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Decentralized lending protocol Morpho raised $175M led by Paradigm, Ribbit Capital, and a16z Crypto in a token sale valuing Morpho at up to $2B  —  Paul Frambot has a message for the “suits” at traditi…

VLADIMIR Putin has shut down parts of his specialist CCTV protection network – over fears it could be used against him in an assassination attempt, reports say. The paranoid Russian tyrant is said to be shaking in his boots after the US and Israel used…

The Philippines has protested China’s deployment of what Manila describes as a floating “structure” with personnel on a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, fearing it could be a part of Beijing’s effort to turn the uninhabited atoll into an island b…

Amid public outrage growing over the kidnapping and murder of 11-year-old Lyhanna, French ministers have held an emergency meeting to discuss measures aimed at better dealing with sexual offenders and child abuse cases. FRANCE 24’s James André is at p…

Could the war in Ukraine bring political change to Russia?  The ConversationFirst Thing: Zelenskyy says he told Trump that Putin was ‘playing games’ with Washington  The GuardianPutin says there is ‘no point’ meeting Zelensky over e…

A Somali referee has been prevented from officiating at the World Cup after he was refused entry into the US. This comes as many fans having bought tickets for the competitions have also seen their visa demands refused, and Iran’s football federation …