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Binance founder Changpeng Zhao joins PCC as advisor

April 8, 2025

What you need to know about the REAL ID requirements
After years of delays, people boarding flights domestically in the United States will need to present REAL ID-compliant forms of identification at airports in a major change for travelers across the country. As of Wednesday, certain standard driver’s licenses and other identification cards will no longer meet federal standards for people seeking to fly within…
Trump has ‘definitely damaged’ US soft power: Joseph Nye
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts — Eliminating USAID and other steps by the Trump administration have weakened U.S. influence in the world, said Joseph Nye, the Harvard University professor emeritus who coined the term soft power. Nye’s theory of soft power argues that elements like culture, values and foreign aid can exert influence comparable with that of milit…
Fireball blankets port city with thick black smoke as paramilit unleashes drones, Sudan says
Sudan’s paramilit unleashed drones on the Red Sea city of Port Sudan early Tuesday, hitting key targets there, including the airport, the port and a hotel, milit officials said. The barrage was the second such attack this week on a city that had been a hub for people fleeing Sudan’s two-year war. There was no…
Pope Francis donated popemobile to serve as mobile health unit for Gaza children
Before he died, Pope Francis donated one of his popemobiles to be converted into a mobile health unit to serve the children of Gaza, officials said Monday. The Jerusalem and Sweden branches of the Vatican’s Caritas charitable federation released photos of the repurposed vehicle on Monday. There is no word, though, on when it might…
DG Hajj reviews arrangements made for pilgrims in Makkah
DG Hajj reviews arrangements made for pilgrims in Makkah MAKKAH: Director General (DG) Hajj, Abdul Wahab Soomro is leading comprehensive preparations for the upcoming Hajj season in Makkah, with arrangements reaching their final stages ahead of the arrival of pilgrims. Accompanied by Makkah Coordinator Zulfiqar Khan, Director Hajj Makkah Azizullah Khan, and other officials, he…
Trump and Canadian PM Mark Carney to meet amid clashes over trade, annexation
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will meet Tuesday with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, the man whose country Trump has repeatedly floated as a potential 51st state as he touched off trade disputes with the U.S.’s historically steadfast ally. Tuesday morning’s meeting marks the first time the two leaders have come face-to-face. It comes just…
Hobbit-themed eagle sculptures to depart New Zealand airport
For more than a decade, travelers at New Zealand’s Wellington Airport have been greeted by two Hobbit-themed sculptures of giant, hovering eagles, one of which carried wizard Gandalf. Suspended from the roof by cables, the two towering figures were unveiled in 2013 to promote director Peter Jackson’s Oscar-winning “Lord of the Rings” and Hobbit films,…
Ukrainian drone attacks force flight suspensions at 4 Moscow airports, Russia says
Russian forces intercepted more than 100 Ukrainian drones fired at almost a dozen regions of Russia, the Defense Ministry in Moscow said Tuesday, in an attack that forced all four airports around Moscow to temporarily suspend flights. Nine other regional Russian airports also temporarily stopped operating as drones struck areas along the border with Ukraine…