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HANOI: Vietnam and South Korea’s leaders agreed to boost cooperation in nuclear energy and high-tech at a meeting in Hanoi on Wednesday (Apr 22), as the two countries seek to strengthen supply chains amid global trade turmoil.In their second meeting since August, Vietnam’s top leader To Lam and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung attended the signing in Hanoi of 12 non-binding documents, including on energy, technology and security cooperation. The partners agreed to study the possibility of cooperation for a nuclear power plant development and financing.Vietnam is seeking a partner to develop a nuclear power plant with a planned…

NewsFeedTwo people have been killed after Israeli settlers opened fire on a school in the occupied West Bank, including a 14-year-old boy shot in the head. The attack comes amid a surge in violence by settlers and Israeli forces against Palestinians.Published On 22 Apr 202622 Apr 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sparks flew on Capitol Hill as Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., accused Federal Reserve nominee Kevin Warsh of being a potential “sock puppet” for President Donald Trump.Warsh, tapped by Trump in January to lead the Federal Reserve, faced a two-and-a-half-hour confirmation hearing before the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee.If confirmed, he would take the helm of the world’s most powerful central bank, shaping interest rates, borrowing costs and the financial outlook for millions of American households for the next four years.WHO IS KEVIN WARSH, TRUMP’S PICK TO SUCCEED JEROME POWELL AS…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Chadwick Scott Willacy, convicted of first degree murder for setting his elderly neighbor on fire after she allegedly caught him burglarizing her home, maintained his innocence right before being executed by the State of Florida on Tuesday.”To the victim’s family, I hope this brings you peace. If it does, that’s good,” Willacy said, according to The Associated Press. “But this is not right.”The state pronounced the 58-year-old dead at 6:15 p.m. after administering him a three-drug lethal injection at Florida State Prison.Willacy was convicted in 1991 for the 1990 murder of 56-year-old…

Appeals judges have ruled the International Criminal Court has jurisdiction over former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte, dismissing a bid to throw out his trial over his alleged pivotal role in the murder of thousands of people.Families of the victims who were watching the proceedings from the Philippines erupted in joy on Wednesday when the court verdict was read out.Duterte, who has been held in detention at the ICC in The Hague since his arrest in March 2025, was not in court.The Philippines formally withdrew its ICC membership in 2018, and Duterte’s defence had argued this meant the court had no…

JAKARTA: Indonesia Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa on Wednesday (Apr 22) floated the idea of imposing a levy on ships passing through the Malacca Strait, as part of a push to maximise the country’s strategic position along global trade and energy routes.Local media cited Mr Purbaya as saying that the proposal aligns with President Prabowo Subianto’s directive that Indonesia should no longer see itself as a “peripheral nation”, but one that is a “key player” on the global economic stage.“As the president has instructed, Indonesia is not a peripheral country. We sit on a strategic global trade and energy route,…

NewsFeedTwo competitors were filmed helping a runner who had collapsed from exhaustion during the Boston Marathon on Monday. Ajay Haridas had fallen just metres before the finish line, only to be helped across by the two participants.Published On 22 Apr 202622 Apr 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick resigns House seat instead of facing punishment from colleagues – CBS News Watch CBS News Democratic Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida became the latest U.S. lawmaker to step down amid allegations of ethics violations. It happened minutes before a vote to decide whether she should be forced out. Nikole Killion reports.

The cryptocurrency market has been bullish over the past 24 hours, with Bitcoin briefly topping the $78,100 level. Ether is also approaching $2,400, while XRP has flipped BNB to become the fourth-largest cryptocurrency by market cap.However, Pi Network (PI) is trading around $0.1700 at press time on Wednesday, down by less than 1% in the last 24 hours. The launch of smart contracts on the Pi Testnet under a subscription model marks functionality-focused expansion through consistent protocol upgrades. However, that wasn’t enough to push PI’s price higher in the near term.Meanwhile, the over 30 million Pi tokens released by the Pi…

Author Ahmed Barakat Author Ahmed Barakat Part of the Team Since Aug 2025 About Author Ahmed Balaha is a journalist and copywriter based in Georgia with a growing focus on blockchain technology, DeFi, AI, privacy, digital assets, and fintech innovation. Share Last updated:  April 22, 2026 Ripple (XRP) is trading at $1.45 up 1.00% in 24 hours, as a wave of institutional and banking adoption signals suggest the asset’s fundamentals are outpacing its current chart.The bigger story isn’t the dip, it’s what’s building underneath it. SoFi Technologies, a nationally chartered U.S. bank regulated by the OCC, announced on April 21…