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President Trump said the US had cancelled plans to send a team to Pakistan for negotiations.

Aven has introduced a bitcoin-backed credit card that allows users to borrow against digital assets without selling holdings, marking a shift in crypto-linked consumer finance, according to statements shared with Bitcoin Magazine.  The Aven Bitcoin Visa Card, unveiled today at the Bitcoin Conference 2026 in Las Vegas, provides a credit line of up to $1 million secured by bitcoin collateral. The product targets long-term holders seeking liquidity without triggering taxable events tied to asset sales. The card combines a revolving credit line with fixed-term loan options, offering repayment periods of up to 10 years. Interest rates for both structures start…

In a parody aired days before the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, Kimmel called Melania an “expectant widow”.

Sabastian Sawe (AP Photo) Impossible has been made possible at the London Marathon. A feat that looked out of reach for at least a few more years has now been achieved, and in truly spectacular fashion. For marathoners around the world, Sabastian Sawe’s feat was an unforgettable moment to witness — the breaking of the two-hour barrier, not once, but twice in a single race. For us, it truly felt like history unfolding in real time.In what I would call a race for the ages, Sawe completed the 42.195 km distance in 1:59:30. Just 11 seconds behind him was Ethiopia’s…

LIC: ফাইল ফটো LIC Housing Finance Limited will close the registration window for the Junior Assistant posts on April 30, 2026. The recruitment drive, which opened on April 16, 2026, is aimed at filling 180 Junior Assistant vacancies across multiple states. Applicants must be between 21 and 30 years of age as of April 1, 2026. A graduation degree in any discipline with at least 55 per cent marks is mandatory, and only degrees from recognised universities are considered valid.The exam is tentatively scheduled to be held on first week of June, and admit cards are expected to be released…

In the latest Russia crypto news, the European Union has issued its 20th sanctions package against Russia, and this one hits the crypto sector in ways unlike anything that came before. Rather than blacklisting individual exchanges or wallets, the EU has targeted the entire Russian cryptocurrency industry, including Russia’s own central bank digital currency, the digital ruble, a ruble-backed stablecoin called RUBx, and a Kyrgyz exchange called Meer that was helping route Russian money through the global financial system. The detail most headlines are missing is what this shift from targeted designations to sector-wide bans actually demands of exchanges, compliance…

In the world of cryp­tog­ra­phy, sub­sti­tu­tion ciphers are child’s play. Indeed, we may remem­ber lit­er­al­ly play­ing with them as chil­dren, writ­ing secret mes­sages to our friends by replac­ing all the let­ters with num­bers, say, or shift­ing them one or two places over in alpha­bet­i­cal order. Crack­ing such codes was a triv­ial mat­ter even before the com­put­er age, but cer­tain sim­ple vari­a­tions could make them more robust. Take the doc­u­ment known as the Copi­ale cipher (down­load­able as a two-part PDF), a 105-page bound man­u­script that stayed unde­ci­pher­able for more than 260 years. Its mys­tery final­ly yield­ed to the efforts of Uni­ver­si­ty…

Last week, Elizabeth Lopatto published an insightful article in The Verge. It boasted an intriguing title: ​“Silicon Valley has forgotten what normal people want.”​ “Within recent memory, people who made software and hardware understood their job was to serve their customers. It was to identify a need, and then fill it,” she writes. “But at some point following the financial crisis, would-be entrepreneurs got it into their heads that their job was to invent the future, and consumers’ job was to go along with that invented future.” I certainly noticed this shift when it first began emerging. See, for example,…

The proud parents also share two sons and three more daughtersWhitney and Zach BatesCredit: Whitney Bates/InstagramNEED TO KNOWWhitney and Zach Bates have welcomed their sixth babyThe proud parents announced on Monday, April 27 that they welcomed their baby girlThe pair also shares sons Bradley Gilvin, 11, Jadon Carl, 4, and daughters Kaci Lynn, 9, Khloé Eileen, 6, and Lily Jo, 2Whitney and Zach Bates are officially parents to six!On Monday, April 27, the Bringing Up Bates alums announced they welcomed their sixth child, a baby girl, sharing a video of the delivery in a joint post on Instagram. The newly minted parents of six…

Trailers for director David Lowery’s “Mother Mary” have cheekily referred to it as “Not a ghost story,” likely a reference to the director’s 2017 film of the same name. Make no mistake, though: this is very much an exorcism story, one that also focuses on a spirit that refuses to leave its chosen place of habitation.  Lowery nestles this story within the rapturous extravaganza of a pop concert, his film focusing on Mother Mary (Anne Hathaway), a pop star preparing for her comeback concert in the aftermath of an onstage accident. Unsatisfied with the outfits presented to her, she returns…