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                                                                           Source Washingtonpost.com  Current stock market: Ahead of a meeting between Biden and China's Xi, global shares are mainly up. Hongkong  — Ahead of this week's meeting between U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, as well as the release of economic statistics from China, Japan, and the United States, global stocks were largely up on Monday. Every weekend, receive a handpicked selection of ten of our best articles straight to your email. The Paris CAC 40 gained 0.4% to 7,072.32, while Germany's DAX increased 0.4% to 15,287.05. The FTSE 100 in Britain increased 0.4% to 7,386.42. S&P 500 futures saw a 0.3% down, while Dow Jones Industrial Average futures saw a 0.2% decline. The presidents of the two largest economies in the world, Biden and Xi, are scheduled to meet in person for the first time in a year on Wednesday, outside of a Pacific Rim meeting in California. Both want to inc

                                                                                Source Reuters  Exclusive: US and Indonesia to talk over possible EV mineral deal November 12, 2018 (Reuters) - Three persons with direct knowledge of the talks say that the US and Indonesia will talk on Monday about how to move forward with a possible minerals collaboration aimed at promoting trade of the nickel metal used in EV batteries. One of the persons said that when Indonesian President Joko Widodo meets with U.S. President Joe Biden at the White House on Monday, they will talk about the next steps that could lead to formal discussions on the alliance. According to the sources, the Biden administration is still worried about Indonesia's environmental, social, and governance standards and is looking into the possibility of a deal. As per one of the sources, the administration is scheduled to hold additional talks with labor groups and lawmakers in the United States in the upcoming weeks. "Th

 Indonesia and six other countries receive a mandate from the OIC to end the war in Gaza.                                                                                 Source Tempo.co Jakarta's TEMPO.CO One of the nations designated by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to take the lead in bringing an end to the conflict in Gaza is Indonesia. In addition to Indonesia, the OIC leaders mandated Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Egypt, Qatar, Turkey, and Nigeria to assist in initiating a political process aimed at achieving peace between Israel and Palestine through a resolution passed following the extraordinary summit held in Riyadh on Saturday, November 11, 2023. Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi stated in a written statement following her attendance at the OIC Summit that "Paragraph 11 (in the resolution) is an acknowledgment from the OIC of Indonesia's activeness or active contribution which continues to try to resolve the Palestinian problem, especially recently the situa

PRIVATE PRESENTATION      All of Arteta's post-Burnley news conference                                                                                      Source Arsenal.com   After we defeated Burnley 3-1 in the Premier League to secure a commanding league lead before the international break, Mikel Arteta addressed the media. The manager was questioned over Oleksandr Zinchenko's performance, Leandro Trossard's historic goal, and Ben White and Martin Odegaard's fitness. Read Mikel's entire message below. Regarding the outcome and Vieira's red card: I'm really pleased with the outcome, especially considering how we played the last three games—against Newcastle, against Sevilla, and today—and how dominant we were in a number of situations against teams that are very difficult to dominate. I also believe that we deserved to win the game. Regarding the red card, I agree with the VAR and the referee; it was a wise decision, and Mikel was very encouraging in his

                                                                             Source Jakarta Global Indonesia will again receive grain exports from Ukraine. To Jokowi, Zelenskyy Tells Java. Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the president of Ukraine, recently informed Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, the president of Indonesia, that Ukraine intended to resume grain shipments to the nation in Southeast Asia.  Zelenskyy discussed certain facts of his conversation with Jokowi over the phone on the social media platform X on Thursday. Agenda items included global food security and the announcement by Ukraine to resume grain exports to Indonesia. Zelenskyy posted on social media platform X, "I spoke with Indonesian President @jokowi about the Peace Formula, global food security, and the Middle East." Despite Russian attempts to restrict freedom of passage in the Black Sea, Ukraine, a global guarantor of food security, continues to export grain via alternate channels. Zelenskyy declared, "We ar

At the San Francisco meeting, Joe Biden will put pressure on Xi Jinping to resume military communications.  The US and Chinese presidents will meet for the first time in a year ahead of the Apec forum.                                                                            Source https://www.ft.com/ In a meeting with Xi Jinping ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit next week, Joe Biden will put pressure on the Chinese leader over the necessity of resuming communications between the US and Chinese military. The White House announced on Friday that Xi and Biden would have a meeting on Wednesday in the San Francisco Bay region before to their attendance at Apec. In the face of escalating tensions over problems like Chinese military action close to Taiwan and US efforts to prevent China from obtaining cutting-edge US technology, the two sides are attempting to redouble their efforts to stabilize relations. One year after their first encounter at the G20 in Bali, Indo

                                                                                     Source REUTERS  Oil is expected to drop for a third week as concerns about demand mount. November 10, LONDON (Reuters) - Although oil prices increased on Friday, they are expected to decline for a third week due to decreasing demand and the focus of the market on OPEC and its allies this month for a crucial meeting that will decide the group's next course of action on production. At 1109 GMT, the January contract for Brent crude was up 84 cents, or 1.1%, at $80.85 a barrel, while the December contract for U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude was up 78 cents, or 1%, at $76.52. Each contract is expected to decline by roughly 5% each week. "Concerns about demand have replaced the fear of production outages related to the Middle East conflict," stated Commerzbank. This week's weak Chinese economic data heightened concerns about declining demand. Furthermore, Chinese refiners, who purc