Us department of defense: Guam missile defense system successfully shot down air-to-air medium-range missiles in the test.The US military temporarily grounded the Osprey again. The US Marine Corps, Navy and Air Force confirmed to the media on December 9 that for security reasons, the US military has temporarily grounded the Osprey tilt-rotor transport aircraft again on a global scale. In the past five years, there have been frequent accidents of Osprey transport aircraft in various places, and the safety of Osprey has been questioned.The observers of the International Atomic Energy Agency in Zaporoze Nuclear Power Plant completed routine personnel rotation. The Zaporoze Nuclear Power Plant and the Russian Ministry of Defense issued a statement saying that the observers of the International Atomic Energy Agency in Zaporoze Nuclear Power Plant completed routine personnel rotation that day. The Russian Ministry of Defence and the Russian National Guard provided security for the rotation. Three experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency arrived at Zaporoge nuclear power plant as observers, whose task was to supervise and evaluate the operational safety and physical safety of Zaporoge nuclear power plant. Since Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, visited Zaporoge Nuclear Power Plant for the first time on September 1, 2022, IAEA experts have been stationed at the nuclear power plant to observe.
Three quarters of the earth's land is gradually dry due to climate change. From December 2 to 13, the 16th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (COP16) was held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. On December 9, the United Nations released a report during the meeting, saying that about three-quarters of the world's land has gradually become dry due to climate change. In addition, the Copernican Climate Change Service of the European Union pointed out in a monthly bulletin of global air surface temperature in November released on December 6 that 2024 will be the hottest year on record in the world, and the current ultra-high temperature is expected to last until the first few months of 2025.The Baltic dry bulk freight index hit a 15-month low, and the Baltic dry bulk freight index fell by 12 points or 1.03% to 1156 points, the lowest level since September 2023. The freight index of headland ships dropped by 29 points to 1503 points, which was also the lowest level since September 2023. The average daily profit of Cape ships dropped by 238 dollars to 12,464 dollars. Panama's freight index fell 2 points to 1077 points. The average daily profit of Panamax dropped by 22 dollars to 9,691 dollars. The freight index of super handy bulk carriers fell by 4 points to 967 points, the lowest level since August 2023.The Kremlin says Putin met with the Indian Defense Minister.
Swedish Finance Minister: I am sure Trump will take action on tariffs, but it is also a negotiation tool. I hope there won't be too much protectionism.Alaska Airlines rose 12.59%, American Airlines rose more than 3.8%, Boeing rose about 3.1%, United Airlines and Delta Air Lines rose at least 1.4%, and Southwest Airlines fell more than 0.8%. The airline association predicts that the overall profit and operating income of the industry will increase slightly in 2025. Bernstein, a brokerage firm, upgraded the AAL rating of American Airlines, saying that the company's share price could rise by about 40%.The South Korean court issued an arrest warrant for former Defense Minister Jin Longxian, and the South Korean court issued an arrest warrant for former Defense Minister Jin Longxian on December 11, local time.