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Sweden announced plans on Thursday to boost its mining sector, especially when it comes to rare earths, and counter European dependence on China. Resource-rich Sweden is already home to Europe’s largest iron ore mine, and considerable reserves of the rare earth have since been found at the same Arctic Circle site in Kiruna. Rare earth … Read more
07/23/202623 July 2026 Houthis ‘quietly’ joined US-Iran conflict – Rubio Rubio accused Iran of violating previous agreements with the US and said Tehran would “pay a price for this”.Image: Brendan Smialowski/Pool AFP/AP Photo/dpa/Picture Alliance US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he believed Yemen’s Houthi rebels were duped by Tehran into joining the conflict with … Read more
Following new statements from US President Donald Trump on Thursday morning, it is still unclear whether a controversial new deal with Saudi Arabia that allows the Middle Eastern autocracy to establish a civilian nuclear program will go ahead. Trump said the deal could move forward only if Saudi Arabia normalizes diplomatic relations with Israel. In … Read more
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has finally broken his silence on the student protest movement known as the “Cockroach Janta Party”. The protests have spread from the capital New Delhi to other large cities including Mumbai and Bengaluru. Clashes with the police have occurred in several cities as well. Source link
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has vowed “stringent punishment” for those involved in exam fraud that fueled student anger. Those are his first direct comments tied to the major protests challenging his government. Meanwhile, the movement has spread from the capital city to other major cities. FRANCE 24’s Sarah Jacob tells us about the latest. … Read more
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he spoke to US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner on Wednesday in an effort to revive prospects for a diplomatic end to Russia’s aggression. Zelensky said on X, “I just spoke with President Trump’s envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. It was a good, important conversation about reinvigorating diplomacy … Read more
France recorded at least 5,700 more deaths than usual during a historic heatwave last month, the public health agency said Wednesday, sharply increasing its estimates of the feared toll from record-shattering temperatures. FRANCE 24’s James Vasina reports. Source link
A US judge on Wednesday set a trial date for former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores in New York, where they face drug trafficking charges. Both have been detained since early January, when US forces entered Venezuela and seized them from their Caracas home. The unprecedented midnight raid was praised by … Read more
The leaders of Germany’s ruling conservatives wasted no time: Just days after Jens Spahn resigned as parliamentary group leader following a scandal over surrogacy, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) named its candidate to succeed him: Thorsten Frei. The 52-year-old, who currently serves as the chancellor’s chief of staff and is considered a close confidant of … Read more
Senegal will support Macky Sall’s candidacy for the post of Secretary-General of the United Nations. The announcement was made in a press release on Monday, three days after he was granted an audience by the current president, Bassirou Diomaye Faye. Details by FRANCE 24 correspondent in Dakar, Aminatou Diallo. Source link