China-led cross-border digital currency platform sees surge - Transactions on a new China-led digital currency platform have surged to over $55 billion, a new report shows, the latest sign that efforts to build alternatives to dollar-dependent global payment systems are gaining traction. Data crunch
Reports: Shiite militias assisted Iran protest crackdown - Foreign militias were also reportedly involved in the recent violent suppression of the mass protests in Iran that are feared to have left many thousands dead and injured. Over the past 10 days, members of Shiite militias from Lebanon were
Trump Sets Fraudster Free From Prison for a Second Time - The president issued a raft of clemency grants this week, including pardoning a woman he had given relief to once before and a man whose daughter had donated millions to a Trump super PAC.