Trump launches his own meme coin, value soars

Trump launches his own meme coin, value soars

US President-elect Donald Trump has launched his own cryptocurrency, appropriately called $TRUMP, sparking feverish buying that sent its market capitalization soaring on Saturday to several billion dollars. In a message posted on his Truth Social platform and X, Trump unveiled the so-called meme coin, which is designed to capitalize on the popularity of a certain…

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy to attend NATO defense ministers meeting on Thursday

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy to attend NATO defense ministers meeting on Thursday

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, due to visit Brussels on Thursday, will also attend a meeting of NATO defense ministers in the Belgian capital, the spokesperson for the defense alliance said. NATO’s new chief Mark Rutte “will welcome President Zelensky to NATO HQ on 17 October during the NATO Defense Ministerial,” Farah Dakhlallah said on X,…

CIA expands online recruitment of informants to China, Iran, North Korea

CIA expands online recruitment of informants to China, Iran, North Korea

The US CIA on Wednesday launched a new drive to recruit informants in China, Iran and North Korea, adding to what it says has been a successful effort to enlist Russians. The premier US spy agency posted instructions in Mandarin, Farsi and Korean on its accounts on X, Facebook, Instagram, Telegram, LinkedIn and the Dark…

Elon Musk is on track to soon become the world’s first trillionaire

Elon Musk is on track to soon become the world’s first trillionaire

New York — Elon Musk’s sprawling empire — spanning everything from electric vehicles and social media to space rockets and miniature brain implants — may soon make him the world’s first trillionaire. Musk’s business success has made him one of the most influential — and controversial — people in the world. The Tesla boss is already the…