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Amnesty for people involved in Catalonia independence movement introduced in 2024 by PM Pedro Sanchez’s government. A Spanish ⁠law granting amnesty to those involved in Catalonia’s separatist drive does not violate European Union ⁠law, the EU’s top court says, in a boost to the Spanish government and its Catalan ⁠allies. The Court of ⁠Justice ruled on Thursday that EU law does not ⁠preclude the…

Iran claims strikes on US bases, warns of wider attacks on region NewsFeed Tehran has threatened to ‘crush’ regional infrastructure if the US continues its large-scale attacks on Iran. The comments come as Iran says it will not allow the US to ‘interfere’ in the Strait of Hormuz. Published On 16 Jul 2026 Read More

After 102 games over five weeks, the FIFA World Cup is down to the first all-Spanish-speaking final since the inaugural tournament in 1930. And, for the first time, the title game will match the reigning World Cup and Copa America champions, Argentina, with the current European champions, Spain. Recommended Stories list of 4 items list 1 of 4‘We are unique’: How Argentina overcame England to…

NewsFeed Residents were forced to watch the destruction of their homes as authorities began a large-scale demolition drive in Ivory Coast’s Attecoube this week, targeting what they say are illegal buildings on public land in flood and landslide risk zones. Published On 16 Jul 2026 Read More

NewsFeed Palestinians are inspecting the damage in Nuseirat after Israeli strikes reduced their homes to rubble. Near-daily attacks on Gaza have continued despite the October 2025 ‘ceasefire’, with more than 1,100 Palestinians killed in violation of the US-brokered deal. Published On 16 Jul 2026 Read More

Bitcoin could sink to a cycle low of $38,000 to $39,000 by October if the current drawdown matches the depth of 2022’s bear market, NYDIG said in its second-quarter review. Key Takeaways NYDIG sees a potential bitcoin cycle low near $38,000-$39,000 by October if a 2022-style drawdown repeats. Bitcoin is currently trading near $64,500, down about 30% in 2026 and roughly 50% below October 2025’s…

Coinbase Chief Policy Officer Faryar Shirzad said the Clarity Act delivers “a dramatic advance in consumer protection and market integrity,” as the Senate targets floor action on the crypto market structure bill the week of July 20. Key Takeaways Coinbase’s Faryar Shirzad called the Clarity Act “a dramatic advance in consumer protection.” The Senate targets floor action the week of July 20,…

A small group of traders extracted $8.2 million from Polymarket’s five-minute bitcoin contracts by pushing the spot price on Binance just before settlement, researchers from Stanford University and Singapore Management University found. Key Takeaways Stanford and SMU researchers found 821 traders took $8.2 million from Polymarket’s 5-minute bitcoin bets. Net order flow on Binance jumped about…

Bitcoin traded between $63,800 to $64,094 on July 16, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. EDT, holding within a $63,880 to $65,501 range after pulling back from recent highs. Technical charts across multiple timeframes show a mixed picture, with short-term momentum weakening even as the broader structure remains constructive. Key Takeaways Bitcoin traded between $63,800 to $64,094 on Thursday, within a $63,800…

Ripple CTO Emeritus David Schwartz says the SEC effectively treated XRP as a security despite acknowledging the crypto token was not inherently one, challenging a former SEC attorney’s interpretation of the Ripple case. Key Takeaways David Schwartz says the SEC treated XRP as a security by arguing holders expected profits from Ripple’s efforts. Former SEC regional director Marc Fagel says the…

NEW YORK — The anticipation. The chase. The powdery, sugar-coated board of gum! For generations of baseball card fans, there was nothing like scrounging up some change and sprinting to the store to buy a wax pack. Some tore the slightly tacky paper wrapper open and flipped through the cards in an insatiable instant (hence the popular phrase “ripping wax” for opening card packs even today, about…

HONG KONG — World shares mostly declined Thursday and oil prices slipped despite a flurry of strikes between the U.S. and Iran. U.S. futures edged lower, while selling of AI-related shares weighed on benchmarks in South Korea and Japan. In early European trading, Britain’s FTSE 100 fell 0.4% to 10,475.27. France’s CAC 40 also fell 0.4%, to 8,348.82. Germany’s DAX shed 0.3% to 24,926.60. In South…

The U.K. government has nationalized British Steel to protect the nation’s steelmaking capacity ByDANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON — The U.K. government has nationalized British Steel to protect the nation’s steelmaking capacity after the company’s Chinese owners moved to shut the plant’s blast furnaces. The Department for Business and Trade announced the move on Thursday, saying it would…

TOKYO, July 15, 2026 – (JCN Newswire) – NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) has developed a first-of-its-kind technology (*1) that uses proprietary AI to rapidly generate highly detailed 3D models in as little as one minute, solely from footage captured with general-purpose cameras such as those on smartphones…Read More

Photo Credit: 404 Media A new hack sheds some light on how Suno pulled from streaming services and websites like YouTube Music, Deezer, and Genius to train its product. As Suno brawls with the majors over copyright infringement, a hacker who breached the company’s data shared information with 404 Media about Suno’s training libraries. The data reveals just how many hours of copyrighted songs and…

A breakdown of global on-demand streams during H1 2026. Photo Credit: Luminate Amid double-digit streaming consumption growth for dance/electronic and world music, U.S. on-demand streams increased by about 4.8% during H1 2026, when physical sales topped 38 million units. These and other stats come from Luminate, which today released its midyear report. Clocking in at 75 pages, the breakdown…

Photo Credit: Post Malone for FIFA FIFA adds another big-name artist to its impressive World Cup Finals performance cast. Post Malone will headline the closing ceremony on Sunday. As if the FIFA World Cup 2026 halftime show wasn’t already stacked with iconic performers, global superstar Post Malone has been announced to headline the closing ceremony. His landmark performance will kick off at the…