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Donald Trump says he has chosen former acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker to serve as U.S. ambassador to NATO, the bedrock Western alliance that the president-elect has repeatedly expressed skepticism about. Trump, in a statement, said Whitaker was «a strong warrior and loyal Patriot» who «will ensure the United States' interests are advanced and defended» and «strengthen relationships with our NATO Allies, and stand firm in the face of threats to Peace and Stability.» The choice of Whitaker as the nation's representative to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization is an unusual one, given his background is as a lawyer and not in foreign policy.

The Italian, Spanish, and Greek embassies in Kyiv also announced that they will remain closed to the public today after air raid sirens were activated in the Ukrainian capital several times overnight, CNN reported. This development comes amid escalating tensions in the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Ukraine on Wednesday, marked 1000 days since Russia launched the full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022.

A spokesperson for Prime Minister Keir Starmer said his office would not be commenting on reports or operational matters. Britain had previously said Ukraine could use Storm Shadow cruise missiles within Ukrainian territory but the government has been pressing the United States for permission to allow their use to strike targets inside Russia for several months.

Gold prices eased from a one-week high on Wednesday as the dollar strengthened, though safe-haven demand linked to Russia-Ukraine tensions helped cap further losses, as per a report. Spot gold was down 0.3 per cent at 2,623.48 per ounce, as of 1047 (GMT), after hitting its highest levels since November 11 earlier in the session. U.S. gold futures dropped 0.2 per cent to $2,626.80, Reuters reported. The U.S. dollar rebounded after hitting a one-week low. A stronger U.S. currency makes bullion more expensive for overseas buyers.

Inflation in the U.K. has risen sharply to a six-month high in October, cementing market expectations that there will be no further cuts in borrowing rates this year

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Last month’s Brics summit in Kazan, Russia, was, like all summits, heavy on photo ops. And it yielded a second act that was similarly heavier on symbolism than substance: the release of a report by the Russian finance ministry and central bank on “improvement of the international monetary and financial system," by which Russian officials obviously meant “finding an alternative to the weaponized dollar." Expressions of dissatisfaction with the dominance of the dollar over global money and finance go back at least to French finance minister Valéry Giscard d’Estaing in 1965, who famously lamented the greenback’s “exorbitant privilege." Indeed, the desire for an alternative played no small part in the creation of the euro 34 years later.

Moscow has reacted furiously to a decision by US President Joe Biden to change policy on Ukraine and allow Kyiv to use US-supplied long-range missiles to strike Russian territory for the first time. On Tuesday, Putin signed a decree that enables Moscow to use nuclear weapons against non-nuclear states such as Ukraine if they are supported by nuclear powers.

U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Consular Affairs. The closure comes as a precautionary measure, with embassy staff instructed to shelter in place. «Out of an abundance of caution, the embassy will be closed, and embassy employees are being instructed to shelter in place,» the department said.

Putin is open to discussing a Ukraine ceasefire deal with Donald Trump but rules out making any major territorial concessions and insists Kyiv abandon ambitions to join NATO, five sources with knowledge of Kremlin thinking told Reuters. U.S. President-elect Trump, who has vowed to swiftly end the conflict, is returning to the White House at a time of Russian ascendancy. Moscow controls a chunk of Ukraine about the size of the American state of Virginia and is advancing at the fastest pace since the early days of the 2022 invasion. In the first detailed reporting of what President Putin would accept in any deal brokered by Trump, the five current and former Russian officials said the Kremlin could broadly agree to freeze the conflict along the front lines.

Asian stocks are mostly lower, despite gains on Wall Street, as worries mount over escalations in the Russia-Ukraine war

U.S. dollar slipped to a one-week low versus major peers on Wednesday, looking to extend a three-day decline from a one-week peak as the market catches its breath following the frantic rally in the wake of Donald Trump's election. A boost to the dollar and other traditional safe-haven currencies like the yen overnight proved short-lived, after Russia's foreign minister said the country will «do everything possible» to avoid the onset of nuclear war, hours after Moscow announced it would lower its threshold for a nuclear strike.

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday modified his country’s nuclear doctrine to broaden the circumstances in which the Kremlin could use nuclear weapons. As reported, the changes sanction their use when it’s under a coordinated attack, which includes a non-nuclear state attacking it with the backing of a nuclear state.

Nvidia and other tech companies pulled U.S. stock indexes higher after they stumbled in the morning on worries about escalations in the Russia-Ukraine war

Brazil’s president has opened the second day of a meeting of the world’s 20 major economies by calling for more action to slow global warming, saying developed nations must speed up their initiatives to reduce harmful emissions

Baltic Sea which linked Finland to Germany and Lithuania to Sweden's Gotland Island have been reportedly damaged while raising suspicions of possible sabotage amid heightened tensions with Russia, reported The U.S. Sun. The Finnish company Cinia reported that its 1,200 km cable connecting Helsinki to Rostock stopped functioning early morning while a 218 km cable between Lithuania and Gotland went out of service the previous day. According to The U.S. Sun, both incidents have prompted investigations by Finnish and German authorities who have eventually expressed deep concern over the potential for intentional damage to critical infrastructure. Also Read :My Life With the Walter Boys Season 2: What we know about cast, plot and production

Gold prices climbed for a second consecutive session on Tuesday, hitting a one-week high as mounting Russia-Ukraine tensions sparked a rush for safe-haven assets, while investors awaited key signals on the Federal Reserve's interest rate plans. Spot gold rose 0.6 per cent to $2,628.76 per ounce by 01:42 p.m.(ET), hitting its highest level since November 11. U.S. gold futures settled 0.6 per cent higher at $2,631 per ounce. On Monday, gold jumped 2 per cent, marking its biggest one-day rise since mid-August and rebounding sharply from a two-month low hit last week, Reuters reported. «We think that the overnight reports on Russia changing its nuclear doctrine following Ukraine's first long-range missile strike on Russian territory has led to some safe-haven flows in gold,» said Daniel Ghali, commodity strategist at TD Securities.

The ban will be enforced during the winter months in three regions near Lake Baikal, where cryptocurrency mining has flourished in recent years due to the low cost of electricity, primarily generated by large hydropower plants.

Germany’s defense minister says officials have to assume that damage to two data cables under the Baltic Sea was caused by sabotage

U.S. stocks are slipping following escalations in the Russia-Ukraine war

New York Post reported that the photograph featured other world leaders which included Chinese President Xi Jinping prominently positioned at the center while Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was less visible in the back row. Also Read: Lionel Messi-Argentina vs Peru free live streaming: Prediction, kick-off time, how to watch