XRP is now back to trading just above the $2 level after an early January rally briefly carried its price action into the $2.40 range. The pullback has so far been controlled, with price holding above former resistance that has now turned into short-term support. A technical analysis shared on X by crypto analyst Bird proposed that conditions are now right for a familiar macro setup that has preceded XRP’s largest historical rallies.

Chairman of Arif Habib Group, Arif Habib, has shared positive news for Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) employees, stating that the airline will be transformed into an international-standard carrier. Arif Habib made these remarks while appearing on BOL News program Boloon Janab, where he spoke with host Asad Nizami. During the discussion, he addressed concerns about the future of PIA employees and assured them of support.

Actress and well-known entrepreneur Gwyneth Paltrow has opened up about a terrifying health scare she experienced in 2002. The Hook actress revealed she was devastated when her father, Bruce Paltrow, passed away when she was just thirty. During this period, her mourning was so intense that the veteran star believed she was suffering a heart attack. Paltrow recalled the incident during a conversation on…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Despite shifting market dynamics and evolving macro signals, Bitcoin keeps its long-term trend, while its deeper narrative is beyond headline price movements. This divergence between surface-level price action and underlying structure suggests that the BTC long-term thesis remains intact even as the forces shaping its next phase become more complex and more mature.

Agit Kabayel stopped Damian Knyba in the third round to retain his WBC interim heavyweight title as the unbeaten fighter set his sights on Oleksandr Usyk. Returning to the ring for the first time since victory over Zhilei Zhang in February 2025 for his first defence of the belt on home soil in Germany, Kabayel withstood a solid start to the bout from his Polish opponent in round one before turning the screw in Oberhausen.

The officer of Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) sexually harassed a woman customer and made sexual demands in exchange for reducing her electricity bill. The incident came to light in a sting operation conducted by a team of the ARY News Program Sar-e Aam. ARY News reported that the power supply company LESCO officer, Tahir, allegedly told the woman that he would only adjust her electricity bill if she met his personal demands.

The Bitcoin (BTC) network mining difficulty, the relative computing challenge of adding a new block to the decentralized blockchain ledger, fell slightly to 146.4 trillion on Thursday, in the first difficulty adjustment of 2026.  “The next Bitcoin difficulty adjustment is estimated to take place on Jan 22, 2026, 04:08:12 AM UTC, increasing the Bitcoin mining difficulty from 146.47 T to 148.20 T,” according to…

Liam Rosenior won his first game as Chelsea's new head coach, beating Charlton 5-1 in the FA Cup third round. In his pre-match press conference, the Blues boss urged fans to judge him on performances and results, and got off to a good start with victory at The Valley. He opted for a youthful starting XI - as many Premier League teams do at this stage of the competition - and his team saw plenty of the ball and pressure around the Charlton area throughout the first half.

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has warned consumers about fake calls and UAN numbers, ARY News reported. The PTA has issued a awareness video for the customers in which the authority stated that scammers are copying the PTA, FIA and Banks. The country’s telecom authority in its awareness message to the citizens said that no any government organization, never ever ask for your OTP, PIN, Identity Card number or biometrics.

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure The price of Bitcoin ended the past year in the red despite reaching multiple all-time highs above the six-figure valuation mark. While the market leader has made a solid start to 2026, concerns are still swirling around about BTC’s prospects over the coming months, especially in relation to the four-year cycle theory.

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LEVERKUSE – VfB Stuttgart fired four goals past hapless hosts Bayer Leverkusen in a lop-sided first half on Saturday to cruise to a 4-1 Bundesliga victory after the three-week winter break. The visitors completely dismantled Leverkusen in the opening half as Jamie Leweling scored twice before the hosts pulled one back with a 66th-minute Alex Grimaldo penalty. Stuttgart climbed to 29 points in fifth place, level on points with Leverkusen in fourth and third-placed RB Leipzig, who have a game in hand following the postponement of their match at St Pauli due to snow.

The outage was the second major network disruption in 2025, with both incidents requiring a block reorganization that rolled back some activity. The team behind Starknet, an Ethereum layer‑2 (L2) scaling network, released a post-mortem report outlining the root cause of the temporary mainnet downtime on Monday. The root cause of the mainnet downtime was a discrepancy in the network state between the blockifier execution layer and the proving layer that checks that the execution layer is processing transactions correctly, according to the…

KYIV: Kyiv residents huddled against bitter winter cold inside their unheated apartments on Saturday as engineers struggled to restore power, water and heat knocked out in the latest salvo of Russian strikes. Russia has regularly conducted intense bombardments of Ukraine’s energy system since it invaded its neighbour in 2022. The war’s fourth winter could be the coldest and darkest yet, with the accumulated damage to the grid bringing utilities to the brink, and temperatures already below minus 10 degrees Celsius (14 F) and set to plunge further this week.

