IrishTimes - Aughinish Alumina sales to Russia ‘significantly increased’ since war began
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Japan finds multiple rare earth elements in deep-water mining in Pacific - kyodo
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Polymarket Prices 37% Odds of US Government Banning an Open-Source AI Model in 2026
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Indonesia’s former top graft prosecutor was arrested on suspicion of money laundering, weeks after police raids uncovered $26 million worth of gold bars and cash at a house he owns
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Kuwait Petroleum Corporation said on Saturday its $16 billion Project Peregrine includes Blackstone, Brookfield and KKR as long-term partners under a lease-and-leaseback agreement.
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Kuwait has agreed a $16 billion infrastructure partnership with Blackstone, Brookfield and KKR involving its oil-export pipelines, even as the Gulf nation comes under daily attacks from Iran
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Shenzhen rail and air services cancelled as southern China braces for Typhoon Noul - SCMP
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China makes offer to Indonesia, positioning itself for unique access to minerals, analyst says
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China's high-rise pig farming leads to pork glut, falling prices

Changing dietary habits and rising living standards contribute to demand shift
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Houthi militia's continued escalation is a waste of time and a drain on Yemen's capabilities
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US tech giants are lobbying Donald Trump against a ban on Chinese AI after the launch of a breakthrough new bot last week
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China, public funding makes up a large slice of the country's venture capital pie. State enterprises and government-managed investment funds accounted for 74% of the money raised by venture capital and private equity funds.
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Romanian F-16 fighter downs second drone violating airspace: defence ministry
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Andy Burnham spent his first week as prime minister churning out feel-good policies designed to make Britons feel he’s on their side. But it’s already clear it will take more to turn the Labour government’s fortunes around.
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WestBridge Capital is exploring options for its stake in India’s Star Health & Allied Insurance, including a sale, amid interest from potential buyers, sources say
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United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrived in Syria on Saturday for the first visit by a UN chief since before the country's civil war began, state media reported.
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Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani received Guterres and his delegation at Damascus international airport, state news agency SANA said.
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South Korea's SK Hynix, Samsung Elec sign $950 bln partnership with US big tech
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi repeatedly thanked the nation’s youth in a video message Friday night, offering no indication he would meet their key demand to remove the education minister as student protests widen
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Yemen’s Houthis say they hit a Saudi Aramco oil facility in Jizan with missiles (and possibly drones) overnight, sparking fires.
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Saudi Civil Defense briefly issued danger warnings for Jizan and Yanbu, then lifted them.

No official Saudi/Aramco confirmation of damage, casualties, or production impact yet.
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