
West Moves To Cut Reliance on China in Key Resources Deal
New U.S.-EU pact targets vulnerable supply chains as China’s dominance over critical minerals raises economic and security concerns.

New U.S.-EU pact targets vulnerable supply chains as China’s dominance over critical minerals raises economic and security concerns.

Israel and Lebanon agreed to launch direct negotiations in Washington—a rare step between the two countries formally at war for decades.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio will lead a diplomatic session on Tuesday involving ambassadors from Israel, Lebanon, and the U.S. to negotiate an end to the ongoing conflict.

The United States is right to demand more capable allies. What it cannot demand is that greater capability should mean automatic obedience.

“There can be no justification for the deliberate targeting of civilians in situations of armed conflict,” the joint statement said.

Liberal MEPs in Brussels are frustrated with seeing Ukraine used as a “bargaining chip.”

The Vice President’s expected trip would reaffirm the Trump administration’s strong signal of support for Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.

The trip follows Donald Trump’s declaration that Washington has been in contact with Tehran and his pausing attacks against Iran’s energy infrastructure.

“They are trying to hold the world hostage,” according to the U.S. Secretary of State.

Loud cheers are reported to have echoed across parts of Tehran as residents celebrated news of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s death.