Antoine Semenyo made a goalscoring debut as Manchester City hit double figures in a 10-1 thrashing of Exeter in the FA Cup third round. Rodri also struck his first goal for 20 months and Rico Lewis netted twice as Pep Guardiola's side demolished the League One outfit at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday. Youngster Max Alleyne began the rout with his first senior strike and there were two own goals before Tijjani Reijnders, Nico O'Reilly and 17-year-old Ryan McAidoo got on the scoresheet.

Thomas Kent “T.K.” Carter, the actor best known for his roles as Mike Fulton on Punky Brewster and the roller-skating chef Nauls in John Carpenter’s The Thing, has unexpectedly passed away at the age of 69. According to TMZ, Carter called 911 at 5:42 p.m. on Friday night and was later found in his Duarte, California, home. Although a cause of death has not yet been disclosed by authorities, foul play is not suspected.

According to CryptoWzrd’s daily technical outlook, Chainlink closed the session without a clear directional bias, keeping the focus on the intraday structure. Price is currently confined to a tight range. A controlled dip toward the $12.80 support, followed by a bullish reaction, could present a long opportunity, while holding above $13.50 would open the door for further upside. Indecisive Daily And Weekly Closes Signal Market Uncertainty…

PALM BEACH, Florida: The Norwegian Nobel Institute said the Nobel Peace Prize cannot be transferred, shared, or revoked, following remarks by Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado suggesting she might give her 2025 award to U.S. President Donald Trump. In a statement, the institute said the decision to award a Nobel Prize is final and permanent, citing the statutes of the Nobel Foundation, which do not allow appeals.

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Dogecoin has taken another step in its objective to become a widely accepted and decentralized global currency as its corporate arm, House of Doge, announced a strategic partnership aimed at expanding the Dogecoin ecosystem into Japan.  The initiative, which was disclosed in a press release on January 8, proposed a collaborative framework with Japanese firms abc Co., Ltd.

Newcastle goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale saved three penalties in a shootout to dump Bournemouth out of the FA Cup in an epic 3-3 draw which featured 95th and 122nd-minute equalisers for the home and away sides respectively. The England international saved spot kicks from Evanilson, Alex Jimenez and eventually Bafode Diakite to send St James' Park into raptures after an instant classic that saw six goals, four lead changes and 45 shots in the 120-minute affair.

KARACHI: Sindh Home Minister Zia-ul-Hassan Lanjar stated on Saturday night that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) does not have permission to hold its political gathering on a public road, ARY News reported. Speaking to ARY News, Minister Lanjar warned that the provincial government would take stern action if any congregation is held on a road. He urged the party to stick to authorized locations, saying, “Conduct your political gathering where you have been granted permission.”

The Bitcoin (BTC) community is celebrating the anniversary of cypherpunk and Bitcoin pioneer Hal Finney’s post on January 10, 2009, telling the world that he was running the Bitcoin node software “Running Bitcoin,” Finney said on X, formerly known as Twitter. Finney was the recipient of the first Bitcoin transaction on the network. He was born on May 4, 1956…

Harry Wilson, Emile Smith Rowe and Kevin all scored in the second half as Fulham fought from behind to secure a 3-1 FA Cup victory against Middlesbrough. Hayden Hackney gave the second-placed Championship side a deserved lead in the opening period at Craven Cottage before substitute Wilson struck a brilliant equaliser on the hour mark. Tommy Conway hit the crossbar for Boro moments later only to see Smith Rowe then put Fulham ahead with 13 minutes to go.

During a training session in Vadodara ahead of the ODI series against New Zealand, a childhood lookalike of Virat Kohli went viral on the internet. The encounter became a touching “time travel” moment when the young fan approached Kohli for an autograph. Fans dubbed the moment a “glitch in the matrix,” sharing side-by-side comparisons of the “Chase Master’s” early childhood photos with the young boy.

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure The Bitcoin price looks to be off to a great start, having spent most of the new year above the psychological $90,000 mark. While the premier cryptocurrency has slowed down in recent days, there has been a display of significant bullish intent in the market so far in 2026.