December 2025

ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: • NIKKEI 225 increased 561.23 points or 1.14% to 49,864.68 • Shanghai decreased 19.712 points or -0.51% to 3,878.00 • Hang Seng decreased 334.32 points or -1.28% to 25,760.73 • ASX 200 increased 15.50 points or 0.18% to 8,595.20 • SENSEX decreased 31.46 points […]

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Ukrainian Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov declared that his nation will become a “sovereign AI state” after partnering with Nvidia to create the world’s first government development LLM project by 2030. Mykhailo stated that Ukraine plans to move from a “digital state” to an “agentic state” where AI actively delivers services across government while

India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has mandated smartphone manufacturers to install the government Sanchar Saathi portal app on all new devices to “verify authenticity of IMEIs used in mobile devices.” The DoT insists the move is to safeguard citizens from cyber criminals. The Sanchar Saathi portal launched in May 2023 to curb telecom-related fraud. Users

Russian President Vladimir Putin is not interested in another proxy war. The Association of Tour Operators of Russia confirmed that the government is sending flights to Venezuela to remove nationals immediately. Tourism from Russia to Venezuela has grown in recent years, with over 6,000 Russians visiting Margarita Island between August and November this year. Moscow

ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: • NIKKEI 225 increased 0.17 points or 0.00% to 49,303.45 • Shanghai decreased 16.295 points or -0.42% to 3,897.712 • Hang Seng increased 61.79 points or 0.24% to 26,095.05 • ASX 200 increased 14.50 points or 0.17% to 8,579.70 • SENSEX decreased 503.63 points

COMMENT: You mentioned that the EU would impose capital controls at the WEC. I was in the banking industry in Sweden. The capital controls that were imposed in 1939 were not lifted until 1989. Not everyone appreciates your depth of knowledge. SW REPLY: You are absolutely correct. Sweden introduced wartime exchange controls in 1939. Maintained

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has two options: flee immediately or propel your nation into a one-sided war with the United States. President Donald Trump offered Maduro one last chance to flee the nation. If not, the US will forcibly implement regime change. It began with sanctions and secondary sanctions that implemented 25% tariff on imports

Federal child nutrition program guidelines were loosened during the COVID-19 pandemic to the benefit of corrupt NGOs that stole over $1 billion from the Feeding Our Future program in Minnesota. Workers at the Minnesota Department of Human Services are now asking Governor Tim Walz to resign for attempting a massive cover-up. “Tim Walz is 100%

Governments believe the people should pay for their shortfalls. Switzerland proposed a 50% inheritance tax on fortunes above $62 million USD (50 million Swiss francs). Voters overwhelmingly said NO with 78% voting against the cash grab. Leftist Social Democrats or JUSOs stated that the government needs to collect additional revenue to pay for climate change