00:00We'll bring you all of that and more. First, as always, the headlines.
00:05The European Union opens a probe into Nasdaq and Deutsche Börse.
00:09The European Commission says it suspects the stock exchange operators of possible collusion involving financial derivatives.
00:15In September, EU investigators had carried out raids on these two firms.
00:19Financial derivatives are contracts whose value is derived from assets such as bonds and stocks.
00:25Hezbollah rejects any negotiation between Lebanon and Israel, insisting that it has a right to defend itself.
00:33This follows pressure from the United States and Egypt on Beirut.
00:38Technically, Lebanon and Israel are still in a state of war, but all recent conflicts with Israel have been fought by the Iran-backed group and not the Lebanese military.
00:48Donald Trump to host all five Central Asian leaders in Washington.
00:52This will be the first such meet with the U.S. President.
00:55It comes just months after they held separate summits with Russia's Vladimir Putin.
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