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- A Russian missile, filled with U.S. tech, rips a Ukrainian boy’s life apart - An 8-year-old boy survived one of Russia’s worst attacks on Ukrainian children. After, investigators — and his family — struggled to find answers.
- Putin’s Year-End News Conference Set for Friday - The annual news conference sets the Kremlin’s tone for the next year and highlights President Vladimir V. Putin’s grip over Russia.
- Suspect in MIT Professor’s Death Was an Ex-Classmate from Portugal, Prosecutors Say - Nuno F.G. Loureiro, the professor, attended the same physics program in Portugal as the man suspected in his killing.
- Australia announces plan to buy back guns after Bondi mass killing - Hundreds of thousands of firearms are expected to be handed into authorities, Australia’s prime minister said, as a result of a raft of planned gun-control measures.
- Data center deals hit record $61 billion in 2025 as AI valuation risks and funding concerns grip investors - Hyperscalers are increasingly turning to outside capital in the form of debt to fund the energy-intensive infrastructure.
- Bank of Japan Raises Interest Rates to Highest Level in 30 Years - The Bank of Japan moved to slow inflation as the prime minister is borrowing more to fund an ambitious effort to build up industry and support households.
- Putin answers Russia’s questions in marathon call-in show as war rages on - The annual event gives ordinary Russians a chance to question their leader, with queries expected on an end to the Ukraine war and boosting the economy.
- Bank of Japan raises benchmark rates to highest in 30 years, lifting 10-year JGB yield past 2% - The hike comes against the backdrop of rising inflation and a weak Japanese economy.
- A Reddit Post Led to a Breakthrough in the Brown Shooting Investigation - A Reddit user provided information that helped identify Claudio Manuel Neves Valente as not only the suspect in the campus shooting, but also the murder of an M.I.T. professor.
- European Union approves over $105 billion toward Ukraine aid package for next two years - European Union countries have agreed to allocate 90 billion euros ($105.5 billion) in aid to Ukraine for 2026 and 2027, the EU Council President said on Friday.