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Ex-Coinbase Worker Gets Two-Year Prison Term in First Cryptocurrency Insider-Trading Case

Wall Street Journal A former Coinbase employee was sentenced to two years in prison for his role in what federal prosecutors called the first-ever insider-trading case involving cryptocurrency. https://www.wsj.com/articles/ex-coinbase-worker-gets-two-year-prison-term-in-first-cryptocurrency-insider-trading-case-baed7774

Israel awaits Gaza counter strike after killing of Islamic Jihad leaders

Jerusalem Post Former IDF intelligence chief Tamir Hayman said that Hamas’ leadership outside of Gaza often is more in favor of conflict. https://www.jpost.com/arab-israeli-conflict/article-742561

Polish bus collides with truck on German highway, leading to dozens of injuries

Fox News A highway collision between a long-distance Polish bus and a truck injured dozens of people in eastern Germany, police in Poland and German news agency dpa reported. The crash happened Tuesday on the A 12 highway in the state of Brandenburg between the towns of Storkow and Fredersdorf. German police said 52 people…

Israel security agency defends using tool that sent Palestinian protesters threatening messages in 2021

Fox News Israel’s Shin Bet internal security agency is defending its use of a sophisticated surveillance tool that was used to send threatening text messages to Palestinian protesters during unrest at Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site two years ago. A leading civil rights group has asked Israel’s Supreme Court to halt the practice, saying the…

Belarus’ State Security Committee foils attempted terror attacks ahead of May 9 – chief

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The president is aware of these things, Ivan Tertel said https://tass.com/world/1615141

White House bolsters Ukraine air defense in new security package

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-742560

Setting the Stage for Africa at the Venice Architecture Biennale

New York Times Lesley Lokko, its first curator of African descent, brings an ambitious exploration of the continent’s impact on the globe. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/09/arts/design/venice-architecture-biennale-lesley-lokko.html

All NATO members supports Ukraine’s accession, question is when it will happen – Stoltenberg

Pravda Ukraine Jens Stoltenberg, Secretary General of NATO, claims that all NATO members agree with the future accession of Ukraine, but when exactly this will happen is difficult to predict. Source: Stoltenberg, in the interview with The Washington Post Asked what the path to Ukraine’s possible membership in NATO might be, the Secretary General indicated…

DoD Releases National Defense Science and Technology Strategy

Defense.gov The Department of Defense released the National Defense Science and Technology Strategy. https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3389118/dod-releases-national-defense-science-and-technology-strategy/

Turkish Election Challenger Pledges Closer Ties to West

Wall Street Journal Kemal Kilicdaroglu, aiming to unseat President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, said in an interview that if he wins on Sunday he would strengthen Turkey’s role in NATO and revive a bid to join the EU. https://www.wsj.com/articles/turkeys-top-election-challenger-pledges-closer-ties-to-nato-and-eu-bee59738