WAO ART #157

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has invested $10 million in cross-chain lending and lending protocol Radiant Capital. Binance Labs, the venture capital arm of Binance, made the investment as part of its commitment to supporting innovative projects in the decentralized finance (DeFi) space.

Gold Coast, the host of the 2018 Commonwealth Games, has offered to step in as the host for the 2026 Games after the state of Victoria pulled out. The mayor of Gold Coast, Tom Tate, believes that hosting the Games will help with the city's preparations for the 2032 Olympics in Brisbane.

Yevgeny Prigozhin has stated that their activities will continue in African countries. Despite questions about Wagner's future following Prigozhin's failed mutiny in Russia and subsequent banishment to Belarus, he confirmed that there will be no reduction in their programs in Africa.

One winning ticket was sold for the Powerball jackpot of $1.08 billion. The ticket was purchased at a mini market in Los Angeles and matched all six numbers required to win. The odds of jackpot are one in 292.2 mln. The winner has the option of receiving the full amount over three decades.

Wheat prices have surged on global markets after Russia threatened to treat ships heading for Ukrainian ports as potential military targets. Russia has been bombarding Ukraine's grain facilities and warned that any ships going to Ukrainian ports would be seen as siding with the Kyiv regime.

Right-wing forces in the European Parliament, led by Spain's VOX Party, are working to sabotage EU-Cuba relations. The European Parliament recently approved a resolution condemning Cuba's human rights violations and calling for sanctions against President Miguel Díaz-Canel.

Chinese President met with former US diplomat Henry Kissinger in an effort to improve US-China relations. Kissinger, who played a key role in helping China emerge from diplomatic isolation in the 1970s, visited China as a private citizen but could potentially act as a backchannel for negotiations.