According to TASS news agency: Russian President Vladimir Putin had a phone call with Egyptian President Sisi.

According to the Russian Sputnik Network: Alexander Prokudin, the head of the Regional Military Administration appointed by Kyiv, said that an important infrastructure in Kherson was damaged. Last night, Ukrainian media reported an explosion in a city controlled by the Ukrainian army.

According to the Russian Sputnik Network: Vadim Astafiev, director of the press center of the "Southern" cluster of the Russian Armed Forces, said that the cluster troops destroyed two armored vehicles, a pickup truck, three cars and a 120-gun of the Ukrainian army. mm mortars also hit a temporary deployment point of the Ukrainian 79th Airborne Assault Brigade.

The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported that the Russian army lost 900 soldiers, 6 tanks, 11 armored vehicles and other equipment in the past day.

According to the Times of Israel: Rocket sirens sounded in Kfar Aza, a town on the border with Gaza.

According to the Times of Israel: Rocket sirens sounded in Misgav Am, which borders Lebanon.

According to Ukrainian Pravda newspaper: The Polish government said that truck drivers blocking checkpoints on the border with Ukraine did not hinder the flow of military aid to Ukraine.

German Chancellor Scholz: I believe we will overcome the budget crisis.

Azerbaijan Ecology Minister: There is an overall consensus on Azerbaijan hosting COP29.

According to Yonhap News Agency: The South Korean Presidential Office stated that South Korea and the United States will strengthen cooperation in the fields of next-generation technologies such as biology, artificial intelligence (AI), semiconductors, batteries, and energy technology.

Gazprom: It will continue to deliver natural gas to Europe through Ukraine, with a delivery volume of 42.1 million cubic meters on Saturday.

US Geological Survey: A magnitude 5.1 earthquake occurred 230 kilometers west of Puerto Chacabuco, Chile.

[In November 2023, consumer prices fell by 0.5% year-on-year and 0.5% month-on-month] In November 2023, national consumer prices fell by 0.5% year-on-year. Among them, urban prices dropped by 0.4% and rural prices dropped by 0.8%; food prices dropped by 4.2% and non-food prices increased by 0.4%; consumer goods prices dropped by 1.4% and service prices increased by 1.0%. On average from January to November, the national consumer price increased by 0.3% compared with the same period last year. In November, the national consumer price dropped by 0.5% month-on-month. Among them, urban prices dropped by 0.5% and rural prices dropped by 0.4%; food prices dropped by 0.9% and non-food prices dropped by 0.4%; consumer goods prices dropped by 0.5% and service prices dropped by 0.4%.

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC): In the week ending December 5, Bitcoin’s net short position was -2,250 contracts.

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC): In the week ending December 5, the net short position in the yen was -104,956 contracts, the net long position in the euro was 152,360 contracts, and the net long position in the pound was 11,665 contracts.

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC): In the week ended December 5, stock fund managers increased their net long positions in the S&P 500 Index CME by 19,225 contracts to 807,363 contracts, and stock fund speculators increased their net short positions in the S&P 500 Index CME. The number of lots increased by 32,724 to 364,087.

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC): In the week ending December 5, speculative net long positions in COMEX copper futures increased by 560 lots to 7,827 lots.

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC): In the week ending December 5, speculative net long positions in COMEX silver futures were reduced by 2,983 lots to 22,914 lots.

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC): In the week ending December 5, speculative net long positions in COMEX gold futures were reduced by 11,895 lots to 132,515 lots.

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC): In the week ending December 5, speculative net long positions in WTI crude oil futures decreased by 14,372 lots to 47,698 lots.