South Korea’s Kospi hits fresh high for a second straight session amid regional declines

South Korea’s Kospi hits fresh high for a second straight session amid regional declines

The Seoul city skyline early on December 16, 2020. (Photo by Ed JONES / AFP) (Photo by ED JONES/AFP via Getty Images) Ed Jones | Afp | Getty Images South Korea’s Kospi touched a record high for a second straight day on Friday, powered by a rally in chip and defense stocks. Index heavyweight SK…

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Stoxx 600, FTSE, DAX, CAC, U.S.-Iran

Stoxx 600, FTSE, DAX, CAC, U.S.-Iran

A general exterior view of the Moncler luxury fashion label store in Sloane Street, Knightsbridge on February 17, 2025 in London, United Kingdom. John Keeble | Getty Images News | Getty Images LONDON — European stocks were higher on Friday as traders parsed through more economic data and earnings reports, while monitoring tensions between the…

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Fourth-quarter U.S. GDP up just 1.4%, badly missing estimate; inflation firms at 3%

Fourth-quarter U.S. GDP up just 1.4%, badly missing estimate; inflation firms at 3%

Economic growth slowed more than expected near the end of 2025 while inflation held firm, according to data released Friday that could complicate the Federal Reserve’s path on interest rates. Gross domestic produce rose at an annualized rate of just 1.4%, according to Commerce Department numbers released Friday, well below the Dow Jones estimate for…

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Iran secretly rebuilding nuclear sites after US strikes, opposition says

Iran secretly rebuilding nuclear sites after US strikes, opposition says

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Iran is rebuilding nuclear sites damaged in previous U.S. strikes and “preparing for war,” despite engaging in talks with the Trump administration, according to a prominent Iranian opposition figure. Alireza Jafarzadeh, deputy director of the Washington office of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), said…

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Floods, drought and insecurity drive acute hunger for 7.5 million in Pakistan

Floods, drought and insecurity drive acute hunger for 7.5 million in Pakistan

At the top end, in the period from last December to March 2026 around 1.25 million people will be in ‘emergency’ levels of acute food insecurity, characterised by large food gaps and high levels of acute malnutrition –  the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report revealed.  Immediate lifesaving assistance is needed to prevent a “catastrophe” for the over a million people in emergency levels of food insecurity.    Drivers of crisis  …

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‘No corner of Sudan is safe’: UN officials warn of famine and atrocities as war intensifies

‘No corner of Sudan is safe’: UN officials warn of famine and atrocities as war intensifies

“Just over a month ago, Sudan reached a horrific milestone: 1,000 days of a brutal war that has nearly destroyed the third largest country in Africa,” Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs said.   It has been “1,000 days of staggering violence and unimaginable suffering” and “1,000 days of total impunity for the perpetrators of…

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Security Council LIVE: Sudan in focus amid genocide warnings in Darfur

Security Council LIVE: Sudan in focus amid genocide warnings in Darfur

👉 Visit the Official SleepLean Website The UN Security Council meets this morning to discuss Sudan as the war nears its third year, with fighting intensifying across multiple regions and civilians facing deepening humanitarian catastrophe. Senior UN political and humanitarian officials are expected to brief ministers on a conflict marked by shifting front lines, advanced…

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UNICEF calls for release of children detained during Iran protests

UNICEF calls for release of children detained during Iran protests

The unrest erupted in late December 2025 in cities across Iran over soaring inflation, rising food prices and the collapse of the national currency, resulting in a deadly and widespread security crackdown. In a statement on Thursday, UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa Edouard Beigbeder said the agency was “deeply concerned…

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Sudan: ‘Hallmarks of genocide’ found in El Fasher, UN investigators detail mass killings and ethnic targeting

Sudan: ‘Hallmarks of genocide’ found in El Fasher, UN investigators detail mass killings and ethnic targeting

In a report released on Thursday, the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission for the Sudan said the evidence establishes that at least three underlying acts of genocide were committed: “killing members of a protected ethnic group; causing serious bodily and mental harm; and deliberately inflicting conditions of life calculated to bring about the group’s physical destruction…

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Security Council LIVE: Situation in the Middle East

Security Council LIVE: Situation in the Middle East

👉 Visit the Official SleepLean Website The UN Security Council meets at 3 PM (New York time) on Wednesday to discuss the situation in the Middle East, with rising tensions in the occupied West Bank expected to dominate the session. Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo is scheduled to brief members. The meeting follows recent…

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