Maduro’s Crypto Strategy Triggers a Regulatory Stress Test for Global Finance Sanctions Pressure Pushes Venezuela Into Crypto Settlement Power is shifting away from governments that design sanctions and toward the financial infrastructure that can bypass them. Venezuela’s use of crypto-linked oil settlements has exposed a structural weakness in global enforcement,…

With its sloping rooms, this vast Parisian 3-room apartment was not easy to arrange. Architect Elodie Chomet was able to avoid all the pitfalls of this home by adapting to its shapes and playing with materials to add character. She even managed to create an additional bathroom and bedroom. Hat…

The words that make the news arrive after the Angelus. As often happens, it is there that the Pope leaves aside the liturgical commentary and looks history in the face. And this time history has the harsh face of the Middle East. Pope Leo XIV’s thoughts turn to “what is…