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UK allows new oil, gas drilling in existing North Sea fields

Britain's government signalled Wednesday it could issue permits for oil and gas extraction around existing North Sea fields, despite a promise to halt licences for new production in the area.

UK tax-raising budget pleases markets despite growth downgrades

Britain's government unveiled a tax-raising budget Wednesday welcomed by financial markets, as its hard-hitting action aims to slash state debt as well as fund public services.

NASA confirms support for delayed European Mars rover: ESA

NASA has confirmed that it will contribute to Europe's Martian rover Rosalind Franklin, which is scheduled to launch in 2028 after repeated delays, the European Space Agency said on Wednesday.

Insurance giant Allianz signals job cuts in AI shift

German insurance giant Allianz signalled Wednesday looming job cuts due to its adoption of artificial intelligence with a report saying up to 1,800 roles, mainly in call centres, could be axed.

Swedish steel startup Stegra gets more state aid

The Swedish Energy Agency said Wednesday it was giving some $40 million in support to low-carbon steelmaker Stegra, amid fears surrounding the ambitious startup's finances.

Lebanese living abroad seek hope as they return for pope visit

Rachelle Mazraani is travelling from Sydney to Beirut for Pope Leo XIV's visit this week, one of many Lebanese at home and abroad who hope the trip will revive their struggling country.

Swedish steel startup Stegra gets state aid

The Swedish Energy Agency said Wednesday it was giving some $40 million in support to low-carbon steelmaker Stegra, amid fears surrounding the ambitious startup's finances.

Shein under EU pressure over childlike sex dolls

The European Union stepped up its pressure on Shein on Wednesday after the online retail giant faced an uproar in France over the sale of childlike sex dolls.

EU lawmakers call to make it easier to suspend shopping platforms like Shein

EU lawmakers on Wednesday called to make it easier to suspend e-commerce platforms, following outrage in France over the sale of childlike sex dolls on Shein, and demanded better policing of such websites.

Richard Branson 'heartbroken' as his wife dies aged 80

British entrepreneur Richard Branson paid tribute Wednesday to his wife Joan Templeman shortly after announcing her death, saying "life will never be the same without her".

ECB warns on stretched AI valuations and sovereign debt risks

Heightened market exuberance around artificial intelligence and eye-popping levels of government debt could pose risks to eurozone financial stability, the European Central Bank warned Wednesday.

IMF urges Germany to enact 'pro-growth' reforms

The International Monetary Fund said Wednesday that Germany's public spending ramp-up must be accompanied by "pro-growth" reforms to ensure Europe's beleaguered top economy makes a sustained recovery.

Stocks extend global rally as data boost rate cut hopes

Asia and Europe extended a global equities rally Wednesday after another round of tepid US data reinforced expectations that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates again next month.

'Forgotten' women demand justice in Spain breast cancer scandal

Anabel Cano thought cancer had spared her after she underwent a mammogram in the Spanish region of Andalusia. Having now lost a breast to a mastectomy, she feels betrayed.

Beloved sheepskin-sack cheese Bosnia wants to protect

High in the mountain meadows of southern Bosnia, farmer Branka Buha monitors her cows through a GPS signal on her husband's phone.

As Ukraine battles for key city, pro-Russian accounts wage AI war

Fighting for control of Pokrovsk in Ukraine's east is raging on, but in pro-Russian social media circles, Moscow has already won: viral, AI-generated videos depict a Ukrainian army in retreat, complete with fake, tearful soldiers.

Pele's brand acquired by family business of Neymar Jr.

Iconic footballer Pele's brand came under the ownership of another prominent Brazilian athlete, Neymar Santos Jr., after the company owned by his father said Tuesday it had bought the rights to use it.

Asian stocks extend global rally as data boost rate cut hopes

Asia extended a global equities rally Wednesday after another round of tepid US data reinforced expectations that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates again next month.

Trump sends Witkoff to Moscow in hopes of finalizing Ukraine deal

Donald Trump said Tuesday he is sending his envoy Steve Witkoff to meet with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Moscow next week as the US president seeks to close out a deal to end the war in Ukraine.

Epique Realty Shatters Attraction Barriers for Incoming Agents with Revolutionary Cap Deferment Program

New initiative announced at second annual Leadership Retreat ensures high-performing agents maintain 100% commission status during transition.

Dubai's Gold Market Reset Is Underway, and SMX Is the Technology Driving It

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / November 26, 2025 / Gold markets rarely change through sudden shocks. They change when a single region builds a structure so strong, so organized, and so future-ready that the rest of the world eventually has to follow. That is exactly what is happening in Dubai right now. The DMCC spent more than twenty years turning itself into the gravitational force of global precious metals trade. It became the world's largest free zone. It became the preferred landing spot for institutions that demand scale. And now, its leadership is upgrading the mechanics for verifying, authenticating, and moving metals.

SMX Turned Six Partnership Deals Into a Global Supply Chain Reset, Here's Why

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / November 26, 2025 / The past several months have not brought SMX (NASDAQ:SMX) normal momentum. They brought a shift. SMX has been quietly building a year of execution while the rest of the market waited for someone else to lead. Then November arrived, and every part of the story collided at once. Six strategic partnerships were locked in before the 2025 DMCC Precious Metals Conference. Gold identity entered its first true era of scientific verification. Regulators across four continents took notice. And Dubai, the global hub for precious metals, became the stage where the rest of the world finally saw what SMX had already built.

