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A Canadian mining company plans to build a facility in Louisiana’s Calcasieu Parish to refine rare earth metals used in a variety of motors and electronics in the consumer, technology and defense industries. Aclara Resources Inc., headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, announced a $277 million investment to construct the first US heavy rare earth separation…
With the US government shutdown stumbling towards the one-month mark, the effects of the stand-off between Republicans and Democrats were being felt further away from the Capitol, as flights began to back up and food aid was drying up. US Transport Secretary Sean Duffy warned that travellers would face more flight delays and cancellations in…
UK police on Sunday arrested an Ethiopian asylum seeker and convicted sex offender, whose crimes had sparked anti-immigration protests, after he was accidentally released from prison in an embarrassing blunder by officials. London’s Metropolitan Police said officers arrested Hadush Kebatu in the north of the capital on Sunday morning, nearly 48 hours after he was…
North Korea’s latest hypersonic missile test has thrust the Korean Peninsula into a new era of strategic competition, as both sides race to master next-generation strike capabilities. This month, multiple media outlets reported that North Korea test-fired two hypersonic missiles in what state media described as part of efforts to strengthen its “strategic deterrence” against…
French authorities have detained two of the suspected robbers believed to have stolen precious crown jewels from the Louvre in a museum heist that stunned the world, officials said on Sunday. A swarm of investigators had been mobilised to track down the thieves who robbed the famous museum in broad daylight on October 19, making…
A Japanese official told me in confidence that Japan was going to relax its rules ondefense exports“soon.”That was in 1995. Therules have gradually relaxedover the last three decades, but they are still considerable. At long last, new Prime MinisterSanae Takaichiand her coalition partner,Nippon Ishin no Kai, are poised to remove remaining restraints on defense exports,…
Left-wing independent Catherine Connolly on Saturday won the race to be Ireland’s new president, comfortably beating her centrist opponent in a contest marred by record numbers of spoiled ballots. Connolly, 68, secured more than 63 per cent of the votes, well ahead of Heather Humphreys of the Fine Gael party on 29.5 per cent, according…
Digital currency is emerging as a powerful, disruptive tool in global geopolitics, fundamentally reshaping the financial battlefield in times of conflict, according to a commentary in a key Communist Party publication. Nations are increasingly leveraging digital assets to bypass international sanctions, mobilise vital resources and maintain economic stability during regional conflicts, according to the author…
Footage of a police undercover crackdown on minibus commuters in Hong Kong has gone viral on social media, and the force will issue summonses to 31 passengers for failing to wear their seat belts. The Post breaks down the mandatory seat belt requirements for passengers on public and private transport. 1. What happened during undercover…
In a departure from her usual straight-talking style, Hong Kong’s “Iron Lady” Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee kept the public hanging for more than a week before finally announcing on Saturday that she will not run in December’s Legislative Council election, ending a 17-year tenure in the legislature. The 75-year-old founder of the New People’s Party…
