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A growing share of defense spending is moving toward AI-enabled capabilities, unmanned systems, and electronic warfare, prompting some investors to argue that valuations in the sector should reflect technology-style risk and performance rather than legacy weapons programs.
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Iranian state TV and international media reported tens of thousands lining Tehran streets as Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s flag-draped coffin traveled a roughly 10-kilometre route following two days of lying in state.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Kyiv was hit by 68 missiles and 351 drones in a “massive” attack and called on Washington and European partners to provide more interceptor missiles, particularly Patriots, ahead of major European security meetings.
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Benchmark yields edged lower at the start of the week as traders awaited the Federal Reserve’s June meeting minutes and a full economic calendar, while attention also turned to the NATO summit underway in Turkey.
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Iranian authorities began a procession through Tehran for Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, whose death in February was attributed by Iranian officials to a U.S. and Israeli airstrike, as mourning ceremonies and road closures extend through Thursday.
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Prosecutors say HD Hyundai Oilbank, SK Energy, GS Caltex and S-Oil violated the country’s fair trade law by allegedly coordinating pricing during a period of volatility after the U.S.-Iran conflict, with alleged anticompetitive sales totaling about 26 trillion won.
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Ukrainian officials said an overnight barrage involving missiles and drones damaged residential buildings, partially collapsing an apartment structure in the Podilskyi district as Kyiv prepared for NATO talks in Turkey.
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Ukrainian officials said air attacks hit apartment buildings and other sites in Kyiv on Monday, hours after President Volodymyr Zelensky warned a second major strike was coming. The attacks come as NATO leaders prepare to meet in Ankara.
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Energy traders and analysts say Iran may struggle to find buyers for crude already held in storage, as China’s demand trajectory shifts and competing supply expands after OPEC+ output plans.
