FTX: Collapsed crypto giant recovers $5bn of assets
The firm’s former chief executive Sam Bankman-Fried is accused of orchestrating an “epic” fraud. Source link
Dual British-Iranian citizen Alireza Akbari sentenced to death for spying for UK
CNN — Alireza Akbari, a dual British-Iranian citizen and former Iranian official, has been sentenced to death in Iran for spying for the United Kingdom, according to Iranian judiciary-affiliated outlet…
UK Twitter employees in legal threat over redundancies
A legal letter seen by BBC News calls workers’ treatment “unlawful, unfair and completely unacceptable”. Source link
Executions aren’t new in Iran, but this time they’re different
Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in today’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, CNN’s three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. Sign up here. New York and…
iPhone designer Sir Jony Ive pays tribute to Tom Karen
Sir Jony Ive said the late designer “perfectly embodied the ideals and values of a generation”. Source link
Ex-King Constantine II of Greece dies at 82
CNN — The former King of Greece, Constantine II, has died at the age of 82, CNN affiliate CNN Greece reported on Tuesday. According to CNN Greece, the former King…
Cryptocurrency: UK Treasury considers plan for digital pound
The economic secretary to the Treasury says the UK is committed to becoming a world crypto hub. Source link
China: Satellite images capture crowding at crematoriums and funeral homes as Covid surge continues
CNN — Satellite images taken over a number of Chinese cities have captured crowding at crematoriums and funeral homes, as the country continues its battle with an unprecedented wave of…
Morad Tahbaz’s daughter calls on US, UK to do everything they can to free her father from Iran
CNN — On the fifth anniversary of her father’s arrest, the daughter of a man wrongfully detained in Iran is calling on the governments of the United States and United…
Meta denies African content-moderator firm exit poses risk
Sama, which runs Facebook’s moderation hub for east Africa, is to stop providing content-review services. Source link