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The newly elected Pope Leo XIV has been handed lists of Ukrainian defenders who are in Russian captivity.

Steven Bergwijn is in zijn eerste seizoen met Al-Ittihad kampioen geworden van de Saudi Pro League. De titel werd veroverd dankzij een 1-3-overwinning bij Al-Raed in de 32ste speelronde.

Бронзовая статуя в Словении, посвященная первой леди Соединенных Штатов Америки Мелании Трамп, была украдена: ее спилили "по самые щиколотки" и вывезли. В конце первого президентского срока Дональда Трампа ее закрепили с помощью бетона и металлических прутьев, но ворам это не помешало.

Stablecoins offer a cheaper, faster alternative to legacy global payments systems, the popular investor said at Consensus. Global foreign exchange and payments platforms are lobbying hard against stablecoins, which stand to significantly disrupt their business models, investor Kevin O’Leary said during a keynote address at Consensus 2025. Legacy forex and payments platforms often extract large fees for servicing cross-border cash transfers and stand to lose out on revenue if regulated stablecoins become accepted as a cheaper, faster alternative, O’Leary said at the Toronto conference.  “Once that’s approved, the multi-trillion dollar FX market becomes efficient, transparent, and inexpensive,” he said.  Read more

Descoperă cum vaccinurile inverse, o abordare inovatoare, pot revoluționa tratamentele pentru bolile autoimune și alergii, oferind speranță pentru milioane de oameni. Cercetările promit soluții eficiente, fără efecte secundare majore.

The US Senate is expected to take up another vote on the GENIUS Act within days, but it's unclear whether the bill's supporters will address concerns from Democrats. Coinbase chief legal officer Paul Grewal addressed some of the concerns raised by US lawmakers and industry leaders around President Donald Trump’s crypto ventures, and how they may affect related legislation. Speaking at the Consensus conference in Toronto on May 15, Grewal said there had been “hiccups” in Congress since the Senate Banking Committee voted to advance the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins, or GENIUS Act, in March. Though Grewal said there were disputes over “substantial issues that need to be addressed” in the bill, he hinted that Trump’s involvement in the industry was a “complicating factor.”  “The discussion around the president's support for a certain memecoin or two and other efforts does add a certain level of challenge to the effort to get Democrats and Republicans aligned on the right way to r...

Израильская исполнительница Юваль Рафаэль выступила во втором полуфинале песенного конкурса Евровидение-2025 с композицией New Day Will Rise. Артистка вышла на сцену в швейцарском Базеле в четверг, 15 мая. Номер певицы сопровождался эффектными визуальными решениями и театральными элементами.

Israeli military says that the Air Force struck more than 130 targets throughout the Strip over the past two days

Het aantal zelfstandigen in de kinderopvang is met 70% afgenomen sinds de Belastingdienst is gaan handhaven op schijnzelfstandigheid, volgens een rapport van ABN Amro.

Michael van Gerwen verkeert in grote problemen in de Premier League. Mighty Mike dreigt voor de tweede keer ooit de play-offs mis te lopen van het lucratieve dartstoernooi. Met nog één week te spelen staat de drievoudig wereldkampioen op een vijfde plek.

Cryptobeurs Coinbase wordt gechanteerd door hackers die gevoelige klantgegevens hebben gestolen. Ze eisen 20 miljoen dollar.

Michael van Gerwen (36) heeft in de Premier League héél slechte zaken gedaan in de strijd om een play-offticket. In een onderling duel met concurrent Nathan Aspinall ging de drievoudig wereldkampioen met 6-3 onderuit in Aberdeen. Omdat The Asp vervolgens de speelavond won, moet Van Gerwen volgende week in Sheffield de laatste speelronde winnen om een zeldzame teleurstelling te voorkomen.

Elveția și Liechtenstein, țări cu salarii enorme față de restul Europei, se confruntă cu o mare problemă legată de forța de muncă: doar angajații de peste 50 de ani sunt cu adevărat productivi, în timp ce tinerii muncesc „din inerție”.

Addentax has unveiled negotiations to swap up to $800 million in common stock for 8,000 Bitcoin and other tokens, notably the TRUMP memecoin, aiming to fortify its balance sheet with liquid digital assets and align with influential crypto holders, even as its shares have fallen after the disclosure. The post China’s Addentax Plans $800M Crypto Buy, Including 8,000 BTC and Trump Tokens appeared first on Cryptonews.

Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund Mubadala raised its exposure to Bitcoin (BTC) during the first quarter, purchasing 491,000 shares of BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), according to its latest Form 13-F filing. Mubadala held 8,726,972 shares of IBIT as of March 31, up 6% from the previous quarter and worth approximately $408.5 million at the […] The post Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund Mubadala expands Bitcoin exposure via IBIT while Wisconsin fund exits crypto ETF appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Wintermute has expanded to New York, reflecting the shift in U.S. crypto policy. The trading firm has hired Ron Hammond, once senior director at the Blockchain Association, to lead advocacy as President Trump’s SEC pick Paul Atkins proposes clearer rules for digital assets. The post Wintermute Plants Flag in New York, Betting on Softer US Crypto Rules appeared first on Cryptonews.

The Barstool founder opened up about the risks and rush of meme coins at a fireside chat with Bullish CEO Tom Farley.

Politica este întotdeauna ușor de interpretat post-eveniment. În urma revoluției anticomuniste din România din 1989, în mijlocul unei înfloriri a ziarelor, o propagandă ultranaționalistă a apărut pe străzi.