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Indonesia, home to more than 50 per cent of global nickel production, imports roughly three quarters of its sulphur from the Middle East, according to Peter Harrisson, analyst at consultancy CRU. The country’s nickel is used mostly to make stainless steel.Sulphur stockpiles at high-pressure acid leaching nickel plants average only one to two months’ worth of consumption, according to two sources at Chinese refiners in Indonesia, who declined to be named as they are not authorised to speak publicly.Sulphur costs already accounted for about half the cost of running a HPAL plant before the conflict broke out because of a…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former Chicago Blackhawks standout Troy Murray, who transitioned to the broadcast booth after his playing career, has died, the team announced Saturday. He was 63.The Blackhawks said he died earlier in the day.It’s unclear where Murray spent his final moments. Murray publicly disclosed his cancer diagnosis in August 2021. While he revealed he had been undergoing chemotherapy, details about the type of cancer he was fighting were kept private.Murray, affectionately known as “Muzz,” continued to appear on Blackhawks broadcasts during his cancer battle, though his appearances eventually tapered off. He stepped away…

NewsFeedFootage captured a massive fire raging at the Shehran oil depot on the outskirts of northern Tehran following an Israeli attack late Saturday night. The Israeli military claimed responsibility for striking fuel storage and related sites it alleges are affiliated with the Iranian armed forces.Published On 7 Mar 20267 Mar 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2Shareplus2googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump on Saturday said that U.S. and Israeli forces have “wiped out” Iran’s navy, air force and much of its missile capability in just one week of war, declaring the regime’s military “almost non-existent” as he continues to press Tehran to surrender for “a much safer world.”Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, the president said the sweeping offensive has exceeded expectations, noting Iran’s navy “is now at the bottom of the sea.””We’ve wiped out their Navy — 44 ships. We’ve wiped out their air force — every plane. We’ve…

The parents of Matilda, the 10-year-old girl killed in the Bondi Beach massacre, have officially married in a “special” ceremony surrounded by family and friends.Posing side-by-side on the grand staircase of Admiralty House in Sydney, Michael Britvan and Valentyna Poltavchenko were beaming with joy as they announced through Instagram the happy news.“Since the secret appears to have escaped into the wild Valentyna and I got married.” Mr Britvan wrote in a post.Camera IconThe last photograph ever taken of 10-year-old Matilda, capturing a moment of sheer joy just minutes before the Bondi terror attack on the Jewish community. Amir Glazer/TagNets Credit:…

China’s foreign minister Wang Yi is holding a press conference on Sunday (Mar 8) on the sidelines of the country’s biggest annual political gathering known as the Two Sessions.It comes at a time of heightened global tensions, with an escalating Iran war.Wang is expected to face questions from Chinese and foreign journalists on China’s relations with the United States, the situation in the Middle East and Beijing’s broader foreign policy priorities.Watch the press conference live on CNA.

United States President Donald Trump has posted on social media that he does not need the United Kingdom to deploy aircraft carriers to the Middle East, amid the ongoing war with Iran.Saturday’s post on Truth Social follows a statement from the UK’s Ministry of Defence that one of its two flagship aircraft carriers, the HMS Prince of Wales, has been placed on “high readiness”.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list“The United Kingdom, our once Great Ally, maybe the Greatest of them all, is finally giving serious thought to sending two aircraft carriers to the Middle East,” Trump wrote.“That’s OK, Prime…

China buys nearly all of Iran’s sanctioned oil, and due to the U.S. and Israeli-led conflict there, the supply line has been severely disrupted. Anna Coren has more from Beijing.

Grammy-nominated artist Cory Wong is known for his funky sounds and genre-defying collaborations. His latest album, “Lost in the Wonder,” featuring star-studded performances, is out now. Here’s Cory Wong performing “Roses Fade” with Devon Gilfillian.

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei confirmed that the U.S. government declared his company a supply chain risk on Thursday and said it has “no choice” but to challenge the designation in court.The startup has been at odds with the Department of Defense over how its artificial intelligence models, known as Claude, can be used, and was told late last week, via social media posts, that it was being blacklisted from government contracts.Anthropic sought assurance that its technology would not be tapped for fully autonomous weapons or domestic mass surveillance, but the DOD wanted Anthropic to grant the agency unfettered access to Claude across…