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China's curbs on the export of graphite, a key component in electric vehicle batteries, could result in higher costs for US automakers.
The move appears to be part of an ongoing tit-for-tat trade dispute between Beijing and Washington.
Ira Spitzer reports from San Francisco.
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India says it is ready to resume visa services for Canadians if Indian diplomats are assured of their safety in Canada.
India-Canada ties have been strained for much of the past year amid anti-India protests in Canada – which at times turned violent.
The relationship took a major hit after the Canadian Prime Minister accused India of playing a role in the murder of a Canadian Sikh man.
Ishan Garg has more from New Delhi.
IN: India's Minister...CUE: The Philippines is telling China to stop being provocative in the South China Sea after a Chinese vessel collided with one of its vessels on Sunday.
The Philippine ship was on its way to supply a military outpost on a reef that China claims as its own, but lies within the Philippines' exclusive economic maritime zone.
Here's Andrew Wood in Hong Kong,
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Japan, the US, and South Korea are holding their first ever joint air war drills.
The exercises near the Korean peninsula come amid warming ties between the three countries.
Chris Gilbert reports
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Another of Donald Trump's co-defendants in a criminal case in Georgia has pleaded guilty to conspiring to overturn the 2020 election results.
Lawyer Kenneth Chesebro [CHEESE BRO] agreed to "truthfully testify" against the former president and others as part of the plea deal.
Ira Spitzer reports.
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US Congressman Jim Jordan has failed for the third successive time to win enough votes to become Speaker of the House of Representatives, leaving the heart of American democracy in a state of paralysis.
The hardline conservative Representative had bid to step into the vacant seat of power after the ousting of Kevin McCarthy more than two weeks ago.
But Jordan fell short yet again on Friday, with 25 of his own Republican Party colleagues voting against him.
Benji Hyer reports.
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INTRO: The Presidents of the United States, European Council and the European Commission are meeting at the White House on Friday.
Their top priority is to ensure continued support for Ukraine, and Israel.
But they are also working out issues on climate change and trade.
Caroline Malone reports from Washington.
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A military junta that toppled the Mohammed Bazoum led government in Niger Republic says it has thwarted an attempt by the President to escape.
Bazoum has been imprisoned by the military since July when his government was overthrown.
Correspondent Tesem Akende reports from Jos.
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