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Three niche commodity prices are surging. What they show about China's grip on supply chains

Almonty's tungsten mine in Sangdong, South Korea, in March 2026.AlmontyBEIJING — The Iran war is squeezing a global commodities market already pressured by China's export controls and stockpiling.

Kerala Assembly elections 2026: All three candidates sound confident as campaign trail heats up along coastal Kochi

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India Latest News: Top National Headlines Today & Breaking News | The Hindu•Mar 29

Kerala Assembly elections 2026: All three candidates sound confident as campaign trail heats up along coastal Kochi

On the way to south Chellanam, the idyllic coastal stretch that marks the border between Ernakulam and Alappuzha districts, the police have set up a checkpoint to monitor vehicles criss-crossing the boundary for unauthorised movement of cash to splurge on campaign. The campaign spot could be heard before it was seen thanks to songs blaring from loudspeakers and percussion beats filling the air. Meanwhile, Twenty20 candidate Xavier Julappan, stepping out of Our Lady of Health Church in Saude, sounded confident.

World•World news | The Guardian•Mar 11

French aid worker among three killed in dronestrike in east DRC, M23 rebels say

Three people including a French UN aid worker have been killed in a drone attack in Goma, a spokesperson for the M23 rebel group has said. The French president, Emmanuel Macron, confirmed on X that a French aid worker for Unicef, the UN children’s agency, had been killed in the strike. ” A Unicef worker outside a home where a French humanitarian worker was killed in a drone strike.

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India•India Latest News: Top National Headlines Today & Breaking News | The Hindu•Mar 10

Assam elections: Three MLAs among nine candidates announced in first AIUDF list

Three MLAs and a former Congress legislator are among the first list of nine candidates announced by the All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) late Monday (March 9, 2026) night. In January, he resigned from Congress three days after joining it, following a backlash over his statement about turning Sivasagar into Dhubri and Dhubri into Sivasagar.

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World•World news | The Guardian•Mar 5

Three men deported by US file legal case against Eswatini over detention

Three men deported by the US to Eswatini – rather than their home countries – have filed a case against Eswatini’s government with the African Union’s human rights body, claiming their detention was an unlawful violation of their rights. Other than Etoria, all remained in prison in Eswatini, their lawyers said. She said one detainee had gone on a 30-day hunger strike late last year, resulting in signs of organ failure.

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