The terror-free Türkiye initiative moves forward with the first instance of disarmament by the terrorist group PKK, but there is still a lot to do for its main actors. As Parliament considers forming a committee to oversee the process, parties directly and indirectly involved in the initiative hope to garner public support for the initiative. The ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) and its ally, the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), will hold public meetings throughout the rest of the summer to explain the initiative, particularly to their electorate. The MHP’s leader, Devlet Bahçeli, is the informal architect of the…
Author: CYPRUS EYE
Read More
Privacy-focused Monero is facing what appears to be an attempted network takeover by former top mining pool Qubic, prompting community backlash and concerns over hashrate centralization. As of Monday, Qubic had fallen from the top spot on the Monero (XMR) mining pool rankings to seventh, according to MiningPoolStats data. After the community noticed the pool looked to be openly performing a network takeover, the pool’s hashrate plummeted until it fell into its current position as the seventh-largest XMR mining pool. In a June 30 blog post, Qubic revealed that it had begun incentivizing Monero CPU mining via its own network.…
Key takeaways: Whales continue to accumulate XRP, creating a steady tailwind for price. XRP price must hold a key support level to continue climbing toward $4, analysts say. XRP (XRP) price displayed strength on Monday, rising 2% over the last 24 hours after traders adjusted to last week’s sell-off, coinciding with a 50 billion XRP sale by Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen. XRP price remains above $3 at the time of writing, and analysts are watching several key support levels that must hold for the uptrend to continue. Whales accumulate XRP above $3Certain indicators show that XRP price may continue its…
During the Biden years, a lot of us thought that the next era of world history would be defined, in large part, by economic and geostrategic competition between the US and China. That’s looking a little less likely these days. Donald Trump still makes the occasional aggressive noise toward China, but his approach has becomemuch more conciliatory. Slowly or quickly, he’swalking away from most of the policiesthe Biden administration was using to stand up to China — canceling export controls, canceling industrial policy, puttingtariffs on key allies, defunding research, and so on. Meanwhile, China isreaching the zenith of its power.…
Israeli-Palestinian human rights group B’Tselem has declared Israel’s actions in Gaza as genocide in its latest report, titled Our Genocide. The report, released on Monday, carries strong condemnation of Israel’s war on Gaza, which has killed at least 59,733 people and wounded 144,477. “An examination of Israel’s policy in the Gaza Strip and its horrific outcomes, together with statements by senior Israeli politicians and military commanders about the goals of the attack, leads to the unequivocal conclusion that Israel is taking coordinated action to intentionally destroy Palestinian society in the Gaza Strip,” the report reads. “In other words: Israel is…
At least 14 Palestinians, including two children, have died from hunger and malnutrition in Gaza, according to health authorities, as United States President Donald Trump says there are signs of “real starvation” in the besieged territory. The deaths pushed the number of those who have died from malnutrition since Israel launched its war on Gaza in October 2023, to 147, including 88 children, the Ministry of Health in Gaza said on Monday. Most of the deaths have occurred in recent weeks as a hunger crisis gripped the territory due to Israel’s severe restrictions on the entry of humanitarian aid. Israel…
Most European nations welcome the deal, but some slam it as a capitulation before the EU’s largest trading partner. The United States and the European Union have struck a wide-ranging trade deal, imposing a 15 percent import tariff on most EU goods, evading an all-out transatlantic trade war. The deal was hashed out on Sunday between US President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Scotland, before an August 1 deadline for the introduction of steep tariffs. Both Trump and von der Leyen lauded the deal as an important step, with the US leader hailing it…
Company in building where shooting took place says thoughts are with victimsOne of the companies in the Manhattan building where the shooter opened fire said its “hearts go out to the victims of this horrific act and their families.” “We are incredibly grateful for the bravery of building security and law enforcement,” KPMG US said in a statement. There are multiple businesses in the building, and authorities have not said which, if any, were targeted in the shooting. Six dead, including shooter, NYPD says Tom Winter and Jonathan Service Six people are dead, including the gunman, in tonight’s shooting in…
At least 60% of liver cancers could be preventable, according to an analysis published Monday in The Lancet. Liver cancer is the sixth most common cancer in the world, with around 870,000 cases in 2022. That’s projected to increase to 1.52 million cases in 2050, the new report found, if no changes are made. The leading cause of liver cancer is viral infections, including the hepatitis B and C viruses. Hepatitis B infections — which are preventable with a vaccine — accounted for 39% of liver cancers in 2022. That’s expected to fall slightly, to 36.9%, by 2025. Hepatitis C…
When Aissatou Diop took her six-week-old son, Amadou, to a healthcare centre in the bustling Dakar suburb of Pikine for his first vaccine, she braced for a familiar ordeal. The Senegalese mother’s older children had cried through multiple injections during each immunisation cycle, leaving her dreading the next visit. She didn’t know this time would be different. With a single prick of the needle, Amadou received protection against six potentially fatal diseases. “I was so relieved to hear from the nurse that this new vaccine would spare my baby the extra pain,” Aissatou tells TRT Afrika in between gently rocking…