XRP, the token issued by the company Ripple Labs, closes November with a notable rebound, recording its largest monthly increase since 2013. That was because in the last 30 days, the asset rose 280%, to become the second most significant increase in its history, since 11 years ago it registered an increase of 531%. At … Read more
US President-elect Donald Trump said Jared Kushner’s father, his pick for US ambassador to France, was “a tremendous business leader, philanthropist, & dealmaker”. Source link
The price of ether (ETH) increased by 7.5% in the last 7 days. The BlackRock ETF reported inflows of $250 million. Ether (ETH) exchange-traded funds (ETFs), the Ethereum cryptocurrency, had net inflows of more than $332 million in a single day, marking a record in the history of these financial instruments operating in the United … Read more
Political wrangling continues to cast a shadow over the French government’s effort to pass next year’s budget bill through parliament. In one rough session, some MPs had to be separated after pushing and shoving each other. In a major concession, Prime Minister Michel Barnier has abandoned a proposed hike in electricity tax… buckled under pressure … Read more
Georgia’s President Salome Zourabichvili said Saturday she would not leave office when her term ends next month, telling FRANCE 24 that the Caucasus country’s embattled government had no legitimacy because it was elected by an “illegitimate, one-party parliament”. Source link
BTC was about to break the $100,000 barrier. If history repeats itself, December could be a bullish month. Bitcoin (BTC) is ending the month of November on the rise, just as some analysts expected to happen. During the last 30 days, the price of the digital currency rose more than 35% and was less than … Read more
The US-based charity World Central Kitchen paused its Gaza operations Saturday after rescuers said three aid workers were killed in an Israeli air strike in Khan Younis that the Israeli military said targeted a “terrorist” involved in the October 7 Hamas attacks. Israel said it also struck Hezbollah weapons smuggling sites along Syria’s border with … Read more
Vote counting in Ireland’s general election began Saturday with an exit poll indicating a tight finish with the incumbent center-right coalition most likely to form the next government. While the exit poll indicated that the leftist-nationalist Sinn Fein, the main opposition party, narrowly led with 21.1 percent of the vote, it was neck and neck … Read more
A preoccupied Russia and a weakened Iran – the main backers of President Assad’s regime – have provided rebel groups in Syria with the opportunity to launch a lightening offensive on Syria’s second biggest city and capturing large parts of Aleppo. FRANCE 24’s Andrew Hilliar brings you this analysis. Source link
Returning people have been taking stock of devastation across wide areas of Lebanon hammered by Israeli attacks – from Beirut’s southern suburbs to the southern border region and the Bekaa Valley since Israel and Hezbollah ceased fire on Wednesday. In Nabatiyeh, in the country’s south, houses and businesses were razed to the ground with the … Read more