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Both Need China’s Batteries, Badly. 23/12 04:58 - US wants to sell GM soya and corn to India, farmers wary 23/12 04:58 - US wants to sell GM soya and corn to India, farmers wary 23/12 04:38 - Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,398 23/12 04:38 - Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,398 23/12 02:52 - Russia and China pledge support for Venezuela as Trump ratchets up pressure on Maduro 23/12 02:44 - English councils warned against adopting four-day week 23/12 01:43 - Trump warns Maduro not to ‘play tough’ as Russia, China back Venezuela 23/12 01:43 - Trump warns Maduro not to ‘play tough’ as Russia, China back Venezuela 23/12 00:13 - Trump announces plans for new navy warships to be known as ‘Trump-class’ 22/12 23:40 - Trump says US 'has to have' Greenland after naming special envoy 22/12 23:35 - Larry Ellison Personally Guarantees Paramount Bid for Warner Bros. 22/12 23:18 - AFCON 2025: Mali robbed of win, Egypt take three points against Zimbabwe 22/12 23:00 - Stars urge UK government not to scrap Sport England brake on playing field selloff 22/12 22:01 - Record-Breaking Warm Temperatures Forecast for Christmas Across the U.S. 22/12 21:36 - Moscow car blast kills Russian general, investigators suspect Ukraine involvement 22/12 21:10 - Vince Zampella, co-creator of Call of Duty video game series, dies aged 55 22/12 20:10 - China warns Japan over nuclear talk 22/12 20:07 - The EU is happy to mug its own taxpayers after failing to rob Russia 22/12 19:38 - Baby followed by BBC back in Gaza hospital after treatment abroad 22/12 19:36 - Assad, Ousted Syrian Ruler, Leads Life of Luxury in Russia 22/12 19:33 - Betty Reid Soskin, who became a park ranger at 85, dies aged 104 22/12 18:52 - Russian general killed by car bomb in Moscow, say investigators 22/12 18:35 - Russian General Is Killed in Car Bombing in Moscow 22/12 18:00 - Srebrenica: Genocide on Trial 22/12 18:00 - Srebrenica: Genocide on Trial 22/12 17:53 - Betty Reid Soskin, Nation’s Oldest Park Ranger, Dies at 104 22/12 17:45 - Displacement camp running out of supplies for people fleeing Sudan’s war 22/12 17:45 - Displacement camp running out of supplies for people fleeing Sudan’s war 22/12 17:39 - Orban warns against cash for Ukrainian oligarchs’ ‘gold toilets’ 22/12 17:25 - If You Struggle Solving Those Somewhat Obnoxious Personal Care Problems, These 58 Items Will Help You Out 22/12 17:10 - U.S. Housing Discrimination Complaints Rise as Support Network Thins 22/12 16:41 - How U.S. Defense Industry Dodged a Rare-Earth Shortage After China’s Curbs 22/12 16:13 - Larry Ellison gives personal guarantee for Paramount takeover of Warner Bros Discovery 22/12 15:51 - EU ‘crushed’ itself by sanctioning Russia – Orban 22/12 15:39 - Car bomb in Moscow kills senior Russian general, third such attack in a year 22/12 15:26 - Russia ‘ready to legally confirm it has no intention of attacking EU or Nato’ – as it happened 22/12 15:23 - US war hawk senator calls for seizure of Russian oil tankers 22/12 15:22 - Car bomb in Moscow kills Russia's Lieutenant General Fanil Sarvarov 22/12 15:10 - Russian general killed by car bomb in Moscow, officials say 22/12 14:51 - Russian general killed by car bomb and Moscow blames Ukraine