Category: Flash News

On the evening of December 25th local time, the Houthi militants in Yemen issued a statement stating that they had carried out two drone attacks on Israeli targets. The target of the first attack was a “sensitive critical facility” located in the Jaffa area south of Tel Aviv, and the drone successfully hit the target; The second attack targeted the industrial zone located in Ashkelon and also achieved ‘success’.

On December 26th, “better maintaining the stability of the capital market” has become an important task for state-owned enterprises in 2025. The meeting of central enterprise leaders held on December 23-24 proposed in deploying key tasks for 2025 that state-owned and central enterprises should effectively improve the quality and efficiency of development, with particular emphasis on “establishing a scientific market value management concept and better maintaining the stability of the capital market”. Zhou Lisha, a researcher at the China Enterprise Reform Research Association, stated in an interview that the State owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council not only emphasized the concept of market value management at the Central Enterprise Leaders’ Meeting, but also further proposed better maintenance of capital market stability, reflecting the important role of central enterprises in maintaining economic and financial stability. In the future, it is expected that central enterprises will increase their efforts in market value management, information disclosure, investor returns, and market stability mechanisms. According to data, based on the implementation announcement date, a total of 468 listed companies controlled by central enterprises have announced their dividend implementation since the beginning of this year, involving cash dividends of 1174.5 billion yuan. (Securities Daily)

On December 26th, regarding the establishment of a new NATO support coordination agency for Ukraine at a US military base in Wiesbaden, western Germany, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zakharova stated at a regular press conference on December 25th that this agency is responsible for coordinating Western military aid to Ukraine, including providing weapons and training Ukrainian armed forces personnel. NATO recently announced that the command center is fully operational, but continues to deny its involvement in the conflict in Ukraine, claiming that it operates on the territory of NATO countries, which means from a legal perspective, NATO is only helping to maintain Ukraine’s sovereignty. Zakharova believes that this explanation cannot withstand any scrutiny. In fact, NATO is becoming increasingly close and deeply involved in the conflict in Ukraine. Establishing a specialized agency responsible for providing military assistance to Ukraine means directly participating in supplying and supporting the Ukrainian armed forces in the conflict.

On December 26, Türkiye’s central bank will hold eight meetings of the monetary policy committee in 2025. Monetary policy will be formulated based on a mid-term inflation target of 5%, and the one cycle repo rate will continue to be the main policy tool for banks in 2025. The Bank of Türkiye has decided to maintain a government bond portfolio of 174.3 billion Türkiye lira in 2025.

As the end of the year approaches, trading sentiment in the futures market is becoming increasingly cautious. The latest data shows that as of December 25th, the total deposited funds in the futures market remained at around 620 billion yuan, a decrease from 640 billion yuan at the beginning of this month, reflecting changes in market trading sentiment. However, despite the overall outflow trend of funds in the market, there are still some varieties that show strong ability to attract funds. (Securities Daily)

On December 26th, local time, the Houthi armed group in Yemen reported that they had successfully thwarted multiple intelligence activities by the Central Intelligence Agency and Israel’s Mossad, and arrested a group of spies in the past few days. The Houthi armed forces stated that these spies were recruited through a wanted spy named Hamid Hussein Faid Mugili. This personnel is responsible for recruiting and guiding these spies to provide important military intelligence to hostile forces. These intelligence tasks include reconnaissance of the positions of Houthi armed missile units, unmanned aerial vehicle units, naval forces, and other military facilities; Monitor the activity trajectories of local military, political officials, and well-known figures in society; Locate the positions of the Houthi armed navy forces, military camps, and weapons warehouses; Attempting to gather information on the whereabouts of Houthi armed leader Abdulmalik Houthi.

On December 26th, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov stated on the 25th local time that Russia has never had any illusions about the prospect of an easy resolution to the Ukrainian crisis. The Ukrainian crisis can only be resolved when all parties concerned reach a consensus on stable security and stability in Europe, taking into account the legitimate interests of Russia and other countries. Lavrov also stated that what the West and Ukraine are currently discussing is only a “ceasefire” in Ukraine, allowing the Ukrainian government to regain power with the help of the West. Russia is not satisfied with this. Russia needs a legally binding agreement. A legally binding agreement should aim to address the root causes of the conflict in Ukraine, including common European security and NATO expansion.

On December 26th, the Israeli Defense Forces announced on the afternoon of the 25th local time that they had detected a drone entering Israeli territory from Yemen and crashing in an open area near the Gaza Strip earlier that day. There are currently no reports of casualties. (CCTV News)

On December 25th, the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Kazakhstan confirmed that 38 people died in the plane crash that day. Earlier that day, the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Kazakhstan announced that a passenger plane crashed near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan. Azerbaijan Airlines has released the list of passengers and crew members of the crashed plane. The list shows that there are 62 passengers and 5 crew members on board the plane. There were a total of 67 people on the crashed plane.