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In a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Attorney General Pam Bondi dated Tuesday, Democratic Senators Elizabeth Warren and Jack Reed requested an investigation by December 1 into World Liberty Financial's compliance with anti-money laundering rules, sanctions, and governance. The demand stems from a September report by Accountable.US alleging the project sold $WLFI governance tokens to wallets linked to North Korea's Lazarus Group, a Russian sanctions-evasion stablecoin, Iran's NoBitex exchange, and the sanctioned mixer Tornado Cash. DT Marks DEFI LLC, controlled by Donald Trump and his family, holds 22.5 billion tokens and receives 75% of sales revenue, while the project lists Trump family members in prominent roles; World Liberty Financial maintains it has robust compliance measures with no evidence of wrongdoing.

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Senators Elizabeth Warren and Jack Reed have fired off a letter urging a federal probe into World Liberty Financial, the Trump family's crypto project, over alleged sales to North Korean hackers and sanctioned entities.

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The conflict began February 28, 2026, with US-backed Israeli airstrikes killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, former President Ebrahim Raisi, and over 40 other senior officials in a bid to dismantle Iran's leadership and curb its nuclear program and proxy attacks. Iran has fired back with missile barrages on Israeli cities like Tel Aviv, wounding over 100, while IRGC commander Esmail Qaani resurfaced to rally allies and promise more action under new leader Mojtaba Khamenei. Russia's statement revives its support for Tehran, hinting at possible indirect help like arms, as markets worry over energy routes and wider escalation.

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Russia drew a firm line on Sunday, stating that the deaths of Iran's highest leaders in the US-Israeli strikes will bring repercussions amid a war now in its 23rd day.

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Libya's National Oil Corporation hired a specialist salvage firm Saturday to tow the damaged Arctic Metagaz to safety, after the 277-meter vessel—hit by an explosion three weeks ago—drifted unmanned into Libyan waters. Russian officials blame Ukrainian drones for the blast 170 nautical miles east of Malta, which left the tanker carrying unknown LNG volumes, 450 tons of heavy fuel oil, and 250 tons of diesel adrift. Italian authorities labeled it an 'environmental bomb,' but NOC Chairman Farhat Omar Bengdara assures Libyans the threat will be contained, with the vessel now just 41 nautical miles from shore.

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A powerless Russian LNG tanker drifts perilously close to Libya's coast, loaded with gas and fuel that could spell disaster for the Mediterranean if it runs aground.

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Lighter, a decentralized perpetuals exchange on Ethereum, saw its token value crash amid broader crypto market weakness and direct competition with leader Hyperliquid. Despite the drop, Lighter posted strong metrics like $62.5 billion in 30-day volume and lower fees—$245 for a $1 million BTC trade versus Hyperliquid's $675—prompting backers to call it deeply undervalued. Hyperliquid enthusiasts highlight their platform's massive scale, with $9 billion market cap and far higher fees, while the debate rages over Lighter's potential to gain ground in on-chain perps.

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Lighter's $LIT token plunged from $3.70 to under $0.95 since its December 2025 launch, fueling a sharp clash between supporters and Hyperliquid fans.

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Videos from March 24 show hundreds at urban rallies, possibly in Tehran or Mashhad, calling to strike the 'Trump White House' after U.S. and Israeli airstrikes on February 28 killed Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, IRGC commander, and other leaders. Iran retaliated with missiles on Israel and U.S. assets, but critics note its weapons can't reach Washington, dismissing the chants as hardliner bluster. While regime supporters voice 'Death to America' and recirculate old ritual footage, other videos reveal Iranians celebrating the strikes and diaspora calls for democracy, underscoring deep divisions as Trump offers a two-week diplomatic window.

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Nighttime rallies lit up Iranian streets as crowds waved flags and chanted for IRGC missiles to hit the White House, capturing the raw defiance amid escalating war tensions.

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As chairman of the PLU and Uganda's Chief of Defence Forces, Kainerugaba honored founding members with official 'Patriotic Officer' numbers, starting with himself as PO 001 and journalist Andrew Mwenda as PO 002, then adding more up to PO 020 including ministers like Frank Tumwebaze. The group, aligned with President Museveni's movement and claiming 4 million members, positions itself as a disciplined 'revolutionary party' after Museveni's recent election win. Honorees like Frank Mwesigye celebrated online with photos, while critics noted limited diversity and some contentious inclusions amid post-election tensions.

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Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba kicked off a special numbering system for top Patriotic League of Uganda members, echoing the ranks from Uganda's 1980s bush war fighters.

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Maj. Gen. Antonio A. Aguto Jr., who led the Security Assistance Group-Ukraine until last year, first lost a tube of Secret-level maps detailing force positions on a train from Kyiv to Germany in April 2024; embassy staff recovered it untouched the next day. Weeks later on May 13, he consumed far more than the allowed two drinks—roughly two 500 ml bottles of strong Georgian chacha—during a dinner with Ukrainian counterparts, leading to three falls, a concussion, and slurred speech noted by witnesses at meetings with Secretary Blinken and others the next day. The March 12 inspector general report substantiated excess alcohol and incapacitation but found no compromise of materials or intoxication during meetings; it recommends Army discipline review amid questions on leadership in high-stakes missions.

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A top U.S. general in charge of Ukraine aid stumbled through a chaotic night of heavy drinking in Kyiv, then showed up to key meetings with a visible forehead mark from his falls.

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In a Sunday post, former Ethereum Foundation co-executive director Tomasz K. Stańczak outlined five steps to make Ethereum the first 'LLM-driven' blockchain, where validators delegate to AI, large language models draft and review Ethereum Improvement Proposals, and core developers use AI for meetings and votes. His proposal, timed days after his February 13 departure announcement following two years in strategy and operations, drew mixed reactions—critics highlighted risks like prompt injection vulnerabilities on a network securing trillions, while supporters pointed to AI's potential and Ethereum's rich training data from public calls and EIP histories. Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin has discussed AI agents on the network but not LLM-led governance, and neither he nor the Foundation has responded.

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Tomasz K. Stańczak shared a striking vision: let AI agents handle Ethereum's upgrades, from drafting proposals to coding changes. It came right after he announced his exit from the Ethereum Foundation.

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