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China Tightens Curbs On Graphite Exports Citing ‘National Security’

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China was the world’s leading graphite producer last year (Representational) Beijing: China announced on Friday new curbs on exports of certain types of graphite, key to making batteries for electric vehicles, days after the United States slapped fresh restrictions on outflows of high-tech microchips. Washington said this week it would ramp up restrictions on exports…

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Indigenous teenager dies in Australian custody: officials

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese described the death as a “terrible tragedy” and offered his condolences to the boy’s family. | Photo Credit: AFP A 16-year-old Aboriginal boy has died a week after he was found “unresponsive” in youth detention in Australia’s west, authorities said on Friday. The boy, identified in Australian media as Indigenous, died…

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Russia extends detention of a U.S. journalist detained for failing to register as a foreign agent

October 20, 2023 admin

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) journalist Alsu Kurmasheva, who holds Russian and U.S. citizenship, attends a court hearing after being detained on suspicion of failing to register as a “foreign agent,” in Kazan, Russia October 20, 2023. | Photo Credit: REUTERS A Russian-American journalist was ordered Friday to be detained for another three days on…

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Russian Foreign Minister dismisses U.S. claims of North Korea supplying munitions to Moscow as rumours

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In this photo released by Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service via their telegram channel, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, foreground left, and North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui, foreground right, attend a wreath-laying ceremony at the base of the bronze statues of their late leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il at Mansu…

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Russia Warns Citizens Against Travel To Israel, Palestine As War Rages

October 20, 2023 admin

“The situation in the Middle East is heating up,” Moscow’s foreign ministry said. Russia on Friday advised its citizens against travelling to Israel, Lebanon, Jordan and the Palestinian territories amid flaring tensions over Israel’s war with Hamas. “The situation in the Middle East is heating up,” Moscow’s foreign ministry said. “The number of casualties and…

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The White House details its $105 billion funding request for Israel, Ukraine, the border and more

October 20, 2023 admin

President Joe Biden speaks from the Oval Office of the White House Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023, in Washington, about the war in Israel and Ukraine. | Photo Credit: AP The White House on Friday released a sweeping set of proposals to bolster Israel and Ukraine in the midst of two wars as well as invest…

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Renowned Author Salman Rushdie Urges To End War Between Israel and Hamas

October 20, 2023 admin

“I am filled with horror about the attack by Hamas,” the British writer told at a press conference (File) Frankfurt, Germany: Author Salman Rushdie on Friday called for a “cessation” in fighting between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, saying he was filled with “horror” and “foreboding”. Hamas group rushed into Israel from the…

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Russia Charges Nazi Veteran Yaroslav Hunka Praised By Canadian Parliament With ‘Genocide’

October 20, 2023 admin

Yaroslav Hunka and others of his SS division killed at least 500 citizens of the USSR, Russia said Moscow: Russian investigators said on Friday they had levelled genocide charges against Nazi war veteran Yaroslav Hunka, who was inadvertently applauded by Canadian lawmakers last month. The incident took place during Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s visit to…

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Sunak’s Conservatives dealt a severe blow, as Labour wins two byelections

October 20, 2023 admin

U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party was dealt a double blow on Friday as it lost two longtime parliamentary constituencies to the Labour Party. While it is not unusual for the incumbent to lose a byelection, the results come weeks after Mr. Sunak delivered a speech at his party’s annual conference in Manchester, seeking…

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Worldview with Suhasini Haidar | Israel Gaza bombing continues

October 20, 2023 admin

Worldview with Suhasini Haidar | Israel-Hamas conflict: Is there a chance of ceasefire? Israel’s bombing of Gaza in the aftermath of the October 7 terror attacks sees mounting casualties and destruction- is there any chance of a ceasefire? We ask the Israeli Ambassador. And after its support to Israel on the terror attacks, is India walking the balance…

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