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Hamas has responded to a US- and Israeli-backed ceasefire proposal issued last week by mediators from Egypt and Qatar with a counterproposal designed to bring about a permanent end to the conflict in Gaza, Reuters reported on Wednesday.

Beijing is planning to further boost imports of LNG and piped natural gas from Russia, China’s ambassador to Moscow says Natural gas supplies from Russia to China increased 173% in the first ten months of this year compared to the same period of 2021, according the Chinese ambassador to Moscow.