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On the second day of Lebanon’s Army deploying into the “pilot zone” villages in the country’s south, officials are trying to make much of this being the beginning of an end to the Israeli military occupation of the entire country, while from Israel’s perspective, the signs are that very little has changed. Israeli artillery attacks […]

European Rearmament Efforts Snuffed By Chinese Control Of Critical Materials Yesterday we reported that, in a tit-for-tat move, China announced it is targeting US rare earths firms in response to a Pentagon list of Chinese firms: this, as Rabobank noted, is largely a symbolic move, but it still underlines the tensions in this area. So does the Nikkei reporting that ‘China minerals control threatens EU rearmament, as bloc seeks new sources’: because, as Rabo's Michael Every notes, even if you can afford a dagger, you can’t make it without rare earths, and...

Putin To Visit China Just Days After Trump's Beijing, Demonstrating 'No Limits' Partnership Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Chinese President Xi Jinping from May 19 to 20, just days after US President Donald Trump concluded his state visit to Beijing, the Kremlin has announced. In a Telegram statement, Russia's Foreign Ministry unveiled that Putin would travel to China "at the invitation" of Xi Jinping, marking the 25th anniversary of the Treaty of Good-Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation between Russia and China. RIA Novosti/EPA The readout indicates the two leaders will discuss expanding their...