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Aboitiz Equity Ventures, Others Enter Deal With GIP
Dec 26 (Reuters) - Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc AEV.PS:ON 23 DEC, CO, OTHERS ENTERED SHARE SUBSCRIPTION AND PURCHASE AGREEMENT WITH GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERSDEAL FOR GIP TO BUY 40% INTEREST IN ABOITIZ INFRACAPITALDEAL FOR 13.71 BILLION PESOSReuters
Fri, Dec 26
Nigeria confirms US air strikes on insurgent targets in northwest
ABUJA, Dec 26 (Reuters) - Nigeria s foreign ministry said on Friday that precision air strikes by the United States have hit "terrorist targets" in the country's northwest, and adding it remains engaged with Washington in "structured security cooperation."Reuters
Fri, Dec 26
US launches strikes against Islamic State militants in northwest Nigeria, Trump says
Dec 25 (Reuters) - The United States carried out airstrikes against Islamic State militants in northwest Nigeria, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday, claiming the group had been targeting Christians in the region."Tonight, at my direction as Commander in Chief, the United States launch...Reuters
Thu, Dec 25
White House to present plans for Trump's East Wing ballroom in January
White House to present details on Trump's East Wing ballroom planTrump's $400 million project faces legal challenge, criticism as abuse of powerPlanning commission has so far declined to review demolition of East Wing, site preparation activitiesBy Trevor Hunnicutt PALM BEACH, Florida, De...Reuters
Thu, Dec 25
North Korea's Kim Jong Un signals continued missile development in next 5 years
SEOUL, Dec 26 (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signaled the country will continue to develop missiles in the next five years, as he visited major munitions enterprises in the last quarter of 2025, state media KCNA said on Friday. Kim said "the country's missile and shell productio...Reuters
Thu, Dec 25
North Korea's Kim Jong Un signals continued missile development in next 5 years
SEOUL, Dec 26 (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signaled the country will continue to develop missiles in the next five years, as he visited major munitions enterprises in the last quarter of 2025, state media KCNA said on Friday. Kim said "the country's missile and shell productio...Reuters
Thu, Dec 25
Ukraine, US negotiators discussed how to bring peace closer, Zelenskiy says
KYIV, Dec 25 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday that he spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner for about an hour on how to end the war."It was a really good conversation: many details, good ideas, th...Reuters
Thu, Dec 25
Russia sees slow but steady progress in Ukraine peace talks
MOSCOW, Dec 25 (Reuters) - Russia sees slow but steady progress in peace talks with the United States on Ukraine, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday."In the negotiation process on a settlement of the Ukraine conflict, I mean in the negotiation process with the ...Reuters
Thu, Dec 25
Russia compares US blockade of Venezuela to piracy
MOSCOW, Dec 25 (Reuters) - Russia's foreign ministry said on Thursday that the United States was reviving piracy and banditry in the Caribbean Sea by blockading Venezuela and said it hoped that U.S. President Donald Trump's pragmatism would help avoid a disaster."Today we are witnessing ...Reuters
Thu, Dec 25
Daughters of King Charles' brother Andrew join royals for Christmas service
By Sam Tabahriti LONDON, Dec 25 (Reuters) - Britain's Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie attended the royal family's traditional Christmas Day church service on Thursday, while their father Andrew, recently stripped of his titles over ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, was absen...Reuters
Thu, Dec 25
In first Christmas sermon, Pope Leo decries conditions for Palestinians in Gaza
Pope Leo decries conditions for Palestinians in Christmas sermonPope usually refrains from political references in his sermonsDuring later blessing, pope calls for end to war in UkraineLeo laments conflicts in Thailand and Cambodia, Myanmar, SudanBy Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY, Dec 25 (Reuters) -...Reuters
Thu, Dec 25
Russia made a proposal to France on jailed French researcher Vinatier, the Kremlin says
MOSCOW, Dec 25 (Reuters) - Russia had made a proposal to France regarding Laurent Vinatier, a French researcher jailed for violating Russia's foreign agent laws, and the ball is now in Paris's court, the Kremlin said on Thursday.Vinatier was sentenced in 2024 to three years in jail for faili...Reuters
Thu, Dec 25
Kremlin says Putin wished Trump a Merry Christmas
MOSCOW, Dec 25 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has wished U.S. President Donald Trump a Merry Christmas and sent him a congratulatory message, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday.Putin is not expected to speak with Trump on Thursday, no such call is scheduled, he added.Reuters
Thu, Dec 25
Russia made a proposal to France on jailed French researcher Vinatier, the Kremlin says
MOSCOW, Dec 25 (Reuters) - Russia had made a proposal to France regarding Laurent Vinatier, a French researcher jailed for violating Russia's foreign agent laws, and the ball in now in Paris's court, the Kremlin said on Thursday.Vinatier was sentenced in 2024 to three years in jail for faili...Reuters
Thu, Dec 25
Russia is analysing US documents on Ukraine peace deal, Kremlin says
MOSCOW, Dec 25 (Reuters) - Kremlin is analysing the documents on ending the war in Ukraine which were brought to Moscow by special envoy Kirill Dmitriev from the United States, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday.Reuters
Thu, Dec 25
Russian forces capture Sviato-Pokrovske in eastern Ukraine, agencies say
MOSCOW, Dec 25 (Reuters) - Russia's Defence Ministry said that its forces had captured the settlement of Sviato-Pokrovske in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donetsk, Russian news agencies reported on Thursday, citing the ministry.Reuters could not independently confirm the battlefield report.Reuters
Thu, Dec 25
Coupang says all leaked customer information has been deleted
SEOUL, Dec 25 (Reuters) - Online retailer Coupang said all the customer information leaked from the South Korean company has been deleted by the suspect, according to an emailed statement on Thursday. The company said a former employee downloaded personal information of about 3,000 of Coupang's ...Reuters
Thu, Dec 25
China accuses US of trying to thwart improved China-India ties
BEIJING, Dec 25 (Reuters) - China accused the U.S. on Thursday of distorting its defence policy in an effort to thwart an improvement in China-India ties.Foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian was responding to a question at a press briefing on whether China might exploit a recent easing of tensions...Reuters
Thu, Dec 25
China accuses US of distorting its defence policy in relation to India ties
BEIJING, Dec 25 (Reuters) - China firmly opposes the U.S. Pentagon distorting its national defence policy, the foreign ministry said, referring to a mention of the development of China's ties with India in a report on the country.China views its ties with India from a strategic and long-term per...Reuters
Thu, Dec 25
