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A 27-year-old crude tanker that was supposedly scrapped in 2021 is due to reach Venezuela late this week, according to ship-tracking data, in the latest example of how the South American country keeps its embattled oil industry alive.

The Thai military said ceasefire talks with Cambodia, set to begin on Wednesday, are expected to conclude with a meeting of the countries’ defense ministers on Dec. 27, as the two sides seek to end weeks of deadly clashes.

South Korea and the US have agreed to pursue a separate agreement to formalize Seoul’s right to build nuclear-powered submarines, and working-level talks will begin early next year, the Asian country’s national security adviser said Wednesday.

The UK government is looking to fill roles in four of the country’s most senior economic and statistical posts at the same time. It’s posing a challenge.

Taiwan is getting a day off on Christmas for the first time in 25 years.

Chicago wheat futures rose for a fifth session, headed for the longest rally since April, as Black Sea supply risks and weather uncertainties support prices.

The Justice Department’s long-awaited rollout of the Jeffrey Epstein files has been a chaotic spectacle that, so far, has largely turned the spotlight back to his previously known associates, including President Donald Trump and former President Bill Clinton, while fueling frustrations.

Japan and the United States are set to speed up an initiative for Japan to invest $550 billion into the US, agreed as part of a broader trade deal to lower tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump.

A federal judge said the Trump administration can move ahead with a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa applications, providing a setback for US technology companies that rely on hiring skilled foreign workers.

Australia’s most populous state tightened laws on gun ownership and public assembly in the wake of a terrorist attack at Sydney’s Bondi Beach in which two ISIS-inspired gunmen killed 15 people at a Hanukkah celebration.

"Balance of Power" focuses on the intersection of politics and global business. On today's show,Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Groundwork Collaborative Chief of Policy and Advocacy Alex Jacquez, Law Office of Robert McWhirter Founder and Constitutional Lawyer Robert McWhirter, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo Former Senior Advisor, Democratic Strategist Caitlin Legacki and Principles First Executive Director, Republican Strategist Brittany Martinez. (Source: Bloomberg)

President Donald Trump was sued for adding his name last week to that of Washington’s premier art venue — The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts — without approval from Congress. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo Former Senior Advisor, Democratic Strategist Caitlin Legacki and Principles First Executive Director, Republican Strategist Brittany Martinezdiscuss the Kennedy Center, political approval ratings, and the President’s Christmas portrait. (Source: Bloomberg)

China is in the midst of a “historic military buildup” that has made the US homeland “increasingly vulnerable,” according to the latest edition of a Pentagon report on the capabilities of the Asian nation’s military, presenting a challenge to President Donald Trump’s plans for new limitations on US, Chinese and Russian nuclear arsenals.

Law Office of Robert McWhirter Founder and Constitutional Lawyer Robert McWhirter discusses the latest regarding the Jeffrey Epstein files release and redactions. He speaks with Joe Mathieu on “Balance of Power.” (Source: Bloomberg)

Groundwork Collaborative Chief of Policy and Advocacy Alex Jacquez discusses the US economy and the Fed. He speak with Joe Mathieu on “Balance of Power.” (Source: Bloomberg)

Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) speaks with Joe Mathieu on “Balance of Power” about the latest news from the Wall Street Journal that the US will be moving more troops into the Caribbean. (Source: Bloomberg)

The Trump administration on Tuesday imposed visa sanctions on former European Union Commissioner Thierry Breton and four other people for trying to make American tech companies police political speech on their platforms.

CATL flooded the domestic market with inexpensive, efficient batteries. It wants to do the same overseas, but European politicians—and Donald Trump—stand in its way.

The Trump administration is sending about 350 Louisiana National Guard troops to New Orleans, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said, deploying military forces to another American city that has been the target of an immigration crackdown.

Economists say the shutdown will be a drag on the final months of 2025