Issue 2025-12-16
Stories
- Berlin Draft Offers NATO-Style Shield for Ukraine, 90 % of Peace Plan Locked In
- Washington Dispatches Witkoff to Berlin for 14–15 Dec Ukraine Peace Summit
- France Forces Cliff-Edge Scramble on EU-Mercosur Pact
- Ford Takes $19.5 B Hit, Axes F-150 Lightning to Pivot Toward Hybrids
- Bitcoin Drops to $85K Amid Whale Covered-Call Wave and Carry-Trade Unwind
- EU Drops Full 2035 ICE Ban, Sets 90 % CO₂ Fleet Cut Instead
- Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Triggers First X-Ray Detection and Global Planetary-Defense Drill Ahead of Dec 19 Flyby
- Google Launches Gemini-Powered Live Headphone Translation Beta
At a Glance
- On 15 Dec 2025, U.S. envoys and 11 European leaders gave Kyiv a draft peace package promising ‘Article-5-like’ guaran...
- Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will join Zelenskyy, Macron, Starmer, and Merz in Berlin this weekend t...
- On 14-15 Dec 2025 Paris formally asked EU leaders to postpone the pre-Christmas Council vote needed for Ursula von de...
- On 16 Dec 2025 Ford announced a $19.5 billion impairment and cancelled multiple battery-electric programs—including t...
- On 15 Dec 2025 BTC slid from ~$90K to $85K as option-selling ‘OG’ whales forced market-maker hedging while looming Ba...
- Brussels has quietly replaced its previously approved 2035 100 % zero-emission mandate for new cars with a 90 % fleet...