March 2026

Stablecoins begin to reshape payments and banking, says Macquarie

Stablecoins are evolving from a niche crypto trading tool to a potential layer of global financial infrastructure, according to Australian investment bank Macquarie. While most activity in U.S. dollar-denominated stablecoins, primarily in Tether’s USDT and Circle’s USDC, still comes from crypto trading, accounting for about 90% of volume, the bank said adoption is expanding to

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The IMF wants to cancel the secrecy clause in the law on the property of parliamentarians

The government has recognized the need for a mini-budget if revenues do not meet expectations by the end of December 2025, according to the IMF. Photo: file ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has opposed recently approved legal amendments that limit the public disclosure of parliamentarians’ assets, raising the prospect of a reversal of the

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Middle East on brink as cycle of retaliation intensifies

The photograph shows a damaged building following a drone strike in Manama’s Seef district. Photo: AFP TEHRAN/DUBAI: The war between Iran and the U.S.-Israeli alliance has continued with renewed intensity and growing threats, leaving the Middle East on edge as missile and drone strikes hit targets across the region, while Iran asserted that Tehran, not

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‘It’s huge’: Why the leaked Lenovo tablet with a huge JBL speaker on the back actually makes a lot of sense

Leaked renders show the upcoming Lenovo Tab Plus Gen 2 The big highlight is a massive speaker with the JBL logo Also has a built-in kickstand You’ve heard of pill-shaped speakers, but what about tablet-shaped ones? This and many other puns come to mind when one sees the new tablet-speaker hybrid that Lenovo is rumored

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270,000 Afghans have returned from Iran and Pakistan this year (UN)

. Arafat Jamal, UNHCR representative in Afghanistan. Photo: Courtesy — UNHCR GENEVA: Since the start of the year, some 270,000 Afghans have returned to their country from Pakistan and Iran, the UN announced on Tuesday, warning that the escalation of the war in the Middle East risked increasing this figure. UNHCR, the UN refugee agency,

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Jito Foundation Acquires and Relaunches SolanaFloor After Shutdown for $27 Million Feat

The Jito Foundation announced its acquisition of SolanaFloor, a data platform and news site focused on the Solana blockchain, and plans to relaunch the publication after its recent closure. SolanaFloor ceased operations last month after a $27 million exploit involving its parent organization, Step Finance. The team considered external financing and an acquisition, but was

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Media urged to show restraint amid Middle East crisis

Federal Minister for Law and Justice Azam Nazeer Tarar addresses a press conference in Islamabad on March 28, 2024. PHOTO: PID ISLAMABAD: Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar on Tuesday urged media and online commentators to exercise caution when discussing Pakistan’s foreign policy amid escalating tensions in the Middle East, warning that some analyzes had caused

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Luka Dončić says he ended his engagement amid custody battle with his fiancée

NEWYou can now listen to PK Press Club articles! Lakers superstar Luka Dončić revealed that he was fighting for custody of his two daughters with fiancée Anamaria Goltes and that the couple had separated. “I love my daughters more than anything, and I did everything I could to have them with me in the United

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