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Brazil advances historic law to regulate rare earth mineral development

Brazil’s Senate has approved a landmark bill establishing a regulatory framework for the exploration and development of rare earth elements and other critical minerals, in a move aimed at making greater use of the country’s substantial mineral resources. The legislation follows its approval......

China urges U.S. to halt nuclear-sharing discussions with allies

China has called on the United States to stop discussing nuclear-sharing arrangements with its military allies and to abandon the deployment of nuclear weapons abroad, warning that such policies could increase the risk of nuclear proliferation. The Chinese Foreign Ministry made the remarks in response......

Typhoon Saudel makes its third landfall in China

Typhoon Saudel made landfall on the coast of Fujian province on Thursday morning, marking the storm’s third landfall in China after striking the eastern province of Zhejiang twice in recent days. The storm prompted authorities to suspend in-person classes in the cities of Fuzhou and Quanzhou and......

Nepal moves to restore early warning system along China border

Nepal is preparing to rebuild and upgrade its early warning network along the border with China after devastating floods and landslides exposed major weaknesses in the country’s disaster-monitoring infrastructure, according to sources cited by Reuters. Authorities are expected to install satellite-based......

France faces a battle to rebuild its influence in Africa

France is facing a difficult period of strategic repositioning in Africa as traditional sources of influence lose their effectiveness and a new geopolitical landscape takes shape across the continent. For decades, Paris relied on strong political, military, economic and cultural ties, particularly in......

China uses artificial intelligence to create a new map of Earth's mantle

Chinese scientists have used artificial intelligence to examine one of the least accessible regions of our planet and produce a new map of Earth's lower mantle. The study demonstrates how advanced computational methods can help researchers analyze enormous amounts of seismic data and uncover structures......

China faces renewed scrutiny over Uyghur rights as UN recommendations remain unimplemented

Four years after a landmark assessment by the United Nations human rights office raised serious concerns about the treatment of Uyghurs and other Turkic communities in China’s Xinjiang region, international criticism over the situation remains unresolved. The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) says Beijing......

Russia, China and Mongolia to hold joint border cooperation drills in September

Russia, China and Mongolia are set to conduct joint military exercises in September under the name “Border Cooperation 2026,” according to China’s Ministry of National Defense. The drills will bring together border security forces from the three countries and focus on preventing reconnaissance,......

Xiaomi unveils its first 3nm smart-driving chip

Xiaomi has introduced its first internally developed semiconductor designed specifically to power intelligent driving systems in its electric vehicles, marking a major step in the Chinese technology company's growing ambitions in the automotive sector. Known as the Xring D100, the new chip is manufactured......