Economic recovery and increased demand for fuel exports are seen as the major consumption drivers China’s crude oil imports surged to their highest levels in almost three years last month as refineries have ramped up production to catch up with growing fuel export demand, Reuters reported on Thursday, citing customs data.
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Annalena Baerbock recommits to following the US after the French president’s remarks German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has “significantly distanced” Berlin from French President Emmanuel Macron’s argument that the EU needs more “strategic autonomy” from the US when dealing with China, Politico reported on Thursday.
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The US military vowed to overhaul procedures to prevent more disclosures of classified reports US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Thursday praised the “swift arrest” of the alleged source of secret documents and pledged to review intelligence-sharing procedures in response, indirectly confirming the leaked documents were authentic.
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