Author: Steven Sahiounie

Moreover, 16 hospitals have been bombarded since the start of the conflict, doctors added The number of people killed in clashes between the armed forces and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan has risen to 425, while 2,091 people were injured, the country’s Doctors Central Committee reported on Sunday. “The number of civilians killed since the beginning of clashes has risen to 425, while the number of wounded – to 2,091,” Al Jazeera TV channel cited the organization as saying. Moreover, 16 hospitals have been bombarded since the start of the conflict, doctors added. On the previous day, the…

The global economy is currently focused on the possible United States default as a standoff over raising borrowing limits prevails. In the event of such a historical default, market analysts are projecting a potential direct impact on Bitcoin’s (BTC) value considering the digital currency has established a level of correlation with the traditional finance sector. In this line, Geoff Kendrick, Head of FX Research at Standard Chartered, believes that Bitcoin can soar by about $20,000 to hit around $49,000 from the current value or a 68% growth if the debt ceiling is not raised by the estimated deadline of July…

The latest surveys and polls in the US indicate that the American public opinion has palpably shifted against the apartheid Zionist regime, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nasser Kanaani said. Kanaani made the remarks in a series of tweets on Sunday, days after a University of Maryland Critical Issues Poll found that 44 percent of Democrats and 20 percent of Republicans believe Israel is a “state with segregation similar to apartheid.” “A look at public opinions in the US – the godfather of the fake Israeli regime – and the latest comments and opinion polls indicate a tangible change in attitudes…

Countries are trying to sit out the standoff between Washington, Moscow and Beijing, leaked documents seen by the paper suggest India, Brazil, South Africa AND Pakistan —and numerous other emerging economies — have rebuffed American attempts to enlist them in the fight against Russia amid the conflict in Ukraine, the Washington Post has reported, citing leaked Pentagon files. According to classified US intelligence documents, which investigators believe were released online by US Air National Guard serviceman Jack Teixeira, India has no intention of taking sides in the standoff over Ukraine, the paper reported on Saturday. One of the documents seen by the Post suggests…

According to crypto intelligence portal IntoTheBlock, more than 6.4 trillion Shiba Inu tokens were purchased by large crypto market participants during the past week. Wednesday was the most active day, with 1.39 trillion SHIB tokens purchased. So far, the number of big buyers’ addresses in Shiba Inu stands at 124. This number includes those addresses that traded at least 1% of Shiba Inu’s total trading volume. However, things are not as smooth around Shiba Inu as the first paragraph might suggest. The number of SHIB sold by big players is believed to be 6.5 trillion tokens, which is 100 billion…

Lithuania’s Gitanas Nauseda said Kiev should not be admitted to the military alliance until its conflict with Moscow is over Ukraine’s aspirations of NATO membership should not materialize while the country remains locked in a military conflict with Russia, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda has said. He noted, however, that a “definite road map” should be developed by mid-summer for Kiev’s eventual accession. In an interview with Italy’s La Repubblica published on Saturday, Nauseda said letting Ukraine join the US-led military bloc right now “would be too difficult.” The leadership in Kiev is also well aware of this fact, he added. Instead, the alliance needs…

XRP enthusiast and Australian-based lawyer Bill Morgan believes that the fact that the Coinbase crypto exchange delisted or ceased to allow the trading of XRP might hurt its fair notice defense to a claim by the SEC. In the past week, Coinbase formally responded to a Wells notice from the SEC. A Wells notice is the way that SEC staff tells a company that they are recommending that the SEC take enforcement action for possible violations of securities laws. The fact Coinbase delisted (ceased allowing trading) of XRP can hurt its fair notice defense to a claim by the SEC.…

Chinese diplomat Wang Di says Xi Jinping is a key figure in restoring diplomatic ties between Iran and Saudi Arabia, as China looks to mediate further peace processes in the region. The President of the People’s Republic of China played a key role in bringing together Iran and Saudi Arabia in March to bring an end to over 7 years of torn diplomatic ties between the countries, according to the People’s Daily, quoting a senior Chinese diplomat. The Chinese President “personally persuaded the leaders of the two countries and supported Saudi and Iran to develop a friendly relationship as neighbors,” Wang Di, the Director…

It now costs Bitcoin (BTC) miners at least $17,000 to produce one BTC in the U.S. versus the $5,000-10,000 range a year ago, according to Bitcoin mining data resource Hashrate Index and Luxor. Bitcoin hashprice has dropped 58% in a year Unsurprisingly, soaring electricity rates across the U.S. states have contributed to rising Bitcoin mining costs. Notably, between January 2022 and January 2023, the commercial electricity tariff surged at an average of 10.71% per U.S. state, higher than the average consumer price index surge of 6.4%. Coupled with Bitcoin’s downward performance in 2022, which saw a maximum drawdown from around…

US occupation forces brought in a convoy of vehicles loaded with military equipment, logistic materials and ammunition , coming from Iraqi territory via illegal al-Walid crossing border in Hasaka eastern countryside. “A convoy consisting of 40 vehicles, loaded with logistic equipment, military materials and ammo, was send by the US occupation forces from the Iraqi territories through illegal al-Walid crossing border, heading to Khrab al-Ger military airport which was taken by the occupation forces as illegitimate base for them” Local sources told SANA reporter in Hasaka. The sources added that the convoy was accompanied with military armored affiliated to the…