🇲🇱🇨🇦🇷🇺 Canadian gold mining company Barrick Gold temporarily suspended mining operations in Mali, and Russia is poised to fill any potential void.

Barrick’s decision is the result of a multiyear Russian-supported campaign to extract more money from Western mining companies and possibly pressure them out of Mali entirely.

The Malian government and Barrick had been at odds after both parties failed to agree on a restructured contract after Mali reformed its mining code in 2023 to secure a bigger share of mining revenue.

Russia had lobbied Mali to evict Western gold mining companies and reallot Western-owned contracts to Russian companies since the arrival of the Wagner Group in 2021.

Russia has increased cooperation on natural resource exploitation in Mali since March 2024 and used the same strategy that it has in Mali to secure access to uranium sites in neighboring Niger after the Nigerien junta pressured Western mining companies to halt operations.

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Storm surge in the commune of Scaletta Zanclea in Sicily, Italy 🇮🇹

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1 millionaire fleeing UK every 45 MINUTES — report

10,000+ ran away in 2024, after Starmer said he wants to tax the wealthy.

The British economy grew JUST 0.09% in 2024 and investors are calling Starmer’s plan 'monumental self-harm'.

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‘She has a baby!’ — man defends woman in hijab at pro-Palestine rally in London as she’s dragged away by cops

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Netanyahu backtracks — says Israel will not proceed with ceasefire until it gets list of 33 captives to be released tomorrow

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❗️Moment Kiev skies light up as Russia strikes the Luch missile bureau in Kiev with precision weapons

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🇲🇲 Anti-Junta rebels attacked a Tatmadaw checkpoint and a camp in Dawei Township, Tanintharyi Region killing a least 5.

Intense drone usage can be seen for both attack and recon.

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🇺🇸 Meanwhile at the mental asylum.

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🇳🇬 Fuel tanker truck exploded in Nigeria. At least 70 dead.

In 2024, 10+ similar accidents happened in the country, killing up to 150 people each.

Today Nigeria was admitted to the BRICS as its partner state.

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🇨🇳 The Chinese have created a robotic wife.

Are you ready to replace your leather girlfriends?

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🇵🇸 How Gaza looks like after 15 months of Israel "protecting itself" with American bombs.

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🇷🇺 Fight near the border of Dnipropetrovsk region: The Russian army destroys armor and infantry of Ukraine

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✧ Trump’s cryptocurrency soared above $45

TRUMP trading volume exceeded $11 billion per day.

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🇺🇸💬🇮🇱 Trump: Failure to stop the war in Gaza will mean the intervention of large armies in the region against "Israel". Turkey cannot be kept on the sidelines, and Erdogan is angry with "Israel" and this is not good.

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#TRUMP can change life 🔥 🚀

UPD: 77 high

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