Oil Rallies; Zelenskiy Floats Referendum | Horizons Middle East & Africa 12/12/2025

THIS IS "HORIZONS MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA. " OUR TOP STORIES THIS MORNING, ASIAN STOCKS CLIMB AFTER U.S. AND GLOBAL EQUITIES HIT FRESH RECORDS WITH INVESTOR SENTIMENT BOOSTED BY THE FED'S RATE CUT AND ITS UPBEAT VIEW OF THE ECONOMY. UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY IS PROPOSING A REFERENDUM ON WHETHER TO HAND THE DONBAS REGION OVER TO RUSSIA. U.S. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP HAS VOICED HIS FRUSTRATION WITH THE PACE. OF TALKS. OIL RALLIES FROM ITS LOWEST CLOSE IN ALMOST TWO MONTHS. WE SPEAK TO SARA VAKHSHO ...