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The price of Ethereum (ETH) has dropped by 1% in the past 24 hours, slipping to $1,805 as the cryptocurrency market suffers a similar 1% dip. ETH has risen by 2.5% in the past week but is down by 9% in the last 30 days, although the second-biggest cryptocurrency has also gained by 50% since the beginning of the year. Its movements come as its 24-hour trading volume raises slightly above $6 billion, suggesting a gradual increase in liquidity that could result in significant rises somewhere down the line. This is also suggested by data on large whale transfers of…

The result of the first round of Turkey’s presidential election was a blow to the opposition, who had high hopes of unseating President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after 20 years in power. Contender Kemal Kilicdaroglu, a soft-spoken, bookish 74-year-old, is running as the candidate for change, vowing economic reform, a reversal of Erdogan’s policies that many describe as autocratic, and closer ties with NATO and the West. Turkish opinion polls — released before Sunday’s vote — indicated a clear lead for Kilicdaroglu. But by Monday, after nearly all votes were counted, 69-year-old Erdogan finished solidly ahead with 49.5% of the vote; Kilicdaroglu…

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khosnullin stated that trade and economic cooperation between Russia and the UAE is developing successfully, despite pressure from the West. The Russian official said in a post on the “Telegram” channel yesterday: “An active friendly dialogue has been established between Russia and the UAE, and the direction of this cooperation is determined by the leaders of our two countries, who maintain close contact between them. It is important that, despite the pressure of the West, the Trade and economic cooperation between Russia and the UAE is developing successfully. The Russian Deputy Prime Minister also indicated…

“An increase in radiation levels has already been registered in Poland,” Nikolay Patrushev warned The destruction of depleted uranium munitions supplied by the West to Ukraine has caused a radioactive cloud that is drifting towards Europe, Security Council Secretary Nikolay Patrushev said at a conference in Syktyvkar on Friday. He drew attention to the fact that US President Joe Biden arrived in Japan on Thursday to attend the G7 summit. “Including to uphold, as the Americans believe, ‘common democratic values.’ The heads of Western countries under US pressure will also discuss aid to Ukraine,” Patrushev pointed out. He noted that…

President Mahmoud Abbas called today on Arab leaders to submit written pleadings with the International Court of Justice to help issue an advisory opinion on the nature and legality of the apartheid regime established by Israel, the occupying state, on the land of the State of Palestine. In his speech before the 32nd Arab Summit held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, the President urged the international community to hold Israel accountable for its crimes against our people and to provide them with international protection. The President pointed out that Israel adheres to a colonial Zionist project based on the continuation of…

At least three Palestinians were shot and injured by rubber-coated steel bullets in an Israeli army crackdown today on the peaceful anti-settlement weekly demonstration in the town of Kafr Qaddoum to the east of Qalqilia, said local activist, Murad Ishtaiwi. The march took off after the Friday prayer with the participation of hundreds of the town’s residents, who also rallied to mark the 75th anniversary of the Nakba and in condemnation of settlers’ provocative annual flag march in Jerusalem and their continued raids into al-Aqsa masque with the full support of the occupation government. The activist said Israeli forces stormed the…

“Cuba is Russia’s key partner in Central America and it is absolutely logical that economic relations should be expanded in all areas,” Dmitry Chernyshenko said Russia will resume regular flights to Cuba starting July 1, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko told reporters. “Cuba is Russia’s key partner in Central America and it is absolutely logical that economic relations should be expanded in all areas,” he said. “At the instruction of President regular aviation service with Cuba will be resumed starting July 1,” Russian Deputy PM said, adding that “a respective instruction has been given to Aeroflot.”. Source: Tass

Participants in the summit called on Russia to “stop its ongoing aggression” and “withdraw its troops and military equipment from the entire internationally recognized territory of Ukraine” The G7 pledged more measures, including long-term military, financial, humanitarian and diplomatic assistance to Ukraine, to defeat Russia in the conflict, the leaders said in a statement on Ukraine at the Hiroshima summit on Friday. “Today we are taking new steps to ensure that Russia’s illegal aggression against the sovereign state of Ukraine fails. <…> We are renewing our commitment to provide the financial, humanitarian, military and diplomatic support Ukraine requires for as…

The Afghan Minister of Industry and Trade, Nouruddin Azizi, said that his country is studying the issue of purchasing oil products from some Russian companies, and is willing to sign an agreement with the “Tat Neft” company. In an interview with “Novosti” correspondent on the sidelines of the International Economic Forum “Russia – the Islamic World: Kazan Forum”, the minister added: “Last year, we held meetings with Russian oil companies, including from Tatarstan. We need about 4 million tons of oil products.” “We provide some of them through Turkmenistan and Iran. However, we want to conclude good agreements with Russian…

Oil prices rose, in trading today, Friday, amid investor optimism about global demand for crude, and black gold prices are heading towards recording the best weekly performance in a month. By 13:30 Moscow time, US West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose 1.2% to $72.72 a barrel. While Brent crude futures rose 1.23% to $76.79 a barrel, according to Bloomberg agency data. This article was originally published by RT.