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Description: Russia’s special investment envoy Kirill Dmitriev has stated that discussions regarding joint development and exploitation projects of rare earth metals between the US and Russia have already begun. Dmitriev, who was also part of the US – Russia talks in Saudi Arabia, also stated that there was growing interest from American companies to reenter the Russian mining market. The statement comes after President Donald Trump categorically criticized Vladimir Putin and blamed him for backtracking the peace process. Rare earth metals represent key strategic components in various industries and the question of their exploitation has been significantly raised in the firs
Description: The $22.8 billion transaction between Hong – Kong based CK Hutchinson and Blackrock Inc. has been blocked by Chinese regulators citing violation of national interests. Blackrock was set to acquire ownership of a network of ports globally operated by CK Hutchinson, including key trade ports in the scrutinized Panama canal. Chinese regulators have opposed the transaction despite the fact that the ports in question allegedly weren’t crucial and didn’t subdue China’s trade influence in the canal. Panama and China have both come under scrutiny from US President Donald Trump who has repeatedly criticized the elaborate ploy by both countries to sabotage US economic and
Description: Leftist candidate Luisa Gonzalez was reportedly having a slight lead over sitting President Daniel Noboa according to several poll sites in Ecuador. According to the Negocios & Estrategias poll, Luisa had 51.4% of the potential votes opposed to the 48.6% of voting support for Noboa. The second poll also indicated a slight difference of almost 0.9% between the candidates which highlighted the voting division within the Ecuadorian public. Ecuador faces existential threat from the constant political turmoil which saw former president Guillermo Lasso dissolve the Congress in order to avoid the legislative body to vote in favor of his removal. The country is also
Description: Leader of far – right opposition party, Marine Le Pen has been indicted by a French Court on embezzlement charges and has been barred from running for political office. The decision has effectively ruled her out of the 2027 presidential elections in France and caused staunch support from allied political figures such as Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban. She was sentenced to four years of imprisonment with two to be served under house arrest and two with suspension. Le Pen alongside 24 other party members were indicted to have embezzled money from EU funds to finance political campaigns which severely violated EU’s regulations. The indictment represented sig
Description: White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt has denounced press speculations that the Trump administration was looking to hold accountable officials responsible for the leakage of intelligence regarding US attacks on Houthi targets. The scandal, now widely known as Signalgate, made Jeffrey Goldberg, editor of The Atlantic, privy to classified information regarding US military and intelligence sources and methods used to target Houthi rebels in Yemen. US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth were in the crosshairs for inviting Goldberg and sharing classified information in a chat hosted on the Signal social media platform. The c
Description: With flags at half staff and an entire nation in mourning, North Macedonian State Prosecutor Ljupco Kocevski has informed the public of the successive infractions officials discovered in the makeshift carpet warehouse turned nightclub in Kocani. The warehouse turned nightclub hadn’t passed the proper civil security and infrastructure safety inspections, had a single exit and no fire extinguishing systems in place, Kocevski stated. The State Prosecutor had also confidently stated that the causes of the devastating tragic accident lie within the country’s widespread corruption and bribery problems which cost the small nation the lives of so many young people. Nort
Description: Syrian and Lebanese army have announced the enhanced fighting on the border to be instigated by former offshoots of armed groups aligned with ousted Syrian President Bashar al – Assad. Syria had initially accused Hezbollah of kidnapping and murdering three Syrian soldiers on Lebanese territory. Hezbollah has denounced any connection with the armed fighting on the border and blamed Lebanese armed clans for instigating armed fighting between the two countries. The clashes signaled the growing tensions across the Syria – Lebanon border where Shiite Lebanese armed groups engaged in skirmishes with the new Sunni – led Syrian government forces. Both countries have agr
Description: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney would head to London and Paris in what’s been called a strengthening of transatlantic relations between Europe and Canada. Carney is currently facing a three-pronged threat from the US, with the imposition of tariffs, Trump’s threats to annex Canada as the 51st US State and a brewing domestic opposition which could result in early elections. The Canadian Prime Minister stated that his visits would reaffirm Canada’s position to its long-lasting strategic partners in Europe as they jointly face the US tariff, security and defense threats. Carney would finish his transatlantic trip visiting Iqaluit in Nunavut, the nort
Description: The US Department of Energy (DOE) has designated South Korea as a “sensitive” country with no clear ramifications in the bilateral relations between the two countries. South Korea’s acting President Choi Sang – mok has urged the South Korean ministries to ensure uninterrupted cooperation with the US on science, technology, economy and trade. The designation has prompted South Korea’s opposition Democratic party to strenuously criticize the current government establishment, labeling their policies as diplomatic failures. According to the DOE charter a country can be designated as “sensitive” due to national security concerns, nuclear nonproliferation, regional in
Description: One day before the scheduled Congo – M23 peace talks under Angolan mediation, the rebel group has officially withdrawn from the peace process after the EU imposed a wave of sanctions on M23 and Rwanda as their largest supporter. The parties were set to meet in direct talks for the first time in the Angolan capital Luanda after repeated denouncements were made from DRC’s President Felix Tshisekedi, who stated that Congo draws the red line and wouldn’t directly negotiate with terrorists. The setback comes at a curious time of enhanced US interest in DRC’s mineral reserves, which are currently under M23 controlled territories, and evolving dissolution in relations