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Midday Briefing as of Saturday, 12:17 pm Calcutta Time

1. PAKISTAN'S KHAN, WIFE GET 17-YEAR SENTENCE - GEO NEWS
2: UKRAINE HITS RUSSIAN WARSHIP, OIL RIG
3. WORLD BANK TO PROVIDE PAKISTAN $1.35 BLN FINANCING
4: IRAN EXECUTES MAN FOR SPYING FOR ISRAEL - IRANIAN NEWS AGENCIES
December 20, 2025 at 6:47 AM
JUST IN: UKRAINE'S MILITARY SAYS IT HIT RUSSIAN OIL RIG IN CASPIAN SEA, AS PER REUTERS
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December 20, 2025 at 6:41 AM
JUST IN: UKRAINE'S MILITARY SAYS IT HIT RUSSIAN WARSHIP PATROLLING AREA NEAR OIL RIG, AS PER REUTERS
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December 20, 2025 at 6:41 AM
🚨 #BREAKING : FORMER PAKISTAN PM IMRAN KHAN AND HIS WIFE SENTENCED TO 17 YEARS IN ANOTHER STATE GIFTS CASE - GEO NEWS, AS PER REUTERS
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December 20, 2025 at 6:36 AM
JUST IN: WORLD BANK ON PAKISTAN: MPA WILL PROVIDE UP TO $1.35 BILLION IN TOTAL FINANCING, AS PER REUTERS
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December 20, 2025 at 6:00 AM
JUST IN: IRAN EXECUTES MAN ACCUSED OF SPYING FOR ISRAEL AND HAVING TIES TO OPPOSITION GROUPS - IRANIAN NEWS AGENCIES, AS PER REUTERS
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December 20, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Morning as of Saturday, 07:36 am Ranchi Time

1. 7-ELEVEN CEO DEPINTO RETIRES; INTERIM CO-CEOS NAMED
December 20, 2025 at 2:06 AM
JUST IN: 7-ELEVEN, INC. - STAN REYNOLDS AND DOUG ROSENCRANS APPOINTED INTERIM CO-CEOS, AS PER REUTERS
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December 20, 2025 at 12:04 AM
JUST IN: 7-ELEVEN, INC. - ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT OF CEO JOE DEPINTO AFTER MORE THAN 20 YEARS OF SERVICE, AS PER REUTERS
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December 20, 2025 at 12:03 AM
JUST IN: RUSSIAN PRESIDENT'S SPECIAL ENVOY DMITRIEV IS HEADING TO MIAMI TO MEET WITKOFF, KUSHNER, RUSSIAN SOURCE SAYS, AS PER REUTERS
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December 19, 2025 at 11:35 PM
JUST IN: THREE-WAY CONTACTS WITH PARTICIPATION OF UKRAINIAN SIDE ARE NOT PLANNED, THE SOURCE SAYS, AS PER REUTERS
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December 19, 2025 at 11:35 PM
🚨 #BREAKING : EXCLUSIVE-SOFTBANK COULD TAP UNDRAWN MARGIN LOANS BACKED BY ARM HOLDINGS SHARES - SOURCES, AS PER REUTERS
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December 19, 2025 at 11:30 PM
🚨 #BREAKING : EXCLUSIVE-SOFTBANK IS LOOKING TO SELL SOME OF ITS STAKE IN CHINA'S DIDI GLOBAL IN ANTICIPATED HONG KONG IPO - SOURCE, AS PER REUTERS
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December 19, 2025 at 11:30 PM
🚨 #BREAKING : EXCLUSIVE-SOFTBANK IS WORKING TO TAKE PUBLIC ITS PAYMENTS APP OPERATOR, PAYPAY, AFTER U.S. GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN STALLED PROCESS -SOURCES, AS PER REUTERS
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December 19, 2025 at 11:30 PM
🚨 #BREAKING : EXCLUSIVE-ANY SOFTBANK VISION FUND DEAL ABOVE $50 MILLION NOW REQUIRES EXPLICIT APPROVAL OF SOFTBANK CEO MASAYOSHI SON, AS PER REUTERS
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December 19, 2025 at 11:30 PM
🚨 #BREAKING : TRUMP: WE ARE STRIKING VERY STRONGLY AGAINST ISIS STRONGHOLDS IN SYRIA, AS PER REUTERS
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December 19, 2025 at 10:58 PM
🚨 #BREAKING : TRUMP: GOVERNMENT OF SYRIA IS FULLY IN SUPPORT OF US, AS PER REUTERS
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December 19, 2025 at 10:58 PM
JUST IN: SYRIA REITERATES COMMITMENT TO COMBAT ISLAMIC STATE AND INTENSIFY MILITARY OPERATIONS AGAINST THE GROUP AFTER U.S. STRIKES - FOREIGN MINISTRY, AS PER REUTERS
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December 19, 2025 at 10:51 PM
JUST IN: U.S. PLANS TO STOP RECOMMENDING MOST VACCINES FOR CHILDREN AND DEFER TO DOCTORS - WASHINGTON POST, AS PER REUTERS
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December 19, 2025 at 10:33 PM
JUST IN: LOCKHEED MARTIN AWARDED $3.6 BILLION NAVY CONTRACT -PENTAGON, AS PER REUTERS
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December 19, 2025 at 10:19 PM
JUST IN: HEGSETH: EARLIER FRIDAY, U.S. FORCES COMMENCED OPERATION HAWKEYE STRIKE IN SYRIA TO ELIMINATE ISIS FIGHTERS, OPERATION WILL CONTINUE, AS PER REUTERS
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December 19, 2025 at 10:18 PM
🚨 #BREAKING : EXCLUSIVE-BRIDGEWATER ASSOCIATES TO LAUNCH OWNERSHIP PROGRAM FOR EMPLOYEES, ACCORDING TO INTERNAL MEMO SEEN BY REUTERS, AS PER REUTERS
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December 19, 2025 at 10:02 PM
🚨 #BREAKING : EXCLUSIVE-BRIDGEWATER OWNERSHIP PROGRAM TO SEE MORE THAN 60% OF STAFF OWN EQUITY IN FIRM - MEMO, AS PER REUTERS
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December 19, 2025 at 10:02 PM
JUST IN: U.S. STRIKES ISLAMIC STATE TARGETS IN SYRIA- NYT, AS PER REUTERS
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December 19, 2025 at 9:52 PM
JUST IN: U.S. DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL BLANCHE TELLS CONGRESS IN LETTER THAT JUSTICE DEPT DISCOVERED MORE THAN 1,200 VICTIMS AND THEIR FAMILIES DURING REVIEW OF EPSTEIN DOCUMENTS -FOX NEWS, AS PER REUTERS
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December 19, 2025 at 9:30 PM