Blog

Islamabad, Pakistan – Call it a crypto coup.

Flanked by Pakistan’s flags, Changpeng Zhao, founder of Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, on Monday signed on to become an adviser to the country’s newly formed regulator for the sector.

After being skittish about digital currencies for years, Islamabad in March launched the Pakistan Crypto Council (PCC), aimed at embracing innovation in the sector, while also creating a regulatory framework which protects investors…

Lionel Messi and Inter Miami pull off three-goal rally to top Los Angeles FC and make CONCACAF Champions Cup semifinal.

Inter Miami is headed to the CONCACAF Champions Cup semifinals for the first time after Lionel Messi led a dramatic three-goal comeback against Los Angeles FC (LAFC).

The Argentinian star had two goals, including the series-clinching penalty kick in the 84th minute, to lift Inter Miami past LAFC 3-1 on Wednesday night and a 3-2 aggregate win in the two-leg matchup.

“We…

Emotional return for Luka Doncic and Mavericks fans in his first game at Dallas since being traded to the Los Angeles Lakers in February.

Luka Doncic scored 31 of his 45 points in the first half of his highly anticipated Dallas homecoming as the visiting Los Angeles Lakers locked up a playoff spot with a 112-97 win against the Mavericks.

Doncic’s 46th career 40-point game on Wednesday was complemented by eight rebounds and six assists while connecting on 16-of-28 from the floor and…

These are the key events on day 1,141 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Here is where things stand on Thursday, April 10:

Fighting

• Kyiv’s air force said Russia launched 55 drones towards targets in Ukraine overnight, of which air defence units shot down 32. Eight more drones were lost due to electronic warfare measures, the air force said.
• Russian drone attacks targeted three Ukrainian cities of Kramatorsk, Dnipro and Kharkiv, injuring at least 22 people, of which at least seven were in…

By Ramzy Baroud  

Netanyahu’s actions have violated a longstanding taboo, further exacerbating Israel’s already unprecedented internal crisis.

In just 24 hours, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nominated Eli Sharvit as the new chief of Shin Bet, Israel’s internal security agency, only to quickly retract the nomination.

This episode highlights the lack of coherence in…

By Dr. M. Reza Behnam

The United States has, to its misfortune, invested heavily in its Zionist outpost, masquerading as a law-abiding moral country.

In the Orwellian world in which we now dwell, countries and groups that uphold international law are labeled terrorists or supporters of terrorism, while those that commit unspeakable crimes, flagrantly violating international and humanitarian…