MOSCOW: Russia’s foreign ministry on Thursday warned the United States not to take military action against Iran, amid speculation over whether Washington will enter the war alongside Israel. Moscow issued its warning after Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in a phone call condemned Israeli attacks on Iran and urged a…
Tensions in the Middle East continue to shape cryptocurrency markets as ATOM demonstrates remarkable resilience in recent trading. The Cosmos ecosystem token recovered from a significant dip to $3.939, establishing crucial support around the $4.000 psychological level despite broader market uncertainty. Technical analysis ATOM-USD demonstrated resilience over the 24-hour period, recovering from a significant dip…
Cardano’s ADA ADA token is struggling to maintain upward momentum, sliding to $0.5965 despite signs of support at the $0.60 psychological threshold, according to CoinDesk Research’s technical analysis model. Earlier price action suggested a bullish reversal pattern, including a potential triple bottom formation, but the failure to hold $0.60 highlights ongoing weakness in the market….
Iranian cryptocurrency exchange Nobitex was hacked for around $90 million on Wednesday, on the surface of it an almost routine exploit in an industry that already dealt with a $223 million exchange exploit earlier this month. Below the surface, it was anything but. Digging a little deeper reveals this was not simply a cash grab,…
Payment card giant Visa (V) has expanded its stablecoin capabilities across the Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East, and Africa (CEMEA) region, and has also formed a strategic partnership with African crypto exchange Yellow Card. Visa appears to be doubling down on stablecoins, which are fast becoming the new payment rails of the Internet, having…
Bitcoin Cash (BCH) BCH rose 3.15% in the past 24 hours to $480.10, climbing sharply from a session low near $454 after buyers stepped in to reverse early weakness, according to CoinDesk Research’s technical analysis model. While much of the crypto market struggled under pressure from global economic tensions and declining Bitcoin prices, BCH broke…
KYIV: Russia and Ukraine said Thursday that they had completed another exchange of captured soldiers, part of a deal reached earlier in June at peace talks in Istanbul. During the talks, the first direct negotiations between the sides in three years, both countries agreed to free more than 1,000 prisoners of war from each side…
BANGKOK: A Thailand-Cambodia territorial row has ignited a political crisis in Bangkok, pushing the government there to the brink of collapse. Tensions flared between the Southeast Asian countries after a Cambodian soldier was killed in a border clash at the end of May. The audio of a diplomatic call between the two sides intended to…
GAZA CITY: Gaza’s civil defence agency said Israeli fire killed at least 25 people on Thursday, including 15 who had gathered near an aid distribution site. Civil defence official Mohammad al-Mughayyir told AFP that 15 people were killed and 60 wounded, while waiting for aid in central Gaza’s Netzarim corridor, where thousands of people have…
BANGKOK: Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra apologised on Thursday for a leaked phone call with former Cambodian leader Hun Sen that has provoked widespread anger and put her government on the brink of collapse. Her main coalition partner has quit and she faces calls to resign or hold an election, throwing the kingdom into a…
