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By Joe Brock FARNBOROUGH, England, July 20 (Reuters) – Lockheed Martin announced a lower-cost Patriot interceptor on Monday as militaries seek cheaper ways to counter drones and missiles, while ​defense contractors face competition from startups making low-cost weapons ‌that can be produced at scale.

July 20 (Reuters) – Blackstone has invested in Futronic, a supplier of high-precision actuators serving ​automotive and industrial robotics ‌sectors, the world’s largest alternative asset manager said on Monday. The deal values the South Korean firm at about ‌1 ​trillion won ($676.04 million), ⁠according to a ⁠person with knowledge of the matter. Blackstone and Futronic did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

July 20 (Reuters) – Japanese ​drugmaker ‌Takeda Pharmaceutical’s dengue vaccine ‌QDENGA ​has ⁠been ⁠approved by India’s drug regulator, ​making ⁠it ⁠the ​first dengue ​vaccine to ‌be approved in ⁠the country, the company’s ⁠Indian ‌unit ⁠said ​on ‌Monday.

JAKARTA, July 20 (Reuters) – An Indonesian parliamentary panel on Monday agreed with the government on key provisions in a bill for the foundation of international financial ​centres aimed at drawing in foreign financial investment. Limited details ‌have been released to the public as of Monday, but authorities have previously said the bill will lay out tax incentives similar to those offered in financial hubs like Dubai, and that the holiday island ‌of ​Bali was one potential location.

MOSCOW, July 20 (Reuters) – Russia’s President Vladimir Putin met North Korea’s Foreign ​Minister Choe Son Hui ‌an the Kremlin on Sunday, thanking her for help in what Moscow calls the ‌special ​military operation, the ⁠Kremlin said. North Korean ⁠troops helped Russia repel a major Ukrainian incursion into its western Kursk region ​in 2024. Under a mutual defence pact between ⁠the two countries, ⁠North Korea sent ​some 14,000 soldiers to fight ​alongside Russia in Kursk.

By Toby Sterling and Nathan Vifflin AMSTERDAM, July 20 (Reuters) – The global artificial intelligence boom has propelled ASML to the top of Europe’s stock market, as soaring demand for AI computer chips flows to the Dutch company that dominates the market for the equipment needed to make them. After blowout second quarter earnings, investors and analysts are asking a ​once far-fetched question: could ASML become Europe’s first ever trillion-dollar firm?

By Bhanvi Satija LONDON, July 20 (Reuters) – Novartis investors will look beyond Tuesday’s quarterly results for indications about three major drug trial readouts due in the second half of the year seen as vital to justifying the Swiss drugmaker’s premium valuation.

DUBLIN, July 20 (Reuters) – Ryanair warned on Monday that its average summer fares looked set to be modestly down ​on last year amid uncertainty around ‌the Iran war, while after-tax profit for the low-cost airline’s April-June quarter fell short of analyst forecasts. Europe’s largest airline by passenger numbers reported an after-tax ‌profit ​of €538 million ($615.6 million) for ⁠its fiscal first quarter ⁠through June 30, compared with a forecast of €579 million in a company poll of analysts.

SINGAPORE, July 20 (Reuters) – Singapore’s ​Acting ‌Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs ‌Faishal ​Ibrahim ⁠has resigned ⁠from office over his interactions ​with ⁠a ⁠woman, local ​media ​outlets Straits Times ‌and Channel News ⁠Asia reported on Monday, ⁠citing a ‌statement ⁠by ​the ‌prime minister.

By Aditi Shah NEW DELHI, July 20 (Reuters) – For some 40 years, Suzuki cars dominated India’s roads. The Japanese company’s relentless focus on keeping prices and running costs low put millions of people behind the wheel. Hatchbacks made by its Indian arm Maruti Suzuki commanded between half and four-fifths of the country’s new car sales in recent decades.