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November 11 (Xinhua) -- Russias Federal Security Service (FSB) announced on Tuesday that it had thwarted a plot orchestrated by Ukrainian and British spies to lure a Russian pilot with a $3 million offer to steal a MiG-31 aircraft equipped with Kinzhal hypersonic missiles. RIA Novosti, citing the FSB, reported that the aircraft was en route to a NATO airbase in Constanta, Romania, where it was likely to be shot down by air defenses. The FSB stated that Ukraine and Britain had planned to use the hijacked aircraft for a large-scale "provocation," and that Ukrainian military intelligence had attempted to bribe a Russian pilot with $3 million to steal the fighter jet. RIA Novosti quoted the FSB as saying, "The measures taken thwarted a large-scale provocation plan by Ukrainian and British intelligence agencies."November 11 - Local time on the 11th, the general election for the Iraqi National Assembly officially began, with voting lasting from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm.On November 11th, ING stated that among Asian high-yield currencies, the Indian rupee has the greatest appreciation potential next year. The bank pointed out that a trade agreement between India and the United States could drive a rebound in the rupee, which has significantly underperformed its peers this year. In a report dated November 10th, ING economists, including Deepali Bhargava, predicted that the Indian rupee would appreciate to 87 rupees to the US dollar by the end of 2026, an increase of approximately 2% from current levels. The bank believes that based on real effective exchange rate calculations, the rupee is currently trading below its fair value and is one of the Asian currencies with the greatest potential for appreciation. The economists stated, "If trade negotiations turn in a favorable direction, the Indian rupee could achieve a substantial reversal. India remains a top performer among high-yield economies: solid fundamentals, manageable fiscal risks, and continued investment attraction through supply chain diversification."November 11th - According to the Financial Times, two prominent think tanks and the German central bank recently issued warnings about the use of new German borrowing. Economists have accused Chancellor Merz of diverting billions of euros in new debt originally intended for defense and infrastructure investment to increase welfare spending and other recurring expenditures. The German central bank and two economic think tanks pointed out that a significant portion of the governments planned new borrowing may be used in areas that should be covered by the regular budget—including tax cuts and subsidies. After winning the federal election in February, Merz reached a landmark agreement with the Social Democratic Party and the Green Party, loosening constitutional borrowing restrictions on infrastructure and defense spending. The new rules open the door to up to €1 trillion in new investment in these two sectors over the next decade, which is expected to boost GDP growth that has stagnated for four years. Tobias Henze, an economist at the German Institute for Economic Research, said, "This budget trick could damage Germanys future competitiveness."S&P 500 futures turned lower, Nasdaq futures fell 0.14%, and Dow futures rose slightly by 0.06%.
