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23.04 / 00:21

European Union Marine Le Pen blast Dozens dead after blast at a mosque in Afghanistan

Dozens of people have died in an explosion at a mosque in Afghanistan.

22.04 / 22:13

French election: Macron and Le Pen trade blows on final day of campaign

Friday wraps up the last day of campaigning for the presidential election in France. Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen were both out in force, hoping to win over those last remaining undecided voters.

22.04 / 21:11

Support Le Pen in final push for support as Russia questions linger

French far-right presidential hopeful Marine Le Pen made a final push for support among France's working-class voters in the north of the country.

22.04 / 18:57

Binance Gaming Bitcoin Deal Polygon's Supernet, Stripe's Crypto Move, Ulbricht's Bitcoin Deal, Macron on Crypto Regulation + 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.

22.04 / 17:55

'Hell is what's happening there': Escapees on life in besieged Mariupol

Expressions of relief juxtaposed with tales of horror as a bus carrying 80 people fleeing Mariupol arrived in Zaporizhzhia.

22.04 / 15:13

France's left could be decisive in who wins the election. But will they turn out to vote?

Some of France's left-wing voters are struggling to decide how to vote in the presidential run-off that will see incumbent President Emmanuel Macron face far-right candidate Marine Le Pen.

22.04 / 14:51

UPS Stocks market Parke UBS Trading Places: BofA’s sales shakeup, UBS brings Frances Fahey back, Goldman’s Dustin Cohn joins Cadre

Bank of America shook up the senior ranks of its foreign exchange sales desk as the head of the unit prepares to depart.

22.04 / 14:17

Law Europe European Union Financial Emmanuel Macron on crypto: 'I don't believe in a self-regulated financial sector'

Mere days before the second round of the fateful presidential election in France, the incumbent President of the Republic, Emmanuel Macron, sat down with local media to share his thoughts on the digital economy — a subject he didn’t speak on much before. While emphasizing the importance of the sector, Macron once again reiterated his support for the pan-European approach to financial technology regulation.

22.04 / 00:27

Stocks market Strategy UBS UBS rehires Frances Fahey as chief of staff for trading unit

UBS has rehired its former head of strategy in Europe for a senior role within its trading business.

21.04 / 08:25

Stocks market Strategy UBS UBS rehires Frances Fahey as chief of staff for trading unit

UBS has rehired its former head of strategy in Europe for a senior role within its trading business.

21.04 / 07:57

negotiations Updates Ukraine war live updates: Ukrainian officials prepared to hold negotiations in Mariupol

Russian attacks have pounded the last Ukrainian stronghold in the besieged port city of Mariupol as the city's defenders holed up in a steel plant appeared to say they may only have a few days or hours left.

21.04 / 01:25

Marine Le Pen debate French election: Macron and Le Pen clash on Russia, Europe, climate and economy in TV debate

Russia and Europe featured early as Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen clashed in their live televised debate on Wednesday night, four days before the decisive vote in France's presidential election.

20.04 / 21:19

Marine Le Pen French election: Alexei Navalny says Le Pen too close to Putin and calls on voters to back Macron

The imprisoned Russian dissident Alexei Navalny has called on French voters to opt for Emmanuel Macron in the second round of the French presidential election, accusing his rival Marine Le Pen of being too close to Vladimir Putin.

20.04 / 21:19

Marine Le Pen peace No Ukraine peace demands received from Russia, says Zelenskyy

Ukraine has not received anything outlining Russia's demands for peace talks, according to Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, after Moscow said it had presented Kyiv with a document.

20.04 / 19:47

Stocks market Strategy UBS UBS rehires Frances Fahey as chief of staff for trading unit

UBS has rehired its former head of strategy in Europe for a senior role within its trading business.

20.04 / 17:37

Digital In French Vote, Pocketbook Issues Overshadow Nationalism vs. Globalism

France’s presidential election in 2017 was a watershed for Western politics, fought not along the traditional lines of left and right but over national identity, immigration and international institutions such as Europe’s common currency, the euro. It pitted “patriots” against “globalists,” as National Front candidate Marine Le Pen put it, or “closed” against “open,” in the words of centrist Emmanuel Macron.

20.04 / 13:33

debate France's Macron and Le Pen set to face off in presidential debate

France's two presidential candidates will debate on Wednesday night in a highly anticipated test of their readiness for the upcoming runoff election.

19.04 / 21:53

Google Google Maps denies revealing images of Russian military infrastructure

Google has denied reports that it has made Russian military facilities visible on its Maps service.

19.04 / 19:29

Climate change World Health Organization Ukraine rejects Serbian allegations about bomb threats on flights to Russia

Ukraine has rejected allegations from Serbia that the country's secret service is behind a series of hoax bomb threats on Air Serbia flights to Russia.

19.04 / 17:01

Europe European Union Euro 'There are already digital means of payment:' EU Commission gets 11,000 public comments on CBDC project

In less than two weeks that passed since the European Commission opened its "Digital euro for the EU" initiative up to public consultation, more than 11,000 individuals and organizations left their feedback on the website. The feedback section will be open until June 14.

19.04 / 14:59

Stocks market Strategy UBS UBS rehires Frances Fahey as chief of staff for trading unit

UBS has rehired its former head of strategy in Europe for a senior role within its trading business.

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