Editor’s Note: This is a developing story and is being updated. The Russian city of Omsk, home to the largest oil refinery in the country, came under sustained drone fire for over eight hours on Nov. 11, according to local officials and monitoring channels. The Siberian city lies about 2,500 kilometers (approximately 1,550 miles) from…
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan, and Pakistan: From Divide to Opportunity (Oct. 2026) The Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan, and Pakistan region is facing severe economic costs due to the conflict that began in February 2026. Unlike previous energy shocks, which typically benefited oil exporters, the closure of the Strait of Hormuz has imposed the…
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Christine Lagarde’s early exit as president of the European Central Bank will not hold up the digital euro, an ECB official said on Tuesday at the Web Summit in Lisbon, one of Europe’s largest technology conferences. Alessandro Giovannini, adviser to the programme manager of the digital euro project, pointed to the pilot starting next year…
Stellar news: CTO discusses onchain confidentiality at Meridian Lisbon. This could influence future regulatory frameworks — read more. At the Stellar Meridian Lisbon event, the CTO of Stellar, @jalex206, presented insights on how confidentiality and compliance can coexist onchain. This discussion is particularly relevant as the industry moves toward a new era of regulated assets,…
Iran has said it will not reopen the Strait of Hormuz or resume negotiations with the United States until Washington meets seven conditions set by Tehran. Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said the responsibility for the next move now rests with the US, as Iran waits for an official response to its demands. Iran says…
African telecoms heavyweight Vodacom has ruled out spinning off its financial services unit, its CEO Shameel Joosub told Semafor, rejecting a path taken by rivals seeking to extract more value from fast-growing mobile money businesses. Joosub’s stance potentially sets up a test of two competing strategies across Africa’s telecoms sector after Airtel Money’s London listing…
A new small business definition from the SBA raises competition concerns in Fort Worth as comment deadline looms.
