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Trump officials host crucial Ukraine talks in Florida

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio kicked off high stakes talks with a Ukrainian delegation in Florida on Sunday, as the United States pushes to end Russia's war against its neighbor.

OPEC+ reaffirms planned pause on oil output hikes until March

OPEC nations and oil-producing allies reaffirmed Sunday plans to keep current oil output levels unchanged until March, and agreed a mechanism to assess members' maximum production capacity, without giving any details.

Long-lost Rubens 'masterpiece' sells for almost 3 mn euros

A long-lost painting by 17th-century Flemish master Peter Paul Rubens sold at auction in France on Sunday for almost three million euros -- well beyond its asking price.

Kyrgyzstan vote in polls set to hand president more power

Kyrgyzstan began voting Sunday in a snap parliamentary election that featured no formal parties or opposition and that critics say will cement the power of President Sadyr Japarov.

Australia arrests dozens in coal port protest

Australian police said Sunday they had arrested dozens of people during climate protests that claim to have halted two cargo ships at one of the world's biggest coal export ports.

'End of an era': MTV pulling plug on global music channels

MTV kick-started a new era of music and pop culture in 1981, when it went on air for the first time, emblematically playing "Video Killed the Radio Star" as its debut music video.

Electric vehicle prowess helps China's flying car sector take off

A worker in white gloves inspects the propellers of a boxy two-seater aircraft fresh off the assembly line at a Chinese factory trialling the mass production of flying cars.

OPEC+ likely to maintain current output levels

Ministers of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and allied nations (OPEC+) are expected to keep current output levels unchanged when they meet for online meetings on Sunday, analysts told AFP.

Paris's arthouse cinemas adapt to battle decline

Paris is one of the world's arthouse cinema hotspots, but falling attendance levels mean beloved independent operators must innovate and invest to survive.

Air travel disrupted over Airbus A320 software switch

More airlines around the world announced delayed or cancelled flights Saturday following an Airbus alert that up to 6,000 A320 aircraft may require upgrades.

How successful has OPEC+'s oil output policy been in 2025?

Ministers of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and allied nations (OPEC+) are unlikely to make changes to their oil output strategy when they discuss production at an online ministerial meeting on Sunday.

Inch by inch: the search for Mexico's disappeared in a city cemetery

Elizabeth Alvarez has been searching for her brother since 2013, when the 31-year-old left his home to run an errand in Mexico City.

Stocks rise in thin post-Thanksgiving trading

Global stocks mostly rose Friday, extending a positive winning streak based in part on expectations that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates again next month.

Crowds, bargains greet US shoppers on 'Black Friday'

The annual "Black Friday" kickoff to the US holiday shopping season drew crowds Friday as millions of Americans seized on the time-tested custom at physical stores and through e-commerce.

Air travel faces disruptions over A320 software switch

Air passengers have been warned of potential travel disruptions following an Airbus alert on Friday that up to 6,000 operational A320 aircraft may require upgrades.

Rebel nuns win reprieve in Austrian convent dispute

Three nuns in their 80s who made headlines after fleeing their care home to take back their convent in Austria are being allowed to stay there "until further notice", church officials said Friday.

Stocks rise in thin Thanksgiving trading

Wall Street and key European equity markets rose on Friday in thin US holiday weekend trading, with a key US exchange suffering an outage.

Belgian PM digs in against EU push to use Russian assets for Ukraine

Belgium's Prime Minister Bart De Wever has called an EU plan to use frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine "fundamentally wrong", throwing further doubt on a push to agree the move next month.

Hong Kong's bamboo scaffolding under scrutiny after fatal fire

Dozens of deaths in an inferno at a Hong Kong residential estate have ignited debate over the role the city's quintessential bamboo scaffolding played in the fire's spread, as the government promised to phase it out.

India economic growth beats forecasts but tariffs loom

India's economy grew faster than expected in the last quarter, official data showed Friday, but the impact from US tariffs is expected to bite in the rest of the financial year.

Rebel octogenarian Austrian nuns win reprieve

Three rebel nuns in their 80s who made headlines after fleeing their care home to take back their Austrian convent are being allowed to stay in the nunnery "until further notice", church officials said Friday.

Markets muted in thin trade, hit by data centre glitch

Stock markets were little changed Friday, capping a solid week driven by expectations of more US rate cuts, with trading thinned by the Thanksgiving holiday and a data centre outage.

