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Wheat Hits 11-Week Low as Risk Premiums Ease on Ukraine Talks
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Russian drones kill two people near Ukraine's Kharkiv overnight, governor says
Oct 21 - Russian drones killed two people near Ukraine's second-largest city of Kharkiv overnight, Regional Governor Oleh Syniehubov said on Telegram on Wednesday. Another 11 people suffered stress reactions in the attack that struck private houses and caused other damage, he said. In Ukraine's capital of Kyiv, a Russian airstrike hit a high-storey apartment building and transport infrastructure, causing fires, Mayor Vitalii Klitschko said on Telegram. There was also a strike on a university in Kremenchuk in the Poltava region that injured two, local authorities said.
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The Lev Parnas Show — with Joe Walsh Welcome, everyone. This is The Lev Parnas Show, live every day at 1 p.m. Eastern on Kick. Today, Joe Walsh joined me. Then at 2 p.m. Eastern, Monday through Friday,…
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Israeli Elections: Is Israel Strong Enough To Go It Alone?
It is a tragedy for Israelis and Palestinians alike that the state of Israel happens to be home to two extraordinarily charismatic populist politicians. The first is Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The second is his national security minister, Itamar Ben Gvir.
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Another Hopeless Round of Shuttle Diplomacy Begins as West Grows Frantic to End Ukraine War
Never before has the US and Europe been so utterly shrill in urging to bring the Ukraine war to a premature end. Both American and European parties are separately busying themselves, flitting to and fro in desperate efforts to present some workable solution that could be acceptable to Russia in letting Ukraine off the hook. Today Witkoff arrived in Oslo, Norway for another fruitless rendezvous with Zelensky, with Norwegian PM Jonas Gahr Store and Finnish president Alexander Stubb serving as mediators. Afterwards, Witkoff will head to Moscow to bring the Kremlin another half-baked plan.
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China defends DeepSeek after US ban of its AI from government systems
Federal civilian agencies should remove DeepSeek products as well as third-party products and services developed using DeepSeek from their IT systems, the US Department of Homeland Security said. HONG KONG: China hit back on Tuesday (Oct 20) at a US ban on the use of Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek's products by federal civilian agencies and warned of retaliatory measures as the two AI powers race to develop the technology.