Author: Steven Sahiounie

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates today condemned the Israeli colonial settlement activities in occupied Palestine, whether by building thousands of settlement units, as is the case in occupied Jerusalem, or by allocating millions of dollars for settlement infrastructure, or by seizing Palestinian land for settlement expansion, as was the case in Qalqilya and other places, and considered them an open warfare against the Palestinian people. It also condemned, in a statement, the escalation in settler attacks against Palestinians, their lands, livestock, properties, homes, shops, and sanctities throughout the occupied West Bank. The Ministry considered the deepening and expansion…

the Israeli occupation troops arrested 15 Palestinians in different areas of the West Bank. Wafa Agency stated that the occupation forces stormed several towns in the cities of Tulkarm, Jenin, Nablus, Ramallah and Bethlehem, and raided Palestinian homes and arrested 14 of them, and arrested another Palestinian in Bab al-Amoud area in occupied Jerusalem. On the other hand, the occupation forces stormed the town of Abu Dis, east of Jerusalem, and assaulted the Palestinians by shooting them. on Wednesday, the occupation forces arrested nine Palestinians in the West Bank. Source: SANA

The Russian leader also said “there are many volunteers among the municipal community, who decided for themselves to be there (in the area of the special military operation – TASS), where things are tough” People in the Donetsk and Lugansk people’s republics, as well as the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions have fought for many years for the right to be a part of Russia, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday. People in the new territories “have fought for many years for the right to be with Russia,” he said at a meeting of the Local Self-Government Council. “For many…

In a major development, the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Voyager, the North American crypto broker that filed for bankruptcy earlier this year, announced that a resolution has been reached with the U.S. government. The resolution paves the way for Binance US to acquire the bankrupt broker and its digital assets. Under the terms of the agreement, the appeals will continue with respect to the plan’s exculpation provision. However, the government has agreed that the plan may move forward without such a provision and will not otherwise be subject to the stay. This decision is expected to speed up…

XRPL Labs and FYEO have teamed up to conduct a security evaluation of the Hooks Amendment, which seeks to bring smart contracts to the XRP Ledger. XRPL Labs has partnered with FYEO to conduct a security assessment for the Hooks Amendment, a feature intended to enable smart contract functionality on the XRP Ledger. This collaboration brings the XRP Ledger one step closer to supporting native smart contracts. FYEO disclosed the partnership in a recent tweet, emphasizing that it has already begun a comprehensive security audit on the Hooks Amendment feature. The objective of the assessment is to ensure the security…

The Ukrainian leader also asked for comprehensive support for the Ukrainian proposals to end the conflict, which Kiev calls the ‘peace formula’ Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky met on Thursday with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, who made an unannounced visit to Kiev. “I welcome NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg to Kiev,” the president said, pointing out that this visit of Stoltenberg was the first since the start of the Russian special military operation. “We interpret it as a sign that the Alliance is ready to start a new chapter in relations with Ukraine – a chapter of ambitious decisions,” he…

Ten percent of French people own cryptoassets and crypto awareness is also on the rise, a new study has found. Per BFM TV, the study was conducted by the Association for the Development of Digital Assets (Adan) and the French branch of the accountancy giant KPMG. The parties carried out a similar study last year and discovered that just over three-quarters of respondents said they knew what cryptoassets were. But in this year’s study, 85% of people stated that they knew about crypto. “Cryptocurrencies are beginning to enter the lives of French people,” the media outlet noted. As part of their research, the…

The situation in Sudan escalated amid disagreements between the army chief, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, who also heads the ruling Sovereign Council, and the RSF head, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (known as Hemedti), who is al-Burhan’s deputy on the council The death toll from clashes between Sudan’s Army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has risen to 330, with 3,200 injuries, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Thursday. “The number of deaths among civilians has reached 330, and 3,200 people have been injured since the clashes erupted,” Asharq News channel quoted the WHO as saying. The Central Committee of Sudan…

Binance could face punishment in Brazil for allegedly failing to respond to an order to stop selling crypto derivatives. O Globo reported that the Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office and the Federal Police have launched an investigation into the exchange over “alleged financial crimes.” The media outlet stated that the probe had been launched after a tip-off from the markets regulator, the Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM). The CVM reportedly told the Attorney General of the State of São Paulo that the exchange may have continued to offer cryptocurrency derivatives to Brazilian customers even after the state had issued it with a “stop order.” The…

The Belarusian leader said he knew of no other places in history “that have suffered as much from war as Leningrad (the former name of St. Petersburg – TASS) and Belarus” Belarus and Russia can together stand firm against any stratagem by modern-day Nazis or other destructive forces to drag them into a World War III scenario through the conflict in Ukraine, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko told a visiting Russian governor on Thursday. “We can see that Nazi, fascist and other destructive forces are making attempts to rewrite history, negate our joint contribution to the Great Victory and justify their…