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18d06/23⚠ sanctions · 3/5

US targets Cuba mining sector in move with implications for China-linked supply chains

The Trump administration expanded its sanctions campaign against Cuba on Tuesday, targeting a state-owned mining company and other key economic entities in a move that comes as Washington seeks to build alternative supply chains for critical minerals and reduce reliance on geopolitical rivals. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced sanctions against five entities and one individual, including state-owned mining company GeoMinera, which oversees foreign-backed mining ventures and manages...

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18d06/23

Rastafarian man can’t sue prison guards who shaved him bald, US Supreme Court says

The US Supreme Court refused on Tuesday to let a Rastafarian man sue state prison officials in Louisiana after guards held him down and shaved him bald in violation of his religious beliefs in a case brought under a federal law protecting incarcerated people from religious discrimination. The Supreme Court, in a 6-3 ruling powered by its conservative majority, upheld a lower court’s decision to dismiss Damon Landor’s lawsuit, agreeing that he could not sue the individual prison officials and...

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18d06/23⚠ war-conflict · 3/5

Pummelled by Ukraine, Russia says US hasn’t delivered on Trump-Putin ‘understandings’

Russia has accused the ⁠US of failing to deliver on “understandings” reached between presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump at a summit in Alaska last August, a shift that suggests growing frustration in Moscow. In the space of three days, three senior Russian officials have said, without providing specifics, that Washington has not followed through. Their comments follow an intensification of Ukraine’s drone strikes deep inside Russia – including two attacks last week on a Moscow oil...

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18d06/23⚠ war-conflict · 3/5

Saudi Arabia’s Decided Who Its Future Superpower Partner Is, And It’s Not the US

Since the replacement of Russia by China as the primary would-be superpower rival to the U.S., Saudi Arabia has sought to balance its relationships with Beijing and Washington -- sometimes leaning more one way, and sometimes the other. Until the 2014-2016 Oil Price War, the U.S. was the core relationship; after the war had finished, it was China and Russia; and then, from the start of U.S. President Donald Trump’s second term in office, it was the U.S. again. However, in the aftermath of Operati

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18d06/23

Trump touts Iran inspection deal as Tehran disputes terms

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday insisted that Iran has agreed to “highest level” nuclear inspections even as Iranian officials disputed his claim, exposing how much remains contested even with a tentative agreement in place. “Despite their protestations and false statements to the contrary … Iran has fully and completely agreed to highest level Nuclear inspections long into the future (Infinity!!!),” Trump wrote on social media on Tuesday morning. “This will insure ‘Nuclear Honesty.’ If...

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18d06/23

Return to the top: China’s LineShine beats US El Capitan in Top500 supercomputer rankings

China has reclaimed the world’s fastest supercomputer crown for the first time since 2017, according to the latest TOP500 rankings released at the International Supercomputing Conference in Hamburg, Germany, on Tuesday. LineShine, built by the National Supercomputing Centre in Shenzhen, achieved 2.198 exaflops of performance – nearly 2.2 quintillion calculations per second – surpassing the previous champion, El Capitan, at California’s Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, which reached 1.809.

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18d06/23⚠ war-conflict · 4/5

Traders Question How Much Iranian Oil Can Really Return to Market

US-Iran talks and a 60-day sanctions waiver have eased supply fears, but traders remain cautious on the outlook for Iranian oil exports. From War Shock to Weather Shock: Super El Niño Threatens Fresh Commodity Chaos - Record high sea temperatures in the Pacific Ocean are paving the way for an unprecedentedly severe ‘Super’ El Niño, with equatorial temperatures currently 1.7C above the 30-year average. - This summer would witness the largest temperature deviation from the historical average for t

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19d06/23

American envoy in Hong Kong upbeat on US-China ties, aims to engage city officials

