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Trump signals he won’t recognize Somaliland’s independence, bucking ally Netanyahu’s diplomatic opening and leaving Africa’s most stable breakaway region in limbo.
Crude benchmarks barely budged Monday, trapped in a narrow $1.50 range as traders kept one eye on their screens and the other on encrypted Telegram channels rumored to carry the first hints of a Russia-Ukraine cease-fire.
A judge unsealed a once-secret hearing transcript late Thursday, revealing prosecutors claim the suspect had a ‘digital hit list’ and scoped out the venue weeks before Charlie Kirk was shot.
McLaren’s futuristic headquarters has become Hollywood’s go-to backdrop, starring in Mission: Impossible, Fast X and Black Widow while pumping millions into the Surrey economy.
Four major acts scrap Kennedy Center dates after Trump’s name is added to the building, sparking refunds, rider clauses, and a national debate over art and politics.
Chinese companies closed a blockbuster year for Hong Kong IPOs, raising US$28 billion in a single day and signaling a durable shift toward the territory as the go-to listing hub for mainland tech.
Nintendo quietly confirms Metroid Prime 4’s exact place in the timeline, and the revelation rewrites 22 years of fan canon overnight.
Saudi Arabia bombs a UAE-linked arms convoy in Yemen and orders Emirati troops out, exposing a deep fissure inside the Gulf coalition.
Saudi jets struck STC strongholds in Aden at dawn, killing 17 and reasserting coalition dominance over Yemen’s fractured south.
The dollar idles near 103.12 as investors await Fed minutes that could set the tone for early-2026 rate bets after a sluggish end to 2025.