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Europe should take more responsibility for its own security, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius believes US could ‘shift focus’ from Europe to Asia ‘anytime’ – BerlinEurope should take more responsibility for its own security, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius believesGerman Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has expressed concern that Europe is relying too much on the US in the area of defense. This means there is pressure on him “at all times,” he admitted during a talk with Germany’s Deutschlandfunk (Dlf) radio broadcaster on Wednesday, adding that Washington’s priorities could always change. “We always have to keep in mind that the…

Fugitives from the neighboring country unduly received some $450,000, Rzeczpospolita has reported Polish officials are trying to recover social assistance funds they unduly allocated to Ukrainian refugees after they had left Poland, Rzeczpospolita reported on Wednesday. According to the outlet, Poland’s Social Insurance Institution (ZUS) paid some two million Polish zloty ($450,000) to Ukrainians through two programs that handed out monthly payments of 300 ($67) and 500 zloty ($112) a month per child despite the refugees having no right to this assistance. However, the real amount of the aid distributed without valid reason may be even higher, the report says. So…

Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange by trading volume, has extended its spot market share across crypto exchanges for a fourth consecutive month. The exchange market share increased from 59.4% in January to 61.8% in February, according to a report from crypto market data provider CryptoCompare. Binance had a 13.7% increase in its spot volumes to $504 billion, an all-time high market share for the exchange. This comes as regulators in the U.S. and beyond have ratcheted up their scrutiny of the exchange in recent months. Most recently, a U.S. Securities and Exchange (SEC) official said that agency staff believe Binance.US may be operating…

Incomes are failing to keep up with inflation despite government’s efforts to secure stable growth Real wages in Japan last month slumped the most since 2014 as inflation outpaces growth in incomes in the country, its labor ministry reported on Tuesday. Earnings fell 4.1% year-on-year in January, marking a decline for a tenth consecutive month and undermining the government’s attempts to reach a goal of 2% inflation accompanied by strong wage growth. In December, nominal wages in Japan saw their highest jump in nearly 25 years, largely pushed by winter bonuses. But the temporary uptick was followed by the worse-than-expected…

A new tool to capture yields from prominent stablecoin swapping service Curve has attracted over $60 million from depositors just over a week after launch. Conic Finance, which went live Mar. 1, allows users to deposit tokens into its omnipools, a new product that diversifies exposure across the Curve ecosystem while increasing rewards. Each omnipool allocates liquidity of a single asset into different Curve pools. All Curve liquidity provider (LP) tokens get staked on Convex to boost curve (CRV) rewards earnings. Convex (CNX), another Curve ecosystem token, is also rewarded, and so is conic (CNC), Conic’s native token. Conic users…

Turkish Foreign Minister in his joint Presser with Iran’s FM on Wednesday stressed that the Iranians were by our side as much as they could. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Türkiye stated that Iran voiced solidarity with us immediately after the earthquake and we appreciate Iran for its assistance, and said: Iran sent a search and rescue team of 150 people to Türkiye, which rescued 11 people alive. According to Iran press, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, after meeting with Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in a joint press conference, referring to the commemoration of International Women’s Day in Türkiye, congratulated this day and…

Following 18 months of discussions, Australia is expected to disclose plans for eight nuclear-powered submarines. Australia’s Prime Minister said Wednesday that he will soon meet with US President Joe Biden in Washington, where they are likely to announce a controversial nuclear submarine deal. Following 18 months of discussions, Australia is expected to disclose plans for eight nuclear-powered submarines, in what Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has described as the country’s “single biggest jump” in defense capability in its history. The agreement is part of AUKUS, a budding security pact between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The first initiative announced under the…

The meeting will reportedly be held in California to avoid triggering Beijing’s ire US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is set to meet Taiwanese President Tai Ing-wen in the United States next month, the Financial Times reported, noting he agreed to skip a planned visit to the island after past American delegations to Taipei prompted harsh reactions from Chinese authorities. Tsai will sit down with the senior lawmaker during her visit to the states in April, which will include travel to both California and New York, Taiwanese officials told the paper on Monday. Speaking on condition of anonymity, one official claimed that China is “not…

According to the report, Price will shift to a position working directly for US Secretary of State Antony Blinken US Department of State Spokesperson Ned Price will step down from his current post on March 17, NBC has reported. According to the report, Price will shift to a position working directly for US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Source: Tass

The president went on to say that in Russia, International Women’s Day “is always filled with special warmth and meaning, with the most kind, joyful and sincere feelings” Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Russian women on International Women’s Day, adding that respect for women and motherhood is cherished in Russia as an “unconditional value.” “Reverence and respect towards women and motherhood is an unconditional value for us, something we have been passing on from generation to generation,” Putin said in a video address, recorded against the backdrop of the statue of Russian Empress Catherine II the Great in the Kremlin’s…