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The war with Iran and continuing weapons shipments to Ukraine are placing growing pressure on supplies of tungsten, a critical metal used in missiles, ammunition and industrial manufacturing. Tungsten prices have risen as American and European defence companies seek supplies to replace stocks consumed in the conflicts, while China, which…

Britain is allowing classified information on long-range missile technology to be shared with Ukraine, as Kyiv seeks to strengthen its ability to strike deep inside Russian-held territory. The move was immediately condemned by a senior Kremlin official, who described the plan as adding “fuel to the fire” and undermining the…

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Yevgeny Prigozhin, the notorious one-time shadowy founder of the Wagner Group, is subtly beginning to challenge Putin for control of Russia’s military – and, undoubtedly, in time, likely for control of all of Russia.