Tuesday

January 7, 2025

Armed conflicts and attacks

Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Three Pakistani soldiers and 19 Taliban insurgents are killed in shootouts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (AP)

Business and economy

International flights resume from Damascus International Airport in Syria for the first time since the fall of the Assad regime. (France 24)

The merger of the providers of stock photography Getty Images and Shutterstock, by the acquisition of the latter by the former, is announced. (AP News)

Argentine debt restructuring

Argentina's country risk index, measured by the JPMorgan GBI-EM Index, briefly drops to 444 points, its lowest level since 2018, before closing at 561 points due to technical adjustments linked to upcoming bond payment amid improved market sentiment driven by cooling inflation and signs of economic recovery. (Reuters)