The United States successfully conducted a ballistic missile interception test in Guam for the first time. The US Missile Defense Agency issued a statement on the 10th that the United States successfully conducted a ballistic missile interception test in Guam in the western Pacific for the first time. The statement said that in the test conducted that day, the United States launched a "Standard -3 Block 2A" missile using the Aegis anti-missile system equipped with a new AN/TPY-6 radar and vertical launcher, and intercepted an air-launched medium-range ballistic missile near the coast of Anderson Air Force Base in Guam. The U.S. Missile Defense Agency called this an "important step" to enhance Guam's defense, and its data will help to build a future defense system for Guam. (CCTV)LME metal futures closed mixed, while LME copper futures closed down $16 to $9,216/ton. LME aluminum closed up $20 to $2,608/ton. LME zinc futures closed up $9 to $3,135/ton. LME lead closed down $3 to $2,064/ton. LME nickel futures closed down $281 to $15,715/ton. LME tin closed down $142 to $29,776/ton. LME cobalt was flat at $24,300/ton.Hundreds of people were killed or injured in two days when many places in Sudan were attacked. On December 10th, local time, Ahmed Osman hamzah, governor of Khartoum State, where Sudan's capital Khartoum is located, said that the capital city of Omdurman was shelled that day, killing at least 65 civilians and injuring hundreds more.
Sycamore Partners is known to be negotiating to acquire Walgreens Boots, an American drugstore chain. According to informed sources, Sycamore Partners, a private equity firm, is negotiating to acquire Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc, a troubled American drugstore chain. According to sources, Sycamore Partners has been discussing the privatization of Walgreens. The details are not made public, and the negotiations may end without results. Walgreens jumped 28%, the biggest one-day increase since at least 1980. Walgreens' share price fell by two-thirds in the year ending Monday, ranking the bottom of the S&P 500.Bank of France: Industrial uncertainty hit a two-year high.Us energy information administration lowered its forecast of global oil demand in 2025 from 104.4 million barrels per day last month to 104.3 million barrels per day. By 2025, the net import of crude oil in the United States will drop by 20% to 1.9 million barrels per day, the lowest level since 1971.
Alaska Airlines says passengers are willing to pay more for advanced class on long-haul flights.Many European countries have announced the suspension of accepting Syrian citizens' asylum applications. At present, many European governments have announced the suspension of accepting Syrian citizens' asylum applications. The German Ministry of the Interior said on the 9th that it would no longer accept applications for asylum from Syrian citizens until the political situation in Syria was further clarified. Austrian Prime Minister Karl Nehmer has instructed the Ministry of the Interior to suspend the acceptance of Syrian citizens' asylum applications and evaluate all previously approved applications. British Foreign Secretary David Lamy warned in a parliamentary briefing on the situation in Syria on the 9th that the current situation may lead to more refugees flooding into Europe. In addition, France, Belgium, the Netherlands and other countries have also announced the suspension of accepting Syrian citizens' asylum applications.Ukraine said that Russia attacked the IAEA convoy, and Russia called the rotation of observers at the nuclear power plant to provide protection. On December 10th, local time, Ukrainian President Zelensky said on social media that Russia attacked a convoy of the IAEA with a drone, and a car was hit, but there were no casualties. At present, the Russian side has no response to this statement. Earlier in the day, the Zaporoze nuclear power plant and the Russian Ministry of Defense issued a statement saying that the observers of the International Atomic Energy Agency in Zaporoze nuclear power plant completed routine personnel rotation that day. The Russian Ministry of Defence and the Russian National Guard provided security for the rotation.