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Bitcoin, Ethereum Hit Hard by Geopolitical Tensions: Binance Funding Rates Signal Deep Bearish Shift

June 15, 2025

In the early hours of Friday, June 13th, the cryptocurrency market faced intense downward pressure following a surprise military strike by Israel on Iran. The geopolitical shock sent global risk assets tumbling, with Ethereum (ETH) experiencing a sharp drop below the crucial $2,600 support level. Geopolitical Shock According to the latest analysis shared by CryptoQuant, […]

Russian airstrikes kill 3 in Ukraine as Zelenskyy warns of evolving drone tech

June 15, 2025

This handout photograph taken and released by the Ukrainian Emergency Service on June 11, 2025 shows a burning building following a drone attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine. This handout photograph taken and released by the Ukrainian Emergency Service on June 11, 2025 shows a burning building following a drone attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine. This handout photograph […]

The dollar’s crown is slipping, and fast

June 15, 2025

By Dhara Ranasinghe and Amanda Cooper LONDON (Reuters) -The dollar has sunk to its lowest in three years as rapidly changing U.S. trade policy unsettles markets and expectations build for Federal Reserve rate cuts, fuelling outflows from the world's biggest economy. While the dollar was higher on Friday, lifted by safe haven flows as Israel […]

Global Communities Unite at centralwOrld as Thailand Steps Forward on Global LGBTQ+ Stage with Central Pattana’s Pride For All

June 13, 2025

BANGKOK, June 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — On June 1, 2025, Central Pattana plc, Thailand's leading real estate developer and operator of Central shopping centers nationwide, proudly led one of the world's largest Pride celebrations as more than 300,000 people gathered in Bangkok for the Bangkok Pride Parade 2025, which culminated in a powerful finale at […]

Ukraine keeps up pressure on Russian airfields and war production

June 13, 2025

Russia responds with ever-larger strikes on Ukraine’s cities and scales up drone and missile production. Ukraine has kept up the pressure on Russian airfields and war production in the past week after its highly successful Operation Spiderweb, which destroyed Moscow’s strategic bombers on June 1. Russia responded with its biggest air raids on Ukrainian cities, […]

Saylor Says ‘Apple Should Buy Bitcoin’ as Buyback Disappoints

June 13, 2025

Apple (AAPL) faces a buyback challenge. Its massive stock buyback program disappoints some. Enter Michael Saylor. The Strategy executive chairman has a bold solution. “Apple should buy Bitcoin,” Saylor declared. He sees Bitcoin exposure as a lucrative financial opportunity. It could fix Apple’s struggling stock buyback program. Confident Investing Starts Here: Easily unpack a company's […]

“The grievances about Hardeep Singh Nijjar and the Khalistan movement were not real”: Former Pentagon official slams Trudeau for amplifying exaggerated claims

June 13, 2025

Washington, DC [US], June 11 (ANI): Former Pentagon official and senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, Michael Rubin, has strongly criticised former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for amplifying what he called exaggerated claims around Hardeep Singh Nijjar and the Khalistan movement. He also praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi's strategic diplomacy and called for […]

VivoPower Deploys $100M XRP in Strategic Flare Network Partnership

June 12, 2025

Marks first major execution of VivoPower's new corporate strategy and significant validation of the XRP ecosystem's utility for institutional treasury management VivoPower is building a virtuous cycle—generating yield and using it to systematically increase its core XRP position, creating a perpetually compounding engine for shareholder value VivoPower’s strategic transformation to an XRP-centric treasury is supported […]

Pakistan delegation visits UK after New York talks on India conflict

June 12, 2025

Listen to article A high-level Pakistani delegation led by former foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has arrived in the United Kingdom following what officials described as "successful" diplomatic engagements in New York over last month’s military standoff with India. The nine-member group held talks with United Nations representatives, diplomats from member states and senior US […]

Blackpink returns to Bangkok for 3-day concert run

June 12, 2025

Blinks, get ready to grab tickets to the "Blackpink World Tour In Bangkok", which is scheduled from Oct 24-26 at the Rajamangala National Stadium. Jisoo, Jennie, Rosé and Lisa will return to the same stadium where they performed their previous concert "Blackpink World Tour [Born Pink] Bangkok Encore" on two consecutive days. This time around, […]