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10.05 / 14:35

NATO NOT To join or not to join? Sweden and Finland to reveal NATO decisions

Finland and Sweden are expected to reveal in the coming days whether they will ask to join the NATO military alliance.

10.05 / 13:49

Helicopter Defence minister slammed over private trip with son in army helicopter

Germany's defence minister is under fire after a report emerged that she took a military helicopter to a private gathering.

10.05 / 13:05

European Union Zelenskyy says Ukraine is 'fighting for freedom' and 'will win' war

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy declared in a May 9 address that his country would eventually defeat the Russians.

10.05 / 13:05

European Union EU ban on Russian oil: Orban-VDL talks fail to produce a breakthrough

A face-to-face meeting between Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, and Viktor Orbán, prime minister of Hungary, failed to deliver the much-needed breakthrough to push the proposal for an EU-wide ban on Russian oil imports over the finish line.

10.05 / 12:55

Digital CEO Platform Brazilian E-sport's Team MIBR Partners with Bybit

Brazilian esports team MIBR has announced a partnership and sponsorship deal with crypto exchange Bybit for the next three years.

10.05 / 10:59

European Union Moldova is Ukraine's most fragile neighbour, says UN chief Antonio Guterres

Moldova is Ukraine's "most fragile neighbour" and the consequences of Russia's nearby war are "too frightening to contemplate".

10.05 / 10:45

News NOT Queen Elizabeth II will not attend State Opening of Parliament due to 'episodic mobility problems'

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II will not attend the State Opening of Parliament, Buckingham Palace has confirmed to Euronews.

10.05 / 10:45

European Union EU Council president forced to take shelter on visit to Ukraine

On a surprise visit to Odesa on Monday European Council President Charles Michel was forced to seek shelter, an EU official said.

10.05 / 08:01

Live: Ukraine calls for help to unblock its ports to prevent global food crisis

With no major announcements from Russian President Vladimir Putin during yesterday's Victory Day parade in Moscow, the war in Ukraine looks set to continue on in its current state, at least for the time being.

10.05 / 03:11

Adoption NFT regulation Japanese Prime Minister Talks up Japan’s Web3, NFT Focus at Investors Summit

The Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has stated that Web3-related growth – including metaverse and non-fungible token (NFT)-related developments – will be part of the nation’s growth strategy going forward, and called on British business leaders to back his project.

10.05 / 02:29

COST HSBC HSBC Europe boss Lisa McGeough on the bank’s new ‘Dragon’s Den’ and why the poaching risk is waning

When Lisa McGeough joined HSBC in July last year to lead its European investment bank, she faced a task to turn the business around as she took the reins from bank veteran Philippe Henry, who retired after 32 years at the UK lender.

09.05 / 20:17

negotiations NOT Sinn Fein's historic win in Northern Ireland may not change anything for the Brexit negotiations

Sinn Fein, Northern Ireland's pro-unification party, has for the first time in 101 years won the most seats in the province's parliamentary election, but the impact on Brexit negotiations may be muted, experts have told Euronews.

09.05 / 18:27

Ethereum Gaming Instagram Bitcoin testing Instagram Starts Testing NFTs, Roubini's Dollar Replacement Plan, Bitcoin Inflows Return, Ethereum Outflows Slow Down + More News

Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.

09.05 / 17:35

Can Nikhil Rathi save the FCA?

No one ever said being the boss of the Financial Conduct Authority was an easy gig. Nikhil Rathi certainly didn’t when he took over the UK’s markets watchdog in October 2020.

09.05 / 14:37

Ethereum Crime XRP UK Financial ‘Wave of Crypto Muggings’ Hits London’s Financial District

In the UK, thieves are targeting crypto traders in “a wave of crypto muggings,” with police warning that “thousands of pounds have been stolen” by criminals looking out for opportunities to access other people’s wallets and transfer funds into their own accounts, per a new report.

09.05 / 14:09

LinkedIn KPMG UK hikes staff pay — salaries boosted between £2,000 and £4,000

KPMG UK has given all of its staff overnight pay rises of between £2,000 and £4,000.

09.05 / 11:09

cryptocurrency DAO CRYPTONEWS CULT DAO’s Revolt 2 Earn Concept Draws the Attention of Anonymous

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09.05 / 09:25

Target Why inflation emerged during the pandemic

Koichi Hamada, professor emeritus at Yale University, was a special adviser to former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe

09.05 / 08:41

UPS FIVE Platform Boeing UK economy UK economy ‘one of the most vulnerable’ in the world right now due to mortgage trends, strategist says

There's an economic idiosyncrasy in the U.K. that makes it «one of the most vulnerable countries in the world right now,» according to an investment strategist.

08.05 / 10:49

Ukraine war live: Dozens feared dead as Russians bomb school

Ukrainian authorities fear up to 60 people sheltering in a school in Luhansk region may have been killed in a Russian strike on the building. It comes as the World Health Organisation announced it was collecting evident in Ukraine of possible war crimes committed by Russian forces against medical facilities.

08.05 / 08:21

Blockchain Adoption Bitcoin rebrand For the crypto industry, supporting sanctions is an opportunity to rebrand

One of the first punitive measures leveled against Russia in response to the military invasion of Ukraine was the implementation of economic sanctions aimed at isolating the country from the international financial system. On March 12, Russian banks lost access to the international payments and messaging network SWIFT, and private sector payment companies, such as Visa, PayPal and Mastercard, were close behind. But while these highly regulated and publicly scrutinized organizations were quick to react to the crisis, concerns quickly mounted that the Russian state, as well as companies and oligarchs associated with it, could turn to digital currency exchanges as a backdoor to side-step sanctions.

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