Stoxx 600, FTSE 100, MSC, defense

European markets traded higher on Monday, as investors digest the key points from this year’s Munich Security Conference. The pan-European Stoxx 600 was up 0.2% at 10:25 a.m. in London (5:25 a.m. ET), with major bourses and most sectors in the region in positive territory. Geopolitics and defense returned to the spotlight as investors focused…

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Beshear on tension between White House and governors: ‘It's just a lot of drama’

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear (D) on Sunday condemned the recent tension between the governor and President Trump over invitations and rejections to the White House annual meeting, calling it “unnecessary.” “It’s just a lot of drama, and it’s unnecessary. You know, the governor focuses every day on getting results, creating better jobs, making safer… Source…

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Crypto is playing a growing role in human trafficking networks, report shows

Andrew Paterson | Photographer’s Choice RF | Getty Images Cryptocurrency payments to suspected human trafficking syndicates surged 85% in 2025, with hundreds of millions of transactions traced on public blockchains, according to a new report by Chainalysis. The U.S.-based blockchain analytics firm said most of the activity was linked to an expanding criminal ecosystem in…

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