Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday he told US President Donald Trump that his country would strike Beirut if Hezbollah doesn’t stop attacking Israel. Earlier, Trump had said that Israel and Hezbollah had agreed to dial back fighting. Speaking with FRANCE 24’s Sharon Gaffney, Bilal Y. Saab, Senior Managing Director of TRENDS Research … Read more
Aryna Sabalenka strengthened her French Open title bid on Monday by defeating Naomi Osaka to reach the quarter-finals, while Matteo Berrettini continued his comeback from injury with a place in his first Grand Slam quarter-final since 2022. The world number one is now the only major champion left in the singles draws at Roland Garros. … Read more
In tonight’s edition, hundreds protest in Kenya over plans to build an Ebola quarantine center for US citizens in the town of Nanyuki. Also, with almost 300 suspected deaths from the outbreak, there have still been signs of progress in supplying rural Congolese health centers and millions are invested in speeding up vaccine research. And … Read more
10% of the US Treasury bill market will be tokenized by 2030, according to Citi. Stablecoins are an essential part of the growth of asset tokenization. US bank Citi projects that real-world asset (RWA) tokenization will see massive expansion in the coming years. This was stated in his new report titled “Tokenization 2030: Wall Street … Read more
Burkina Faso’s junta leader Ibrahim Traoré, who seized power in a 2022 coup, recently told Burkinabé people to “forget” about democracy. “If an African wants to tell you about democracy, you should run away,” he said on state broadcaster RTB in April. “Democracy kills.” Traoré’s statement shocked many, yet it also resonated with some segments … Read more
Over the last 24 hours, reports have surfaced claiming Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian resigned due to an alleged power struggle between his government and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps which is “excluding” him from decision-making in the Iran war. Tehran has outright denied the reports, calling it “rumor mongering” by a foreign media outlet and … Read more
Pro-Trump lawyer Aberaldo de la Espriella pulled ahead as a leader in Colombia’s race for the presidency in the first round of elections over the weekend, capitalizing on a growing appetite for heavy-handed crackdowns on criminal groups across Latin America. Speaking with FRANCE 24’s Mark Owen, Christopher Sabatini, Senior Research Fellow on the Americas at … Read more
Senegal’s ousted PM Ousmane Sonko says his party will not participate in new government Source link
The funds were blocked since 2016 due to a bug in the contract’s reimbursement function. It is the second recovery of this type that the researcher has announced in eight days, according to himself. About 1,000 ether (ETH), currently valued at USD 2 million that had been trapped since 2016 in the smart contract of … Read more
Since the start of the Iran war, Gulf states have taken possession of thousands of Iranian missiles and drones, with Tehran targeting targets including US military bases and civilian energy infrastructure. On Monday, Kuwait said its air defenses were defending against missile and drone attacks after the US said it had targeted radar and drone … Read more