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Daily Intelligence • December 20, 2025
Daily Intelligence • December 20, 2025
Top News
US launches military operation in Syria against Islamic State, targeting over 70 sites, in retaliation for an attack that killed two American soldiers and a civilian. (Mediapart - Agence France-Presse)
Boston Herald: US launches military attacks in Syria to eliminate Islamic State fighters and arsenals
Ukrainian intelligence chief warns that Vladimir Putin may launch World War 3 in 2027, targeting NATO states Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, and striking Poland, amid stalled peace talks with the US and Ukraine. (Mirror - mirror frontpage - Will Stewart, Elizabeta Ranxburgaj)
https://saudigazette.com.sa/: US President Trump orders blockade of sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela
Thailand-Cambodia conflict escalates: Thai F-16 destroys bridge, rocket hits hospital, and Thailand loses UAV to Cambodian fire, reports confirm. (Tuổi Trẻ Online - Tin mới nhất - RSS Feed )
Báo Thanh Niên: Thailand's military confirms loss of a surveillance UAV in Cambodia during conflict
Geopolitical Conflict
Geopolitical Economics
Japan's central bank raises rates to 0.75% to curb inflation and boost growth (Mediapart - Romaric Godin)
Yoshua Bengio warns of significant job displacement due to AI, echoing concerns (The Economic Times )
Argentina's government to adjust peso's exchange rate and build up Central Bank reserves (Buenos Aires Times )
Global Markets
Geopolitical Politics
China urges rational view on US ties, criticizes defence policy act for hyping threats (South China Morning Post )
Ukraine's President Zelensky is 90% satisfied with European security guarantees, awaiting US commitment approval (Tuổi Trẻ Online - Tin mới nhất - RSS Feed )
Imran Khan and wife sentenced to 17 years for retaining and selling state gifts (Boston Herald - Associated Press Spanish)
GeoNatDisaster
Book discusses balancing economic growth with environmental protection through clean energy and technology. (Vox - Marina Bolotnikova)
Argentina detects first three cases of new H3N2 flu variant, sparking concern (La Voz - Redacción LAVOZ)
IMF provides $206 million for Sri Lanka's cyclone recovery amidst bailout review (World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu )
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