Xi Pressures Takaichi by Throttling Key Mineral Exports to Japan – Bloomberg.com

  1. Xi Pressures Takaichi by Throttling Key Mineral Exports to Japan  Bloomberg.com
  2. China Detained 2 Japanese on Suspicion of Smuggling  The New York Times
  3. China detains two Japanese nationals suspected of smuggling banned goods  CNBC
  4. Japanese heavy electric machinery company worker detained in China  Nikkei Asia
  5. China's rare earths curbs extend pressure on supply to Japan  Reuters
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Defense stocks plummet after Germany to scrap warship plans; Rheinmetall stock down 13% – CNBC

  1. Defense stocks plummet after Germany to scrap warship plans; Rheinmetall stock down 13%  CNBC
  2. Germany scraps plans to build its biggest warship since second world war  Financial Times
  3. Germany news: Pistorius set to scrap warship project — media  dw.com
  4. Germany Said to Retreat From Troubled Frigate After Delays  Bloomberg.com
  5. Germany set to scrap plans to build F126 frigates, FT reports  marketscreener.com
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Fears grow for civilians as paramilitary group closes in on strategic Sudanese city – AP News

  1. Fears grow for civilians as paramilitary group closes in on strategic Sudanese city  AP News
  2. U.S. Warns of ‘Imminent’ Atrocities in El Obeid, Sudan  The New York Times
  3. US raises concern as RSF forces encircle Sudanese city of el-Obeid  Al Jazeera
  4. Sudan war: UN envoy Pekka Haavisto advances talks in Washington  The Africa Report
  5. Failure to Act in Sudan (Again)  Council on Foreign Relations
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Nurse, 41, Dies on Operating Table During Surgery to Remove Toxic Butt Fillers – Yahoo

  1. Nurse, 41, Dies on Operating Table During Surgery to Remove Toxic Butt Fillers  Yahoo
  2. Nurse dies during operation at shopping centre to remove toxic fillers from buttocks  The Mirror
  3. Nurse dies on operating table in surgery to remove toxic fillers from her bum  The Sun
  4. Nurse died on operating table after paying to have 'toxic bum fillers' removed  Daily Star
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Darren Jones says he will not challenge Andy Burnham for Labour leadership

Chief secretary to PM says he had been ‘reassured’ about Burnham’s economic plans after conversation with him

Andy Burnham has moved a step closer to becoming prime minister after Darren Jones, the chief secretary to the prime minister, said he would not stand in a Labour leadership contest.

Jones, who had been mooted as a candidate who could put Burnham’s ideas to a test in a race, told Sky News that he had had a “reassuring conversation” with the newly elected MP for Makerfield about his economic policy plans.

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Ukraine is raising the cost of war for Russia — and testing Putin’s resolve – CNBC

  1. Ukraine is raising the cost of war for Russia — and testing Putin's resolve  CNBC
  2. Russia eyes diesel export ban, fuel imports amid Ukrainian strikes; Crimea restricts public life  Reuters
  3. Petrol shortages and ‘oil rain’ bring Russia-Ukraine war home to Moscow  Al Jazeera
  4. As fuel shortages spread across Russia, Moscow lifts tanker entry permits to keep gas stations supplied  Meduza
  5. Russia’s Gasoline Crunch Spreads After Refinery Attacks  Bloomberg.com
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Mamdani-backed candidates sweep Democratic primaries in New York City

JFK’s grandson Jack Schlossberg fails to advance in election to replace Jerry Nadler in Manhattan district

Zohran Mamdani’s growing influence over the Democratic party was on show in New York City on Tuesday as three congressional candidates endorsed by New York’s democratic socialist mayor won closely watched primaries, while voters in Maryland, Utah and South Carolina cast ballots in primaries and runoffs.

Brad Lander, the former New York City comptroller who also ran for mayor last year before endorsing Mamdani, won his race comfortably, defeating the Democratic representative Dan Goldman.

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