Most Asian markets build on week's rally

Most markets squeezed out gains Friday at the end of a strong week for equities fuelled by growing expectations that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates again next month.

Court clears South Korean worker of stealing 73-cent snacks

A worker accused of "stealing" snacks worth less than a dollar in South Korea has finally been acquitted after a legal battle lasting nearly two years.

China says humanoid robot buzz carries bubble risk

More than 150 Chinese companies are making humanoid robots but a market bubble risks forming in the rapidly growing futuristic industry, a Beijing official has warned.

Trump says Venezuela anti-drug operations 'by land' to begin 'soon'

US President Donald Trump said Thursday that efforts to halt Venezuelan drug trafficking "by land" would begin "very soon," further ratcheting up tensions with Caracas, which claims the anti-drug campaign aims at regime change.

Dubai Built the Infrastructure, SMX Gave It the Proof and Now the World is Paying Attention

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / November 28, 2025 / Dubai has spent years building the most sophisticated commodity ecosystem in the Middle East, but the real shift did not happen with new free zones or massive logistics hubs. It happened when the DMCC began redefining itself as the global center of material verification. That shift accelerated when SMX (NASDAQ:SMX) introduced molecular identity technology that gives metals, minerals, and industrial materials a permanent signature. Once Dubai recognized that identity could live inside the material instead of on a certificate, it understood the opportunity sitting in front of it. The future of global trade will belong to the region that can prove what moves through its ports.

SMX is Giving Plastics the One Thing the Market Never Saw: Proof

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / November 28, 2025 / The global plastics system has lived with the same recurring flaw for decades. No one could reliably verify what was truly recycled, what was partially recycled, and what was simply being passed off as recycled. Brands made claims. Auditors tried to keep pace. Regulators issued mandates. Yet the underlying reality never changed. Plastic loses its identity the moment it enters the waste stream. SMX (NASDAQ:SMX) introduced a permanent fix by embedding molecular-level memory into plastics. Once the marker is applied, the material retains its identity through collection, sorting, reprocessing, pelletizing, and remanufacturing.

The Rare Earth Industry Finally Has a Way to Prove the Truth Behind Its Materials: SMX

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / November 28, 2025 / The rare earth sector has spent years trying to solve a problem that has grown more complicated as the supply chain expanded. Ores are mined in one region, processed in another, separated in a third, and upgraded again before reaching a magnet plant. By the time a finished component comes to market, the material's origin story is usually reduced to paperwork and assumptions. SMX (NASDAQ:SMX) introduced a breakthrough that rewrites that reality. Its molecular-level verification system gives rare earth elements a permanent identity that carries through every transformation. Once a marker is embedded, it survives crushing, leaching, roasting, purification, and final manufacturing.

The Refinery Reset: How SMX is Becoming the Global Standard for Honest Recycling

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / November 28, 2025 / Recycling has never been a trust-based system. It has been a belief-based system. Companies believe recycled content is accurate. Regulators believe declarations are honest. Buyers believe certifications reflect reality. SMX (NASDAQ:SMX) is ending that belief model by giving metals and plastics a molecular identity that survives every processing stage. It turns recycled materials into self-verifying assets that carry their truth from scrap yard to finished product.

The SMX Technology Driving Dubai’s Precious Metal's PROOF-Based Takeover

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / November 28, 2025 / Dubai has been strengthening its position in global commodities for years, but something changed when the DMCC began evolving from a bustling marketplace into a center of verification. That evolution is fast because Dubai sees what others are still trying to grasp. Markets only operate at full velocity when certainty is built into the material itself. SMX (NASDAQ:SMX) is providing that certainty. Its molecular-level identification system gives metals, minerals, and industrial feedstocks a durable identity that survives extraction, refining, transport, and trading.

SMX Gives Strategic Rare Earth Minerals an Immutable Identity

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / November 28, 2025 / The rare earth industry has spent years circling the same problem. Minerals move through too many borders, too many processors, and too many chemical transformations to maintain a trustworthy origin story. By the time a rare earth oxide becomes a magnet or an alloy, the truth behind it has been diluted by paperwork, assumptions, and gaps no one can independently verify. SMX (NASDAQ:SMX) introduced a different path. It placed identity inside the material itself, embedding a molecular signature that survives every physical and chemical stage from mined ore to final component.

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