1. US President-elect Donald Trump has suggested he could demand the return of the Panama Canal after he takes office next month. He says Panama is charging US naval and commercial ships “exorbitant” rates to pass through the waterway. Trump spoke to supporters at a conservative conference in the western state of Arizona on Sunday. He said the US is “the number one user” of the waterway and that Panama is charging “ridiculous” and “highly unfair” fees, calling them a “complete rip-off.”
2. Honda Motor and Nissan Motor have decided to hold talks on management integration. Mitsubishi Motors is also expected to join the talks. Sources say the Japanese firms are aiming to finalize a deal in June. Honda and Nissan each held board meetings about the merger. The integrated auto group would be the world’s third-largest in terms of vehicle units sold.
3. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says 2025 will be a “decisive” year to bring peace to his country. Zelenskyy said, “We all understand that in January – after the change of administration in the United States – many changes will occur in international affairs.”
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