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06.09 / 15:37

UPS Citizens Lawyer Lawyer For Alleged Russian Crypto Launderer Seeks Prisoner Swap With U.S.

As the relations between the U.S. and Russia remain stringent due to the latter country’s invasion of Ukraine, a lawyer for a Russian citizen accused of laundering more than USD 4bn worth of crypto has called on the Kremlin to facilitate a prisoner exchange involving his client with Washington.

06.09 / 14:47

Digital Cross-border Russia’s Finance Ministry, Central Bank Agree To Legalize Cross-Border Crypto Payments

Ending a long-term dispute, Russia’s Ministry of Finance has announced it has reached an understanding with the Bank of Russia, the country’s central bank, over the legalization of cross-border payments in cryptocurrencies.

06.09 / 13:39

Energy crisis: France closes 30 swimming pools amid soaring heating bills

Dozens of swimming pools have closed in France because of an explosion in energy costs.

06.09 / 11:07

Prime Minister Energy Boris Johnson bids farewell before meeting the Queen to resign

Boris Johnson bid farewell to 10 Downing Street this morning as he made his way to Balmoral Castle in Scotland to meet with the Queen and formally offer his resignation.

06.09 / 09:29

Energy Deaths Canadian police hunt for remaining suspect in stabbing deaths of 10

Canadian police are hunting for the remaining suspect in the stabbing deaths of 10 people in an Indigenous community and nearby town in the province of Saskatchewan, after finding the body of his brother.

05.09 / 23:41

Digital Cross-border Russia to consider possible legalization of cryptos for cross-border payments

Russian news agency TASS has reported that Aleksey Moiseev, the Deputy Minister of Finance, said in an interview that the Ministry of Finance and the Bank of Russia have agreed that in current conditions, “it is impossible to do without cross-border settlements in cryptocurrency.” In the near future, it may even be necessary to legalize cross-border settlements in these currencies, he claimed.

05.09 / 19:31

Low Ukraine war: Kherson referendum suspended, IAEA to stay at nuclear plant, Europe low on weapons

Plans to hold a referendum to annex Ukraine’s Kherson region to Russia have been "paused" due to the ongoing security situation, Russian state-owned news agency TASS reported.

05.09 / 19:31

Sweden election: Your quick and easy guide to this month's vote

The political race to form the next Swedish government couldn't be any tighter.

05.09 / 15:11

Provident BitPanda Action Bitcoin UK orders crypto exchanges to report sanctions breaches

The UK Treasury's Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) has updated its guidance to include crypto exchanges over the fear that crypto currencies such as bitcoin are being used to dodge sanctions.

05.09 / 14:32

Energy Seven people dead after train collides with car in southern Hungary

Seven people have been killed after a train collided with a vehicle at a railway crossing in southern Hungary on Monday.

05.09 / 14:31

Energy Sunak Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak: Who will be the UK's next prime minister?

After weeks of uncertainty, the UK will today learn who will be the country's next prime minister.

05.09 / 14:31

Blockchain Law Bitcoin Cross-border Bank of Russia agrees to legalize crypto for cross-border payments: Report

The Bank of Russia, the country’s central bank, has reportedly admitted that cross-border payments in crypto are inevitable in the current geopolitical conditions.

05.09 / 10:01

Protests London Munich massacre at 50: How a hostage crisis marred the 1972 Olympics

On the night of 4 September 1972, the Israeli Olympic delegation returned to their apartment at Connollystrasse 31 in the north of Munich.

05.09 / 09:31

Protests London Stabbings in Canada kill 10, wounding 15, with suspects still at large

Canadian police are continuing the searched for two suspects believed to have stabbed to death 10 people in an Indigenous community in Saskatchewan and a nearby town in one of the deadliest mass killings in the country’s history. The suspects also injured 15 people.

04.09 / 20:37

Energy Protests Ukraine war: Berlin's 'hybrid war' against Russia, US Navy in Baltics, Kharkiv shelling

Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Chmygal urged Germany to strengthen its military support for Ukraine, during a trip to Berlin on Sunday.

04.09 / 15:51

Energy Protests Costs Germany unveils new plan to tackle soaring energy costs

The German government announced on Sunday a huge new aid plan to combat skyrocketing energy costs and inflation, which will total 65 billion euros in support.

04.09 / 12:59

Climate change Protests 70,000 Czechs take to the streets against government, EU and NATO

Tens of thousands of protestors from both the far right and far left demonstrated against the Czech government, EU and NATO on Saturday.

03.09 / 22:21

Racing Russia to Keep Nord Stream Pipeline Shut, Citing Mechanical Problems

Russia indefinitely suspended natural gas flows to Europe via a key pipeline hours after the Group of Seven agreed to an oil price cap for Russian crude—two opposing blows exchanged between Moscow and the West in an economic war running parallel to the military conflict in Ukraine.

03.09 / 20:59

From perestroika to Putin, the life of Mikhail Gorbachev in pictures

The death of Mikhail Gorbachev, the eighth and final president of the Soviet Union, has sparked renewed reflection about a key period in contemporary world history.

03.09 / 16:55

Climate change Cinema Eight people to stand trial for role in 2016 Bastille Day attack

Six years after the attack in Nice, eight defendants will appear on Monday before the special court of Paris for a new extraordinary terrorist trial, scheduled to last more than three months.

03.09 / 15:53

Cinema Europe's energy crisis Jail Schools Time Turkish pop star faces jail time for 'inciting hatred' over religious schools joke

A Turkish pop star could face up to three years in prison after she was indicted Friday for "inciting hatred and enmity" over a joke she made about religious schools in the country.

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