26 h. ago Pentagon strikes investment deal with US critical minerals producer

Unusual agreement follows growing concern in Washington over Chinese dominance of crucial weapons materials

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5 d. ago Mining boss calls for price support to challenge China’s critical minerals dominance

Sibanye-Stillwater chief executive says suppliers to western nations need ‘level playing field’

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8 d. ago Pentagon reviews arms exports to allies as munition stockpiles reportedly drop

Spokesperson Sean Parnell confirms defence department reviewing shipments may not affect only UkrainePentagon says US strikes set back Iran nuclear program ‘one to two years’The Pentagon has said that it is reviewing weapons deliveries to allies around the world as reports grow of concerns over dwindling stockpiles of crucial munitions including anti-air missiles.The announcement came after the White House confirmed that it was limiting deliveries of weapons to Ukraine to “put America’s interests first following a Department of Defense review of our nation’s military support and assistance to other countries around the globe”. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Pentagon says US strikes set back Iran nuclear program ‘one to two years’

Sean Parnell repeats Trump claim that key sites were destroyed, based on ‘assessments inside the department’The Pentagon has collected intelligence material that suggests Iran’s nuclear program was set back roughly one to two years as a result of the US strikes on three key facilities last month, the chief spokesperson at the defense department said at a news conference on Wednesday.The spokesperson, Sean Parnell, repeated Donald Trump’s claim that Iran’s key nuclear sites had been completely destroyed, although he did not offer further details on the origin of the assessments beyond saying it came from inside the defense department. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Aviva gets green light for Direct Line takeover amid fears 2,300 jobs could be axed

The Competition and Markets Authority, which launched an initial investigation into the deal in May, said it would not refer the deal to an in-depth probe.

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1 week ago How Indigenous people find themselves on the frontline of the green transition

Renewable energy and critical minerals projects often want to mine on sacred lands but minority groups are fighting back through the courtsLocated in Wikieup, Arizona, at the meeting point of the Mojave and Sonoran deserts, H’a’Kamwe’ has for centuries had sacred significance for the Hualapai tribe. They regard the hot spring, fed by water naturally stored underground in volcanic rocks, as a place for healing that symbolises their connection to the land.So when an Australian mining company announced plans to begin exploratory drilling for lithium at 100 locations on Hualapai land, including as close as just 700 metres from H’a’Kamwe’, they regarded it as a potential desecration. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Rise in legal action against renewables companies over minerals

Renewable energy and critical minerals projects often want to mine on sacred lands but minority groups are fighting back through the courtsLocated in Wikieup, Arizona, at the meeting point of the Mojave and Sonoran deserts, H’a’Kamwe’ has for centuries had sacred significance for the Hualapai tribe. They regard the hot spring, fed by water naturally stored underground in volcanic rocks, as a place for healing that symbolises their connection to the land.So when an Australian mining company announced plans to begin exploratory drilling for lithium at 100 locations on Hualapai land, including as close as just 700 metres from H’a’Kamwe’, they regarded it as a potential desecration. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Deal with Beijing will speed China's export of minerals to the U.S., treasury secretary says

Washington and Beijing have signed a trade agreement that will make it easier for American firms to obtain magnets and rare earth minerals from China that are critical to manufacturing and microchip production

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2 w. ago Shell confirms it has ‘no intention’ of making an offer for BP

Shell told investors on Thursday that no discussions with BP over a possible deal had taken place.

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2 w. ago Pentagon insiders set up decoy flights amid fears Trump's Truth Social posts could reveal Iran strike plans

While U.S. military planners were hard at work preparing strikes on Iran, they also worried that President Donald Trump was giving away their top-secret operation online.

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2 w. ago US warns Iran 'we will defend ourselves' during Pentagon statement after strikes

The briefing comes after the US used six 'bunker-busting' bombs and submarine-launched missiles to 'obliterate' key Iranian nuclear sites - in what it called a 'spectacular military success'

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3 w. ago East London university strikes deal for major life sciences investment

East London university strikes deal for major life sciences investment  Financial Times

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3 w. ago Crypto group Tron to go public after US pauses probe into billionaire founder

Deal involving Justin Sun’s digital asset venture orchestrated by investment bank linked to Trump’s sons

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