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Japan plans record-breaking rare earth mining on the ocean floor

Japan plans record-breaking rare earth mining on the...

Tokyo [Japan], July 4: Japan will test-mine rare earth minerals from the ocean floor at its deepest ever depth amid...

China denies plans to build military base in South Pacific

China denies plans to build military base in...

Beijing [China], July 4: The Chinese Embassy in Fiji on July 3 denied reports that Beijing wanted to build a...

The Trump administration began announcing tariffs to partners today

The Trump administration began announcing tariffs to partners...

Washington [US], July 4: US President Donald Trump said his administration will begin sending letters to trading partners as early...

EU invests €3.66 billion in cleaner energy systems

EU invests €3.66 billion in cleaner energy systems

Brussels [Belgium], July 4: The European Commission and the European Investment Bank today announced that €3.66 billion have been disbursed...

E-commerce sales in Saudi Arabia exceed SAR 69 billion during Q1

E-commerce sales in Saudi Arabia exceed SAR 69...

Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], July 4: E-commerce sales in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia via "Mada" cards during the first quarter...

IOC calls for more cooperation between development finance, sports communities at FFD4

IOC calls for more cooperation between development finance,...

Seville [Spain], July 4: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has called for the next steps in the growing cooperation between...

OECD headline inflation declined to 4.0% in May 2025

OECD headline inflation declined to 4.0% in May...

Paris [France], July 4: Year-on-year inflation in the OECD as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) declined to 4.0%...

EU invests €2.8 billion in 94 transport projects to boost sustainable, connected mobility across Europe

EU invests €2.8 billion in 94 transport projects...

Brussels [Belgium], July 4: The European Commission selected 94 transport projects to receive nearly €2.8 billion in EU grants under...

Indonesia suspends search for 30 missing after ferry sinks near Bali

Indonesia suspends search for 30 missing after ferry...

Jakarta [Indonesia], July 4: Indonesian rescuers on Thursday temporarily halted a search for 30 people still missing after a ferry...

No progress at all, Trump says

No progress at all, Trump says

New York [US], July 4: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that a phone call earlier in the day...

Netanyahu on first visit to Israeli kibbutz ravaged in Hamas attack

Netanyahu on first visit to Israeli kibbutz ravaged...

Gaza [Palestine], July 4: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Israel's Nir Oz kibbutz near the Gaza Strip on Thursday for...

US-backed 60-day Gaza ceasefire envisages gradual return of hostages, official says

US-backed 60-day Gaza ceasefire envisages gradual return of...

New York [US], July 4: The U.S.-backed proposal for a 60-day ceasefire between Israel and Hamas envisages a phased release...

Trump urges end to Ukraine war in call with Putin

Trump urges end to Ukraine war in call...

New York [US], July 4: U.S. President Donald Trump pushed for a quick halt to the Ukraine war in a...

Dalai Lama declares he will be reincarnated, Beijing speaks out

Dalai Lama declares he will be reincarnated, Beijing...

Beijing [China], July 3: Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama says he will be reincarnated and that his organisation will...

Record heatwave sweeps across Europe, two dead in France

Record heatwave sweeps across Europe, two dead in...

Paris [France], July 3: France has just experienced its second hottest June on record, while many other parts of Europe...

Thailand has a one-day prime minister term

Thailand has a one-day prime minister term

Bangkok [Thailand], July 3: Thailand's Deputy Prime Minister and Transport Minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit assumed the role of acting Prime Minister...

Middle East situation facing many new changes

Middle East situation facing many new changes

Washington [US], July 3: The door to diplomacy in the Gaza Strip has opened again with US President Donald Trump's...

Ukraine in a difficult position

Ukraine in a difficult position

Kiev [Ukraine], July 3: Amidst Russia's relentless attacks on all fronts, the Ukrainian government received unfavorable news when the US...

The 'general expedition' of Chinese enterprises

The 'general expedition' of Chinese enterprises

Beijing [China], July 3: The fact that Chinese enterprises may soon accelerate overseas investment is seen as a strategic expedition...

20 US states sue Trump administration over health insurance data

20 US states sue Trump administration over health...

Washington [US], July 3: Twenty US states have filed a lawsuit after the Trump administration transferred personal data belonging to...

Chinese landing ship 'abnormally' approaches northern Taiwan

Chinese landing ship 'abnormally' approaches northern Taiwan

Beijing [China], July 3: The South China Morning Post reported on the evening of July 2 that a Chinese military...

Plane carrying 15 people skids off runway in US

Plane carrying 15 people skids off runway in...

Washington [US], July 3: A Cessna 208B plane skidded off the runway in New Jersey (USA) on July 2, injuring...

Trump calls on Fed Chairman to resign immediately

Trump calls on Fed Chairman to resign immediately

Washington [US], July 3: US President Donald Trump on July 2 repeated his call for Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell...

US consumed 94 quadrillion British thermal units of energy in 2024: EIA

US consumed 94 quadrillion British thermal units of...

Washington [US], July 3: In 2024, the United States consumed about 94 quadrillion British thermal units (quads) of energy, a...

Saudi Arabia, US discuss regional developments

Saudi Arabia, US discuss regional developments

Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], July 3: Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan held a phone call with US Secretary of...

Arab League condemns Israeli statements on annexing West Bank

Arab League condemns Israeli statements on annexing West...

Cairo [Egypt], July 3: The Secretary-General of the Arab League, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, condemned statements made by the Israeli minister...

Saudi Royal Air Defense Force commissions first THAAD missile defense unit

Saudi Royal Air Defense Force commissions first THAAD...

Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], July 3: The Saudi Royal Air Defense Force officially inaugurated the first unit of the Terminal High...