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Deși Washingtonul și Teheranul au semnalat că nu își doresc o revenire la conflictul deschis, suspendat temporar prin armistițiul de la 8 aprilie, tensiunea din regiune rămâne la cote alarmante.

Cardsmiths’ latest Currency trading card series tackles American history—and some packs include codes for real Bitcoin, Ethereum, and more.

Spania atrage anual zeci de milioane de turiști datorită plajelor, gastronomiei și climatului său, însă vizitatorii pot avea parte și de surprize mai puțin plăcute. Există o serie de reguli locale și hotărâri municipale care par neobișnuite la prima vedere, dar care pot duce la amenzi consistente.

De supermarkten liggen al vol met oranje kamerjassen, maar de Nederlandse voetbalfan loopt nog niet massaal warm voor het aankomende WK voetbal in Noord-Amerika. 54 procent van ons panel zegt dat Trump en de situatie in de Verenigde Staten hun beleving van het voetbalfestijn beïnvloeden. „Ik verafschuw de Fifa en Trump.”

Ukrainian forces largely halted the Russian spring-summer offensive of 2026, and Russian troops were able to gain a foothold in only a small portion of the territory in May of that year.

De VS hebben in de nacht van dinsdag op woensdag opnieuw aanvallen uitgevoerd op Iran, in reactie op Iraanse raketaanvallen op Koeweit en Bahrein. Dat meldt het Amerikaanse leger. Koeweit had eerder laten weten voor de derde keer in een week te worden aangevallen met drones en raketten. Dat bericht volgde enkele uren nadat het Amerikaanse leger bekendmaakte een ongeladen olietanker te hebben gebombardeerd die via de Perzische Golf een Iraanse haven probeerde te bereiken. Volg alle ontwikkelingen in het Midden-Oosten in ons liveblog.

Avertismentele apărute în presa maghiară, potrivit cărora România ar putea avea probleme serioase cu alimentarea cu energie în iarna viitoare, au reaprins dezbaterea despre închiderea centralelor pe cărbune și securitatea energetică a țării.

A UK House of Lords committee warned that strict stablecoin rules could make pound sterling tokens commercially unworkable despite supporting regulation. The United Kingdom should press ahead with stablecoin regulation but avoid rules that make a pound sterling stablecoin market commercially unworkable, a House of Lords committee warned in a report released Wednesday. The cross-party Financial Services Regulation Committee said the UK was “lagging behind” the United States and the European Union and that the absence of a clear regime has “suppressed stablecoin development and investment in the UK,” despite the growth of global US dollar-pegged tokens such as USDt (USDT) and USDC (USDC). While backing much of the Bank of England (BoE) and Financial Conduct Authority’s proposed framework, the committee warned that some measures risk undermining the viability and competitiveness of UK-issued stablecoins. Read more

A directed energy demonstration is expected to occur during the summer of 2028, as part of a series of planned Golden Dome-related events.

The federal government on Tuesday, amid deliberations over its ongoing austerity measures, decided to extend the operating hours of shops, markets, restaurants and other commercial outlets citing longer daylight hours and rising summer temperatures. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Committee for Monitoring and Implementation of Austerity Measures, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar. The government had announced unprecedented austerity measures on March 9 in the wake of the Middle East war to deal with the global energy crisis, which had arisen due to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. As per the revised schedule, the closing timings are as follows: Shops, markets, malls, and general retail: 9pm Restaurants, cafes and eateries: 11pm (takeaway and delivery services exempt) Marriage halls and event venues: 10pm (no change in timings) Essential services (pharmacies, hospitals, fuel stations, IT & telecom-related services) are exempted. “The Committee also directed provinci...

Around 1,100 people attempted to illegally cross Ukraine's border in May, according to the State Border Guard Service (SBGS).

Ala Shaabana explains how using Bitcoin network’s coordinate-and-reward playbook can bust open corporate monopolies on AI.

Een Russische rechtbank heeft de 48-jarige Mikhaïl Loshchinin, die zowel de Russische als de Belgische nationaliteit heeft, veroordeeld tot zestien jaar strafkolonie vanwege hoogverraad. Dat melden Russische media dinsdag. Zijn familie en vrienden in België noemen het proces echter ‘een grap’: „De beschuldigingen zijn uit de lucht gegrepen.”

Cetatea Alba Carolina trece din nou prin transformări ample: porțile sale monumentale sunt restaurate, iar șanțurile de apărare primesc noi utilități. Datorită cetății sale, Alba Iulia a devenit un reper turistic al regiunii din centrul României.

The Bank of England proposed limits of 20,000 pounds per coin for individuals and 10 million pounds for businesses.

The Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control accused the platforms of enabling illicit finance activities across Iran's crypto ecosystem.

The three members of Congress said the volatility of digital assets and “lack of regulation and safeguards” could put Americans’ retirement savings at risk. Top Democrats on three House and Senate committees called on the US Labor Department to halt its plans to allow digital assets and “alternative assets” to be held in Americans' retirement plans.  In a Tuesday letter, Senator Bernie Sanders, Senator Elizabeth Warren and Representative Bobby Scott asked acting Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling to rescind the department’s proposal to allow private equity, digital assets, private credit, and other “alternative assets” to be included in 401(k) plans. Source: Senate Banking Committee Read more

Two officials from a district military recruitment office in the Kharkiv region are suspected of receiving UAH 250,000 for arranging for a person liable for military service to be assigned to rear-line service.

Bitcoin is falling following Strategy's first BTC sale since 2022—and one analyst sees that as a good thing for Ethereum.

Jetlags zijn de wraak van een stukje hersenen zo groot als een rijstkorrel op de moderne mens. Hoeveel tijdzones we ook overbruggen, onze biologische klok reist op zijn eigen tempo.