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Bitcoin, Ethereum Flat, Dogecoin Dips Even As Trump Calls Crypto ‘Popular:’ Analyst Says BTC Build-up Good, Predicts ETH Uptrend After Fed Meet – Grayscale Bitcoin Mini Trust (BTC) Common units of fra

May 8, 2025

Leading cryptocurrencies traded flat on Monday as uncertainty about tariffs calmed investors' risk appetite. Cryptocurrency Gains +/- Price (Recorded at 8:45 p.m. ET) Bitcoin BTC/USD -0.26% $94,467.01 Ethereum ETH/USD -0.25% $1,811.62 Dogecoin DOGE/USD -1.00% $0.1697 What Happened: Bitcoin wobbled between the mid-$93,000s and the early $95,000s, with the apex cryptocurrency hitting an intraday high of […]

UK PM Keir Starmer takes a hardline on immigration amid Farage threat

May 8, 2025

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has stood for strict and stringent immigration norms. Preparing for tougher immigration measures across the English Channel, the decision comes in light of Farage led Reform UK party’s local win earlier this week. Party leaders from Reform UK have opined the condition that if UK government fails to stop asylum […]

Anti-immigrant Reform UK makes broad gains in English local elections

May 8, 2025

Britain’s anti-immigrant and Trump-aligned Reform UK party has made sweeping gains in English local elections, challenging the traditional political dominance of the country’s two main parties, Labour and the Conservatives. Nigel Farage, the Reform leader, claimed his party had overtaken the Tories as the UK’s main opposition after Reform won control of at least six […]

ESG still in demand despite political backlash, say industry leaders

May 8, 2025

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing is far from disappearing, according to Guy Henriques, president of Capital Group’s Europe and Asia client group. Speaking at the Investment Association (IA) Sustainability and Responsible Investment Conference 2025 today (30 April), Henriques acknowledged that ESG funds have faced headwinds. A backlash has occurred influenced by US president Donald […]

Why did India strike Pakistan? All we know about Operation Sindoor

May 8, 2025

India carried out strikes early on Wednesday against Pakistan, two weeks after an attack in Kashmir’s Pahalgam. Islamabad, Pakistan – Parts of Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir were rocked by multiple missile attacks by India early on Wednesday morning, in which at least eight people, including a three-year-old child, died. Pakistan’s military said Indian missiles struck […]

Pope Francis championed inclusion. LGBTQ Catholics hope a new pope will finish what he started.

May 8, 2025

As the conclave to select a new pope begins this week, LGBTQ Catholics hope that whoever is picked will finish the inclusion work Pope Francis started more than 20 years ago. Pope Francis, who died at 88 last month, was the first pontiff to be publicly inclusive of the LGBTQ Catholic community. He didn't change […]

The Take: 25 years of Putin, what can we expect next?

May 8, 2025

How has Russia’s leader maintained his longevity – and how has it shaped the world? Russian President Vladimir Putin celebrates 25 years in power this week, along with a Victory Day parade to celebrate the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in 1945, which will be attended by leaders from around the world. We chart […]

Putin Allies in Europe Abruptly Fall Ill Ahead of Moscow Victory Day Visit

May 8, 2025

Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Two European allies of Russian President Vladimir Putin have fallen ill, according to reports, days before they were set to attend a Victory […]

Kremlin says Trump-Putin meeting is necessary, but no specifics yet

May 8, 2025

Russia's President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with U.S. President Donald Trump during a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan June 28, 2019. Sputnik/Mikhail Klimentyev/Kremlin via REUTERS Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab MOSCOW, May 5 (Reuters) – The Kremlin, asked on Monday about a possible meeting between U.S. President […]

Hundreds of activists stage Mali’s first pro-democracy rally in years since coups

May 8, 2025

Hundreds of activists defied threats from Mali’s military government and demonstrated over the weekend in the first pro-democracy rally since soldiers took power by force almost four years ago Hundreds of activists stage Mali's first pro-democracy rally in years since coups FILE – Leader of Mali's ruling junta Lt. Col. Assimi Goita, center, attends an […]