasador al Statelor Unite în România spune că situația politică de la București este monitorizată atent de autoritățile americane.

Iran zegt te werken aan snelle vergunningen voor alle schepen die door de Straat van Hormuz willen varen. Die belangrijke zeestraat is volgens afspraken met de Verenigde Staten weer geopend, maar Iran adviseert schepen om zich te houden aan het tijdslot en de route die ze krijgen toegewezen. Volg alle ontwikkelingen in het Midden-Oosten in ons liveblog.

Teilor Holding announced on Thursday that it had hired two consultants to analyze capital market financing options, including a potential initial public offering on the regulated market of the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB.RO).

Brain is a self-improving memory layer that tracks what Computer did, what worked, and what failed—then uses it overnight to make the next task faster and cheaper.

Французский завод производителя дронов Delair забросали "коктейлями Молотова". Есть подозрения, что диверсию заказали и скоординировали в России.

The return of each Ukrainian child deported by Russia requires separate negotiations, documentation, and logistical arrangements due to Russia's position, making it impossible at present to establish a universal mechanism for the process.