Thailand calls regional talks on war-torn Myanmar clear but without consensus

Bangkok- Thailand says regional talks held Friday on a stalled peace plan for Myanmar were “clear” but failed to reach agreement on a way forward. Members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, gathered in Bangkok to discuss a five-point consensus agreed to by the bloc in April 2021, two months after Myanmar’s … Read more

‘We cannot characterize what happened in Syria as Turkey’s doing’: Turkish FM Fidan

In an interview with FRANCE 24 in Ankara, Turkey’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan discussed his country’s position in the wake of the ouster of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad. Fidan claimed that Turkey played no role in the Syrian rebel group HTS’s ouster of the Assad regime. He also said Turkey’s interests are with the Syrian … Read more

Colombia opens the doors to BlackRock’s bitcoin ETF

The launch was done in conjunction with the firms Acciones & Valores SA and Trii. IBIT is the largest bitcoin ETF in the world, with more than $50 billion in assets. Starting this week, the Colombian Stock Exchange began trading the IBIT bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF), issued by the world’s largest asset manager, BlackRock, … Read more

“This bitcoin fall is typical bull markets”: Scott Melker

For the trader, the decline prepares the ground for the next bullish stage. “The cryptocurrency market could not be better positioned,” says Melker. The price of bitcoin (BTC), which three days ago reached a new all-time high above USD 108,000, fell today to USD 92,000. And, although it later recovered slightly, it raises questions about … Read more