SMX's Six 2025 Partnerships Triggered a Market Reset Around One Word: PROOF

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK / ACCESS Newswire / November 26, 2025 / 2025 was not the year SMX (NASDAQ:SMX) chased partnerships. It was the year partnerships chased SMX. Across industries that normally avoid aligning with one another, something unexpected happened. They all moved toward the same verification foundation, proof. And they all did it within the same twelve-month cycle. What formed was not linear momentum. It was a chain reaction.

Six Partnership Wins In, SMX Took Dubai Gold to a New Standard

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK / ACCESS Newswire / November 26, 2025 / By the time SMX (NASDAQ:SMX) stepped into the 2025 DMCC Precious Metals Conference on November 24th, the company was not seeking momentum. It already had it. Six partnerships were fully secured across the hardest, most demanding corners of global industry. None were theoretical. None were early-stage. Each one was live, deployed, and pushing the market toward a future built on verifiable truth. Dubai did not validate SMX. Dubai revealed what SMX had already built.

Dubai Framed the Future of Gold But SMX Entered With Six Victories Before the First Session Began

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / November 26, 2025 / By the time SMX (NASDAQ:SMX) stepped onto the stage at the 2025 DMCC Precious Metals Conference, the company was not seeking validation. It arrived carrying proof. Six partnerships secured across the most demanding corners of global industry. Six confirmations that molecular memory was no longer experimental. Six signals that the market had already begun reorganizing itself around verification instead of assumption.

SMX: The Day Gold Ran Out of Hiding and Why It Never Will Again

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / November 26, 2025 / Dubai is where gold goes when it needs legitimacy. It is where traders settle disputes, where refineries validate origin, where vaults defend their reputation, and where markets turn when they want to know what the future of bullion looks like. Yesterday at the DMCC 2025 Precious Metals Conference, the future walked onto the stage wearing the name SMX (NASDAQ:SMX). It did not ask for attention. It earned it the moment the room understood what was being revealed.

Dubai's DMCC Supports SMX's Plan to Transform Precious Metals Markets

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / November 26, 2025 / There are rooms where the future whispers. Yesterday at the 2025 DMCC Precious Metals Conference, it did not whisper. It stared the global gold market in the face and asked a simple question. How long can an industry built on reputation survive without proof? The silence that followed was the answer. SMX (NASDAQ:SMX) did not walk into a conference hall. It walked into the vault of global trust and cracked it open.

How SMX Turned Dubai's Most Powerful Room Into a Preview of the Next Global Standard

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / November 26, 2025 / There are moments when an industry realizes the ground beneath it is shifting. Yesterday at the 2025 DMCC Precious Metals Conference, that moment arrived. It was not loud. It was not dramatic. It was a sharp silence that filled the room after SMX (NASDAQ:SMX) finished presenting. Every person understood what they had just seen. Gold, the most tradition-bound asset on earth, had finally met a system capable of outclassing the assumptions it has relied on for centuries.

DMCC 2025 Metals Conference Just Released the Next Chapter of Gold, and SMX Was its Author

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / November 26, 2025 / When a technology steps onto the DMCC 2025 Precious Metals Conference stage, it is not pitching. It is proving. Yesterday in Dubai, SMX did exactly that. The company did not walk into a room of passive observers. It walked into the lion's den of global bullion power. Traders, logistics executives, refinery heads, sovereign-linked operators, and vaulting authorities filled the room. These are the people who decide what becomes standard and what fades into the background. SMX (NASDAQ:SMX) did not fade. It detonated.

SMX's 2025 DMCC Precious Metals Conference Presentation Just Reframed the Global PROOF Narrative

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK / ACCESS Newswire / November 26, 2025 / The room at DMCC yesterday was not a casual audience. It was the gravitational center of the modern gold economy. Dubai's DMCC sits at the crossroads of global bullion trading, refinery flows, vaulting networks, and cross-border logistics. When an organization of that stature gives the microphone to a verification company, the message is not symbolic. It means the industry sees a structural shift forming. SMX (NASDAQ:SMX) delivered that shift.

Join RedChip's December 10 Virtual Investor Conference Showcasing Companies Leading the Onshoring of Critical Minerals

ORLANDO, FLORIDA / ACCESS Newswire / November 26, 2025 / RedChip Companies, an industry leader in investor relations, media, and research for microcap and small-cap companies, today announced its upcoming Metals & Mining: The Race to Onshore Critical Minerals Virtual Investor Conference, taking place December 10, 2025, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. The conference offers investors a front-row seat to the public companies driving exploration, development, and production across the rapidly evolving critical minerals sector.

Horizon Aircraft Welcomes Esteemed Test Pilot-Astronaut Jameel Janjua to its Board of Directors

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / November 26, 2025 / New Horizon Aircraft Ltd. (NASDAQ:HOVR), doing business as Horizon Aircraft ("Horizon Aircraft" or the "Company"), an advanced aerospace engineering company and developer of one of the world's first hybrid electric VTOL (Vertical Take-Off and Landing) aircraft, announces that esteemed test pilot-astronaut Jameel Janjua has joined its Board of Directors, bringing deep expertise in experimental test flight, military operations, aerospace engineering, and business growth.

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