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A Bangladesh government-appointed commission investigating hundreds of disappearances by the security forces under ousted premier Sheikh Hasina on Monday warned that the same “culture of impunity” continues. The Commission of Inquiry into Enforced Disappearances is probing abuses during the rule of Hasina, whose government was accused of widespread human rights abuses. That includes the extrajudicial killing of hundreds of political opponents and the unlawful abduction and disappearance of hundreds more. The commission was established by interim leader, Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus, 84, who is facing intense political pressure as parties jostle for power ahead of elections expected early next year. Bangladesh has a long history of military coups and the army retains a powerful role. “Enforced disappearances in Bangladesh were not isolated acts of wrongdoing, but the result of a politicised institutional machinery that condoned, normalised, and often rewarded such crimes,” the commission said, in a ...

Israel's orange helmets: The Home Front Command's rescue teams have been deployed worldwide to assist with disasters. Now they face disasters at home. 'People standing in front of a building that has been hit do not know what to do. We run inside'

'People standing in front of a building that has been hit do not know what to do. We run inside': The Home Front Command's rescue teams have been deployed worldwide to assist with disasters. Now they face disasters at home

Сначала Путин потерял Сирию, теперь теряет Иран — и это уже катастрофа для Кремля, это потеря влияния на Ближнем Востоке, пишет политик Денис Ярославский. Эта история показывает: Россия не может защитить даже своих "союзников", не говоря уже о себе.

The ninth confirmed victim of the Russian attack on Kyiv has been identified as an 11-year-old girl, according to Kyiv City Military Administration head Timur Tkachenko.

'Next year in Tehran': Two Israeli ministers called to continue the military campaign against the Iranian regime to 'create the conditions for revolution and remove the ayatollah regime'

Бомбардировка США главных ядерных объектов Ирана спровоцировала опасения из-за угрозы перебоев поставок нефтепродуктов, если Тегеран все же примет окончательное решение о блокировке Ормузского пролива, ключевого нефтяного узла на Ближнем Востоке.

As Michael Saylor’s Strategy and other whales keep buying Bitcoin, the stage may be set for a historic supply shock. With less BTC in circulation, experts are bracing for a potential supply shock. Bitcoin’s hard cap of 21 million coins has always been central to its appeal. However, by 2025, this built-in scarcity is no longer just a theoretical feature; it’s becoming a market reality. 93% of all Bitcoin has already been mined, and since the network’s fourth halving in April, which cut miner rewards in half, fewer new coins are entering circulation each day. Read more

De Europese ontbossingswet pakt slecht uit voor kleine boeren die leven van palmolie. Duurzame doelen botsen soms, maar is palmolie boycotten de oplossing?

De beroemde Britse dienst MI6 krijgt met Blaise Metreweli voor het eerst een vrouwelijke baas. Een benoeming die op brede instemming kan rekenen.

Россияне оснащают ударные беспилотные аппараты «Шахед» специальными антеннами, которые защищают навигационную систему аппарата от действия украинских средств радиоэлектронной борьбы (РЭБ).

33,8% украинцев готовы пересмотреть намерение покинуть Украину, если будут иметь возможность достойно зарабатывать.

[PRESS RELEASE – Panama City, Panama, June 23rd, 2025] Gate has once again demonstrated its strong momentum and competitive edge in the crypto trading landscape, as highlighted in CoinDesk’s latest 2025 Exchange Review. The report, recognized as one of the most authoritative and data-driven assessments in the industry, named Gate as the best-performing derivatives exchange […]

Potrivit unor surse politice, secretarul general al PSD, Paul Stănescu, ar putea ajunge la șefia Curții de Conturi. Liderul PSD ar putea fi schimbat din funcția de secretar general al partidului.

The strike, conducted one day after the American attack on the plant, was intended to prevent any transfer of materials in or out of the site, an Israeli defense official said. American officials reportedly admitted they are unsure of the location of Iran's uranium stockpile

The DeFi vault platform has received funding from several VCs, including CoinFund, Coinbase Ventures and Animoca Ventures. Decentralized finance protocol Veda has raised $18 million to accelerate the adoption of its vault platform, which enables asset issuers to build crosschain yield products, including yield-bearing stablecoins. The funding round was led by venture capital firm CoinFund, with additional participation from Coinbase Ventures, Animoca Ventures, BitGo, Mantle EcoFund, GSR, Relayer Capital, PEER VC, Draper Dragon, Credit Neutral, Neartcore and Maelstrom, the company disclosed Monday.  Veda’s angel investors include the co-founders of Anchorage, Ether.Fi and Polygon. Read more

Bitcoin’s June price action during the Israel–Iran conflict shows that it remains a macro asset, albeit one increasingly shaped by global instability. Opinion by: Michael Tabone, Senior Economist at Cointelegraph On Saturday, June 21, 2025, the US hit Iranian nuclear facilities, causing a short-lived dip in the price action of Bitcoin (BTC). Bitcoin rebounded before its Sunday close to just under 1.27% of its price before the US military effort. For 10 days in June, missiles flew and markets wobbled, but Bitcoin held its ground — not immune to war, but more stable than fear would suggest. Read more

Украинские военные получили первый легкий самолет SHARK со встроенной системой радиоэлектронной борьбы. Его задача — выявлять и глушить сигналы дронов-камикадзе. Фокус узнал, сможет ли такая техника изменить ход воздушной войны — и сколько именно самолетов нужно, чтобы "Шахеды" не долетали до целей.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur on Monday declared that he is ready to dissolve the provincial assembly if instructed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan.

Through a SPAC merger, ProCap plans to offer lending, trading, and capital markets, all denominated in Bitcoin.