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US researchers identify likely Belarus site for new Russian nuclear-capable missile
By Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON, Dec 26 (Reuters) - Moscow is likely stationing new nuclear-capable hypersonic ballistic missiles at a former airbase in eastern Belarus, a development that could bolster Russia’s ability to deliver missiles across Europe, two U.S. researchers have found by studyingReuters
Mon, Dec 29
Hong Kong expects 3.2% growth this year, seeks to maintain momentum
SHANGHAI, Dec 28 (Reuters) - Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan raised his 2025 economic growth forecast to 3.2% on Sunday, saying the city would bolster its role as a financial centre, innovation hub and trade centre to maintain the momentum. In February, Chan had forecast growth of between 2%Reuters
Mon, Dec 29
Amazon halts plans for drone delivery in Italy
ROME, Dec 28 (Reuters) - Amazon AMZN.O said on Sunday it has decided not to pursue plans to deliver goods by drone in Italy, saying that while it had made good progress with aerospace regulators, broader business regulatory issues did not support the project. The Italian civil aviation ENACReuters
Mon, Dec 29
Putin and Trump do not support European-Ukrainian temporary ceasefire idea, the Kremlin says
Putin and Trump agreed on ditching temporary ceasefire idea Russia thinks Ukraine needs to make a decision on DonbasPutin and Trump spoke for 1 hour 15 minutes Putin and Trump spoke before Trump's meeting with Zelenskiy By Anastasia LyrchikovaMOSCOW, Dec 28 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Sunday...Reuters
Mon, Dec 29
Wall Street closes near record highs; precious metals rise
Indexes close marginally lower but near record peaks, traders look for Santa Claus rallyGold and silver smash records on rate cut expectations, geopolitics Dollar under pressure as investors contemplate rates Yen softens on persistent intervention worriesBy Isla Binnie and Ankur Banerjee Dec 26 (Reuters
Mon, Dec 29
Waymo's San Francisco outage raises doubts over robotaxi readiness during crises
Experts urge regulation of remote operations for robotaxisWaymo says implementing fleet-wide updates to refine processCalifornia regulators say they are looking into incident By Abhirup RoySAN FRANCISCO, Dec 27 (Reuters) - A widespread power outage in San Francisco that led to Waymo robotaxis stalliReuters
Mon, Dec 29
China's finance ministry says fiscal policies will be more 'proactive' in 2026
SHANGHAI, Dec 28 (Reuters) - China's finance ministry on Sunday said fiscal policies will be more proactive next year, reiterating its focus on domestic demand, technological innovation and a social safety net.The statement comes as trading partners urge the world's second-biggest economy to...Reuters
Mon, Dec 29
Zelenskiy says meeting with Trump reached significant results
KYIV, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday he and U.S. President Donald Trump made significant progress in talks and agreed that U.S. and Ukrainian teams would meet next week to finalise issues aimed at ending Russia’s war in Ukraine.“We had a substantive conversReuters
Mon, Dec 29
Japan’s AI agent boom
Japan’s second largest city, Osaka, has begun testing autonomous AI agents in local government in an attempt to ease the country’s shrinking work force. Osaka Prefecture has launched a public-private consortium that will experiment with AI Agents designed to provide clerical support and multilingual services. The prefecture will pool expertise from a consortium, which includes […]Cryptopolitan
Fri, Dec 26
Asian equities set for strong weekly gains; Taiwan, S.Korea lead tech-driven surge
Most Asian equities were headed for their best week in more than a month on Friday, buoyed by a rally in technology shares, with Taiwan's benchmark index hitting a record high and South Korea's KOSPI climbing to a two-week peak.Reuters
Fri, Dec 26
Global producers raise Q1 aluminium premium offers to Japan buyers, sources say
Top aluminium producers have raised their premium offers to Japanese buyers for January-March primary metal shipments to $210-$225 per metric ton from initial offers of $190-$203, two sources involved in quarterly pricing talks said.Reuters
Fri, Dec 26
REFILE-Gold hits record high on safe-haven demand, Fed rate-cut bets
Dec 26 (Reuters) - Gold prices surged to a record high in early Asian trading on Friday, buoyed by safe-haven demand and rising expectations of further interest rate cuts by the U.S. Federal Reserve.Spot gold XAU= rose 0.5% to $4,501.44 per ounce by 0209 GMT, after touching a record peak of $4,530.6...Reuters
Fri, Dec 26
Japan's Topix gauge touches record high on easing debt concerns
By Rocky Swift TOKYO, Dec 26 (Reuters) - Japan's broad Topix gauge touched a record high on Friday, as easing concerns about the nation's debt gave shares a tailwind on one of the final trading days of 2025.The Topix .TOPX was up 0.5% in early trading, and reached an all-time intraday hig...Reuters
Fri, Dec 26
China says it hopes firms seek lawful, balanced solutions over TikTok deal
BEIJING, Dec 25 (Reuters) - The Chinese government would like to see companies reach solutions that comply with Chinese laws and regulations and balance the interests of all parties, a commerce ministry spokesperson said on Thursday when asked about the hand-over of TikTok's U.S. operations. Tik...Reuters
Fri, Dec 26
China says it facilitates compliant trade with rare-earth magnet exports
BEIJING, Dec 25 (Reuters) - China actively promotes and facilitates compliant trade, a commerce ministry spokesperson said on Thursday, when asked whether Beijing would relax curbs on rare-earth magnet exports to the United States.He Yongqian told a press briefing that China was committed to maintaiReuters
Fri, Dec 26
