RussiaRussia's Pres. Putin began an unannounced two-day trip to North Korea today. He's hoping to strengthen his friendship with one of the few world leaders still willing to send him weapons, and Kim …

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Coming Up This Week Eid al Adha began on Saturday and ends on Wednesday.Commodity PricesAluminum: $2,518/tonAntimony (ingot min. 99.65% fob China): $22,800/tonCobalt: $27,150/tonCopper: $9,742/tonGol …

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Ukraine China is skipping this weekend's summit on Ukraine in Switzerland, in what one Western diplomat called a "subtle boycott" motivated by its support for Russia and desire to be the lead broker …

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Ukraine G7 leaders are reportedly close to agreeing on a compromise that would lend Ukraine around $50 billion now to rebuild destroyed infrastructure - and repay the loan over time using interest fr …

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Gaza The UN Security Council (UNSC) passed a U.S.-backed resolution supporting the latest Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal, with Russia abstaining instead of blocking the vote with a veto. The UNSC's supp …

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Coming Up This Week Cuba's foreign ministry announced Friday that four Russian navy ships will dock in Havana this week. The ministry was quick to clarify that the visit is a friendly one and isn't i …

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