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On the international chessboard, no piece can move as freely as the United States. It moves vertically, horizontally and diagonally, across any number of squares. Regime change in Venezuela, blockades on Cuba, strikes on Iran, all within a few months. It can move north, east, south and west. And Iran? Iran is the opposing king trapped in a corner by not only the king and rook (Israel), but also its own pawns — the many factions inside Iran that the Israelis have been funding to rise up against it. A war against it from abroad and at home. In refusing to capitulate, the Iranians have decided they would rather die on their feet than be checkmated on their knees in front of their rivals. The opening gambit By the day prior to the strikes, the US had at least 50 per cent of its deployable air power around the Middle East poised to attack Iran, including more than 250 combat aircraft. As Professor Pape from the University of Chicago notes, the US had never deployed this much force against a potential enemy and not...

Airspace across 10 countries has been shut following the Iran–Israel war, disrupting thousands of flights and leaving hundreds of thousands of passengers stranded worldwide.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has cancelled his scheduled two-day visit to Russia due to the evolving security situation in the region, sources confirmed on Saturday.

Geschikte overnames dienden zich afgelopen jaar weinig aan. De nieuwe topman van de investeringsmaatschappij moet genoegen nemen met achterblijvende resultaten en koersontwikkeling. 

Times for today’s Iftar (Ramazan 11) and tomorrow’s Sehri (Ramazan 12) for the federal and provincial capitals are listed below: Islamabad Fiqh-i-Hanafia Iftar (today) — 6:05pm Sehri (tomorrow) — 5:12am Fiqh-i-Jafria Iftar (today) — 6:15pm Sehri (tomorrow) — 5:02am Karachi Fiqh-i-Hanafia Iftar (today) — 6:35pm Sehri (tomorrow) — 5:35am Fiqh-i-Jafria Iftar (today) — 6:48pm Sehri (tomorrow) — 5:31am Lahore Fiqh-i-Hanafia Iftar (today) — 6:00pm Sehri (tomorrow) — 5:09am Fiqh-i-Jafria Iftar (today) — 6:10pm Sehri (tomorrow) — 4:59am Peshawar Fiqh-i-Hanafia Iftar (today) — 6:11pm Sehri (tomorrow) — 5:18am Fiqh-i-Jafria Iftar (today) — 6:21pm Sehri (tomorrow) — 5:08am Quetta Fiqh-i-Hanafia Iftar (today) — 6:32pm Sehri (tomorrow) — 5:38am Fiqh-i-Jafria Iftar (today) — 6:50pm Sehri (tomorrow) — 5:37am

ETH is still trading in a clear downtrend, and the market is reacting fast to both macro risk and geopolitics. With the war in the Middle East adding extra uncertainty, Ethereum is sitting near the 1,800 area on the chart, right on a key demand zone where buyers have tried to defend multiple times. Ethereum […]

The Government of Pakistan on Saturday announced an increase in petroleum prices, raising the rates of both petrol and high-speed diesel, according to an official notification.

Om weerbaarder te worden, verhogen Europese landen hun defensie-inspanningen. Echte veiligheid is echter niet alleen militair, maar vereist ook een florerende economie.

Еще год назад рядовой россиянин не обращал особого внимания на войну. Но теперь, как свидетельствует журналист Олег Ельцов, она вдруг взволновала многих — и понятно, почему: бьет по кошельку рядовых людей, делая жизнь более дорогой, а значит — даже не такой безоблачной даже в глубоком тылу.

Украинка по имени Алена предупредила людей, которые будут скупаться в польских магазинах, как нужно обращаться с хлебом, чтобы не заплатить штраф в почти 6 тысяч гривен.

С июня 1692 по май 1693 года в американском поселке Салем состоялся ряд расследований и судебных процессов, в результате которых 19 человек казнили за колдовство, а многие другие — заключили в тюрьму. Эти события вошли в историю как "Процесс над салемскими ведьмами".

Грейс Дороти из Великобритании, чтобы не отдавать свою маму в дом престарелых, превратила гараж в маленький домик. Результатом женщина поделилась в социальных сетях, опубликовав фотографии после ремонта.

The assassination of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s Supreme Leader and Marjai Taqleed for millions of Shia Muslims, in coordinated US-Israeli airstrikes marks a turning point not only for the Islamic Republic of Iran but for the wider West Asian region. His assassination removes a figure who for more than three decades stood at the apex of Iran’s political, military and religious order. Yet those expecting the immediate collapse of the Iranian system may be misreading both its structure and its history. Ayatollah Khamenei was not merely a head of state. As Supreme Leader, he exercised ultimate authority over foreign policy, the armed forces and the direction of the revolution. As Marjai Taqleed, a source of emulation in Shia jurisprudence, he embodied religious legitimacy that extended beyond Iran’s borders. His passing, therefore, creates a vacuum that is institutional as much as personal. Under Iran’s constitution, an interim council comprising President Masoud Pezeshkian, the judiciary chief, and a cleric ...

В китайском местечке Шаньси девочка пыталась приучить своего маленького щенка преодолеть страх высоты. Показав своим примером, собака успешно повторила за хозяйкой, чем вызвала восхищение сети.

Торговые сети, сфера услуг, банки и финучреждения со 2 марта перестанут принимать в качестве платежного средства ряд купюр. Украинцам, у которых остались эти банкноты, дают время на их обмен на оборотные монеты.

A US judge rejected Binance’s attempt to force arbitration, allowing a class action over alleged unregistered token sales to proceed in court. The post US Judge Lets Binance Unregistered Token Class Action Proceed appeared first on Cryptonews.

Solana led major tokens with a 10.8% bounce, while ether reclaimed $2,000 and bitcoin climbed back above $66,800 ahead of traditional futures opens on Sunday.

The newly created Polymarket wallets placed bets on the timing of a US strike against Iran, buying shares hours before the first explosions were reported in Tehran. Six Polymarket traders earned roughly $1 million after accurately betting that the United States would strike Iran before the end of February, triggering insider trading suspicions. The six wallets were all created in February and placed nearly all of their activity on contracts predicting the timing of a potential US attack, Bloomberg reported, citing data shared by analytics firm Bubblemaps SA. In several cases, shares were purchased only hours before explosions were first reported in Tehran, with some contracts acquired for around $0.10, per the report. Read more

В Украине ожидается период относительного затишья на валютном рынке. Ожидаются умеренные колебания стоимости доллара и евро. Фокус выяснил, каким будет курс иностранных валют в начале марта.