Beyond Today, Into Tomorrow
BEIJING: China vowed to further tighten its crackdown on virtual currencies on Friday and banned unauthorised offshore issuance of yuan-pegged stablecoins. Authorities will also strictly vet offshore issuance of tokens backed by Chinese onshore assets, according to a notice published on the central bank’s website. Although the statement largely reiterates Beijing’s existing ban on cryptocurrency,…
TEHRAN: A fire erupted at a wood workshop located within the grounds of a military barracks in the Iranian capital on Friday, the army said in a statement. The blaze was contained and no injuries have been reported, the army added, as it blamed an electrical fault for the fire. The fire erupted at a…
Most people wouldn’t dream of leaving their phones behind, even for a short drive. However, NASA astronauts have had to do just that when traveling to work 250 miles away at the International Space Station—until now. In a post on X, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman announced that astronauts on the Crew-12 and Artemis II missions…
WASHINGTON: The White House is planning the first leaders meeting for President Donald Trump’s so-called “Board of Peace” in relation to Gaza on February 19, Axios reported on Friday, citing a U.S. official and diplomats from four countries that are on the board. The plans for the meeting, which would also be a fundraising conference…
WASHINGTON: Sikhs for Justice, a global Sikh advocacy organisation, strongly condemned a suicide bombing at a place of worship in Islamabad, calling the attack an assault on peace, religious freedom and basic human values, alleging India’s role in the attack. In a statement issued from Washington, the group’s leader, Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, alleged that India’s…
New York: Digital advertising trucks bearing the message “Kashmir Is Not Forgotten: February 5th – Day of Solidarity” rolled through the most visible and symbolic locations of New York City, including the United Nations headquarters, Times Square, Freedom Tower, CenturyTel Park, and areas surrounding foreign UN missions. According to Beyond the Time News, Dr Ghulam…
OSLO: Norway’s economic crime police unit, Oekokrim, said on Thursday it has opened an investigation into former prime minister and chairman of the Norwegian Nobel committee, Thorbjoern Jagland, on suspicion of aggravated corruption. The decision to investigate Jagland, also a former Secretary General of the Council of Europe, was based on information revealed by newly…
Activists behind a flotilla intercepted at sea last year by Israel while trying to bring aid to Gaza will try again this year, expecting more than twice as many boats carrying up to 1,000 medics, they said on Thursday. The Israeli military halted the roughly 40 boats in the Global Sumud Flotilla last October as…
Iran and the United States (US) are set to hold high-stakes negotiations in Oman on Friday over Tehran’s nuclear programme, but a dispute over the agenda suggests progress will be hard won amid the threat of a regional Middle East war. While both sides have signalled readiness to revive diplomacy over Tehran’s long-running nuclear dispute…
MOSCOW: Russia faces a steep drop in oil income if U.S. President Donald Trump successfully pressures India to stop importing Russian crude, because losing its top purchaser of seaborne exports would force Moscow to slash prices to find other buyers, analysts and traders said. Trump on Monday cut U.S. tariffs on Indian goods in a…
