Russia Presses Attack in Ukraine’s South While Kyiv Waits for

U.S. crude prices continued to gain after surging to a two-week-high yesterday, as the market returns to trading ranges seen before a banking scare. Source

Biden administration says it aims to reduce U.S. reliance on batteries and minerals from China Source

Pyongyang points to promises by the U.S. defense chief to expand drills with South Korea Source

Beijing’s exports of video recorders to Iran more than doubled in 2022 as protests swept the country Source