Ten EU countries complained that the Commission’s blueprint could penalize regions and stall payments. …
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World chess chief steps aside after EU sanctions
Arkady Dvorkovich stepped aside temporarily after the EU accused him of supporting policies that threaten Ukraine’s sovereignty. …
Trump wages court battle over rules for detaining migrant children
The Trump administration has pressed the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to ‘thumbs-up, thumbs-down’ the Flores settlement agreement, a decades-old case…
France evacuates 20,000 as wildfires spread in south-west
Most of those evacuated were tourists from campsites around Arcachon Bay in France’s Gironde region. …
Indonesian babies were trafficked to Singapore. What happens to them now?
At least 12 babies have been trafficked from Indonesia to Singapore, but what will happen to them remains unclear. …
US hits dozens of trading partners with new wave of tariffs
Imposed citing forced labour concerns, the levies replace a temporary global duty brought in after the US Supreme Court struck…
Crypto Bill Stalls as Democrats Reject DOJ-Only Ethics Enforcement
Senate Democrats refuse to back the revised CLARITY Act, saying DOJ-only ethics enforcement is ‘unserious’ as Thune eyes a floor vote…
Farage, Harborne and the £5M Gift: How UK Crypto Money Reshaped Reform
Tether stakeholder Christopher Harborne’s £30m in crypto political donations triggered dual UK probes and a Britcoin lobbying conflict-of-interest scandal.
The post Farage,…
$981M Bitcoin ETF Streak Signals Institutional Re-Entry, $70K in Sight
Seven straight days of Bitcoin ETF inflows totalling $981M suggest institutional re-accumulation, with Santiment flagging $70K as the next plausible BTC…
War escalates, oil prices surge as Iran-backed Houthis strike Saudi tankers in Red Sea
The U.S. war with Iran escalated and global oil prices surged again Thursday as Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen attacked two Saudi…