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Thousands of Brits were left stranded in the Middle East when the US-Iran war broke out in early 2026.

BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager with more than $10 trillion under management, has launched a new Bitcoin exchange-traded product designed to generate monthly income for investors — a move the firm’s top ETF executive says is aimed at pulling in a wave of traditional investors who have kept their distance from the asset due to its volatility. Jay Jacobs, BlackRock’s US Head of Equity ETFs, spoke to CoinTelegraph to discuss the launch of the iShares Bitcoin Premium Income ETF, ticker BITA, which began trading this week. The product represents a departure from conventional Bitcoin exposure by layering a covered-call…

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding may officially be just around the corner.The star couple, who have had the paparazzi and fans on wedding watch, sparked off a wave of fresh speculation about the big day, after photos and videos from Swift’s Rhode Island mansion began doing the rounds online. While Taylor seemingly kicked off her Bachellorette with friends, NFL star Kelce, was spotted on a rare night out with his male friends, fuelling speculations that the pre-wedding festivities have already kicked off.Taylor Swift hosts pre-wedding bashAs per TMZ, guests gathered at Swift’s USD 17 million oceanside Rhode Island home…

By Sally Rufus, updated June 18, 2026 Crypto gambling has stopped being a novelty and started behaving more like infrastructure-heavy fintech. The platforms that are winning attention now aren’t the ones shouting the loudest; they’re the ones that actually work smoothly when money is moving fast. That’s where Ethereum keeps showing up again and again, not as a hype asset, but as the chain that quietly handles the load. Bitcoin still dominates the narrative. It’s the name people know, the one tied to long-term value storage. But in real-time gambling environments, narrative doesn’t matter much. What matters is whether deposits…

Manika Batra (Image credit: PTI) MUMBAI: India’s most recognisable table tennis player, Manika Batra, has been left out of the squad for the upcoming Asian Games after failing to meet the selection criteria laid down by the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI).In Manika’s absence, India’s women’s team will be led by Sreeja Akula and comprise Yashaswini Ghorpade, Diya Chitale, Sutirtha Mukherjee and 17-year-old Syndrela Das. Manika and Swastika Ghosh have been named among the reserves for the Games, scheduled to be held in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, from September 19 to October 4.“The selection process ensured that India’s highest-ranked and most…

In Taare Zameen Par, there is a well-known song sequence that captures the world of the “ideal” student — disciplined, focused, always moving towards success with structure and routine. That image fits perfectly with Yohaan Nandkishore Awasthi, Ishaan’s elder brother in the film — the bright, organised, high-achieving child who stands in contrast to Ishaan’s struggles with dyslexia.The actor who played Ishaan Awasthi’s studious elder brother Yohaan Nandkishore Awasthi has now built a very different life off-screen. Sachet Seth, who portrayed the disciplined and high-achieving “Dada” in the 2007 film, is now a certified dentist in the United Kingdom, according…

The G7 just made North Korea hacking operation a formal geopolitical priority. Leaders from the world’s seven largest advanced economies issued a joint communiqué at the Evian summit just yesterday, explicitly calling out Pyongyang’s cryptocurrency theft machine. They accused the North Korean of draining more than $6.75 billion from the crypto ecosystem since 2017. The statement frames DPRK cyber operations not as a crypto security problem but as a weapons-financing mechanism. G7 CALLS FOR COORDINATED ACTION AGAINST NORTH KOREA'S CRYPTO THEFTS G7 leaders agreed to jointly tackle North Korea's crypto thefts and cybercrimes at the Évian summit. The move comes…

AUD/USD’s bigger uptrend is still alive, but sellers are testing 0.7000 as Fed strength and China weakness bite this week.

The ill-fat­ed romance of Abelard and Héloïse may be a per­ma­nent cul­tur­al fix­ture, but it’s worth ask­ing what any of us under­stand about Abelard or Héloïse them­selves. Before the two ever crossed paths, Peter Abelard was already a cel­e­brat­ed philoso­pher in France whose class­es drew large and enthu­si­as­tic crowds. This was, bear in mind, a time and place where argu­ing real­ism ver­sus con­cep­tu­al­ism amount­ed to a spec­ta­tor sport. A mod­ern fram­ing might analo­gize him to a cross between an intel­lec­tu­al ath­lete and a pub­lic intel­lec­tu­al. That he would attract admir­ing pupils is a giv­en, but none seems to have exud­ed…

'The Death of Robin Hood,' a reimagining of the classic outlaw legend opens in theaters on June 19Jodie Comer; Hugh JackmanCredit: Marc Piasecki/WireImage; Cindy Ord/GettyNEED TO KNOWJodie Comer was shocked by Hugh Jackman’s unrecognizable transformation into a rugged, bearded Robin Hood on setThe film reimagines Robin Hood as an older, weathered figure inspired by medieval ballads and classic Hollywood imageryDespite the dark tone, Comer and Jackman describe the Irish set as lighthearted and credit director Michael Sarnoski for the atmosphereJodie Comer needed a moment to recalibrate on the set of the gritty new medieval thriller The Death of Robin Hood.For…