The release of prominent Belarusian political prisoner Sergei Tikhanovsky last weekend caught everyone by surprise. It was a rare moment of optimism that offered hope for the future while also highlighting the plight of more than 1,000 Belarusians still imprisoned…
Events to mark Crimean Tatar Flag Day will be held across Ukraine this week. However, there will be no celebrations in Crimea itself. The Ukrainian peninsula has been under Russian occupation since the spring of 2014, and the indigenous Crimean…
Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend next week’s annual BRICS summit in Brazil over concerns about an International Criminal Court arrest warrant for him over alleged war crimes in Ukraine, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov has confirmed. “This is due…
THE FOURTH ESTATE When was the last time you watched Euronews? Be honest. If you’re like us, it was during a late-night channel surfing at the Intercontinental in Sofia, sometime in the twenties, after trying in vain to find CNN.…
Cloud Software Group, the owner of Citrix and Tibco, is the result of a $16.5 billion leveraged buyout, one of the largest in 2022. Vista bought Tibco in 2014 and merged it with Citrix in a 2022 deal. According to…
Shares of consumer debt collector Jefferson Capital opened at $19 a share, above the offering price of $15 a share. The U.S. IPO market has rebounded in recent weeks after President Donald Trump’s trade policy changes unsettled investors and froze…
Andreessen Horowitz led a Series E round for Pittsburgh-San Francisco startup Abridge, joined by Khosla Ventures. Several well-funded startups have emerged that are trying to reduce physician burnout associated with record-keeping and other administrative duties. “We’ve seen healthcare adopt generative…
Manga Productions has licensed Nioh 3 in the Middle East and North Africa Full Arabic language support for gamers in the region, says CEO Essam Bukhari RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Manga Productions has announced a partnership with Japan’s KOEI TECMO as…
Israeli warplanes struck Iran’s capital overnight, hitting a plant that made uranium centrifuges and another facility that made missile components, military leaders said. Israel intercepted ten missiles overnight, while Iran’s retaliatory strikes weakened. Meanwhile, Iran has warned that any US…
Israeli airstrikes on Iran’s capital have come under intense pressure in a conflict that has killed at least 585 people and injured 1,326 across Iran, according to a human rights group. Washington-based Human Rights Activists said it had identified 239…