The United States’ top envoy in Hong Kong has expressed optimism about US-China relations and pledged to continue seeking pragmatic and constructive ways to engage with the city’s officials. US Consul General Julie Eadeh made the remarks at her first media briefing since assuming the post last August, held during an American Independence Day event on Tuesday. The reception, marking the 250th anniversary of the country’s independence, was also attended by Jonathan Burke, US assistant secretary of

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19d06/23⚠ war-conflict · 2/5

Trump says Iran agreed to nuclear inspections into 'infinity', Tehran denies US claims

This article shows just how Iran is profiting economically and geopolitically from these negotiations from the fist few days: "The United States waived sanctions on Iran for 60 days" - Real income in the billions for Iran. "Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said...[Iran] had no plans for the U.N. nuclear watchdog to inspect Iran's damaged nuclear facilities" - Iran continues not to give anything on the nuclear issue, far behind JCPOA so far. "They agreed on a mechanism to end fighting

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19d06/23⚠ war-conflict · 3/5

U.S. and Iran Signal Progress Toward Peace Deal

Iran and the United States cited progress in talks toward reaching a final peace deal, though comments from both sides highlighted the fragile state of negotiations. Hours after US Vice President JD Vance left Switzerland on June 22 after a round of talks over the weekend that he said made "good progress," President Donald Trump issued a warning to Tehran that "I will do what I have to do" if it does not stick to its agreement with Washington. "If Iran ‌doesn't live up to their agreement, or if

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19d06/23

Former Scottish National Party chief Peter Murrell jailed for embezzling party funds

Former Scottish National Party chief executive Peter Murrell was jailed for just over five years on Tuesday after admitting embezzling more than £400,000 (US$540,000) of party funds to buy items such as ‌cars, a motorhome and luxury goods. Murrell, 61, is the estranged husband of ex-SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon, who suddenly resigned in 2023, shortly before she was arrested as part of the probe into the party’s finances. She was cleared of wrongdoing in March last year. He pleaded guilty last...

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19d06/23⚠ war-conflict · 2/5

Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific to cut fuel surcharges again as costs ease

Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways will lower fuel surcharges on most passenger flights for the second time in less than two months, with the revised rates taking effect from July 1 as fuel costs ease from highs triggered by the Middle East war. Under the new rates announced on Tuesday, passengers departing from Hong Kong on long-haul flights to destinations in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the Southwest Pacific will pay HK$1,164 (US$148.48) per sector, down 14.5.

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19d06/23

Hong Kong police arrest 69 over laundering HK$200m from cross-border fraud

Hong Kong police have arrested 69 people linked to a syndicate suspected of laundering about HK$200 million (US$25.5 million) from cross-border investment fraud affecting more than 170 victims. The force said on Tuesday that 54 men and 15 women, aged between 18 and 60, were arrested on Monday in a joint operation with mainland Chinese authorities for alleged money laundering, involving “mule” bank accounts. Losses from investment scams in Hong Kong reached HK$920 million between January and...

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19d06/23

Australia refuses release of climate fund reports for Pacific nation Tuvalu

Australia has refused to release internal papers about a trust fund for a climate-vulnerable Pacific nation, telling Agence France-Presse (AFP) that the documents could inflict diplomatic “damage”. Gravely threatened by rising seas, low-lying island nation Tuvalu relies on a US$200 million trust fund to help foot the ballooning costs of climate change. The trust has been invested on Tuvalu’s behalf in funds exposed to coal mining, gas exploration and the world’s largest crude oil refinery, an...

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19d06/23⚠ war-conflict · 2/5

China and Philippines have a rare naval stand-off near disputed Scarborough Shoal

Four Chinese warships reportedly confronted a Philippine Navy vessel near the disputed Scarborough Shoal in a rare stand-off on Saturday, the same day Manila wrapped up a joint drill with the US and its allies. The confrontation coincided with the end of Salaknib 2026, a nearly three-month joint military exercise involving more than 7,000 troops from the Philippines, the United States, Japan, New Zealand and Australia. Beijing has not commented on the incident. According to a report by 24 Oras..

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