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  Australia and India have long maintained a friendly rivalry on the cricket pitch. But now both countries have begun playing on an altogether different pitch — below the Earth's surface and the seabed — in their respective bids to scour for the critical minerals needed in the world's transition to clean sources of energy. As recently as July 1, the two countries signed an interim free trade agreement — to be given shape as a comprehensive pact at a subsequent date — aimed at deepening cooperation in critical minerals and their processing. While India seeks to tap into Australia's huge lithium and cobalt deposits, Australian government officials are prepared to go the extra mile to make their friend's access to critical minerals easier. Indeed, the Australian government has promised to "facilitate" Indian companies' access to resources, partnerships and investments. Critical minerals form the bedrock of this India-Australia bonhomie, especially when the la...

  Ukraine on Sunday said it struck an oil depot in southern Russia that supplies the Kremlin’s troops as  Russ ian  strikes Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, where Moscow  claimed  further gains, left five civilians dead and 15 others wounded. Ukraine’s General Staff said in a statement Kyiv’s security services were responsible for a drone strike in Russia’s southern Kursk region that morning on an oil depot used to meet the needs of the Russian military, and contains 11 tanks with a total volume of 7,000 cubic meters (about 247,202 cubic feet), adding the attack prompted “powerful explosions and a fire … probably involving containers with oil products.” “The defense forces continue to take all measures to undermine the military and economic potential of the Russian occupiers and force the Russian Federation to stop its armed aggression against Ukraine,” the statement said Earlier Sunday, Russian  defence  ministry  said  seven Ukrainian dron...