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Fini boss forecasts huge increase in nickel demand
The Indonesian Nickel Smelter Association (Fini) is forecasting nickel ore demand from domestic smelters in 2026 to reach around 340 million to 350 million tonnes, its chairman Arif Perdana ‌Kusuma […]
Malaysia Smelting appoints two co-group CEOsÂ
Malaysia Smelting Corp Bhd has appointed two co-group chief executive officers (CEO), effective today, following the retirement of its group CEO Datuk Dr Patrick Yong Mian Thong. Read full story […]
Israel’s population growth rate falls to historic low in 2025: report
JERUSALEM, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) — Israel’s population growth reached a historic low in 2025, mainly due to declining natural population increase and a persistently negative migration balance, according to an […]
Deaths from floods, blizzards in Iran rise to 10
TEHRAN, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) — At least 10 people have been killed and two remain missing following floods and blizzards in several Iranian provinces over the past four days, said […]
US judge blocks Trump move to end protected status for thousands from Honduras, Nepal and Nicaragua
WASHINGTON, Dec 31 (Reuters) – ‌A U.S. federal judge on Wednesday blocked the Trump administration from ending ‌deportation protections for thousands of migrants from Honduras, Nepal and Nicaragua after ‌opponents […]
US targets crude oil tankers, firms in new Venezuela-related sanctions, Treasury website shows
WASHINGTON, Dec 31 (Reuters) – ‌The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on ‌four companies it said were operating in ‌Venezuela’s oil sector as well as associated oil tankers, as […]
US held talks with Ukraine, European countries on next steps in ending Ukraine war, Witkoff says
Dec 31 (Reuters) – President ‌Donald Trump’s advisers held talks on ‌Wednesday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and ‌national security advisers from the UK, France and Germany to discuss the […]
Thailand frees 18 Cambodian soldiers under new ceasefire deal
BANGKOK/PHNOM PENH, Dec 31 (Reuters) – Thailand ‌released 18 Cambodian soldiers on Wednesday under a renewed ceasefire agreed ‌by the two countries at the weekend, authorities from both countries ‌said, […]
Russia’s Putin, in New Year address, voices confidence in victory in Ukraine
MOSCOW, Dec 31 (Reuters) – Russian ‌President Vladimir Putin used his annual televised New Year’s address to ‌rally his troops fighting in Ukraine, saying he believed in ‌them and in […]
France aims to ban under-15s from social media from September 2026, Le Monde reports
PARIS, Dec 31 (Reuters) – France plans to ‌ban children under 15 from social media sites and to prohibit mobile phones in high ‌schools from September 2026, local media reported […]