How China leveraged its rare earths dominance over the US
China's stranglehold on the rare earths industry -- from natural reserves and mining through processing and innovation -- is the result of a decades-long drive, now giving Beijing crucial leverage in its trade war with the United States.
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Taiwan's president to propose $40 bn in extra defence spending
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te said his government will propose $40 billion in additional defence spending over several years, as the democratic island seeks to deter a potential Chinese invasion.
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UK to unveil tax-raising budget
Britain's centre-left Labour government is set to unveil a tax-raising budget Wednesday to curb debt and fund public services, while aiming to reassure financial markets and voters alike.
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Canada's captive whales face euthanasia threat and uncertain future
The remaining 30 captive belugas at Canada's Marineland have nothing to do but wait.
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French ex-president Sarkozy risks second final conviction
France's top appeals court on Wednesday rules in a case of alleged illegal campaign financing against former president Nicolas Sarkozy -- his last chance to escape adding a second definitive conviction to his growing rap sheet.
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Popemobile transformed into Gaza mobile children's clinic
The popemobile used by the late pope Francis on his 2014 visit to Bethlehem re-emerged on Tuesday as a mobile children's clinic to be deployed in Gaza.
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Trump sends Witkoff to Moscow in hopes of finalizing Ukraine deal
Donald Trump said Tuesday he is sending his envoy Steve Witkoff to meet with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Moscow next week as the US president seeks to close out a deal to end the war in Ukraine.
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US seeks retrial of main suspect in 1979 murder of six-year-old
US prosecutors asked a judge on Tuesday to re-try the main suspect in the infamous New York kidnap and murder of a six-year-old boy 46 years ago.
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Mother sentenced to life in prison for New Zealand's 'suitcase murders'
A mother who murdered her two children and stuffed them into suitcases stashed inside a storage locker was on Wednesday sentenced to life imprisonment in New Zealand.
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Pentagon boss to visit Dominican Republic amid US-Venezuela row
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday will visit the Dominican Republic, a close US Caribbean ally, for talks on combatting drug trafficking amid a standoff between Washington and Venezuela, officials said.
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