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Holiday spirit dominates news agenda, but key developments to watch globally include Moldova’s pro-EU president-elect Maia Sandu's inauguration on Tuesday, setting the country on a path to EU membership despite alleged Russian meddling. Georgia swears in pro-Russian Mikheil Kavelashvili on Sunday, while Croatia holds first-round presidential vote. Mozambique's top court to rule on disputed election, Albanian opposition demands PM's resignation. Bank of Japan governor to address Trump's tariffs impact on monetary policy, UK GDP figures...

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Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, highlights Sweden's criticism of China for denying access to investigators on board a Chinese vessel suspected of cutting cables in the Baltic Sea. The ship, Yi Peng 3, left international waters and is heading to Egypt, despite pressure from the Swedish government for a full investigation. Some believe it was bad seamanship, while others suspect Russian involvement, as this is the second incident involving a Chinese vessel damaging infrastructure...

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