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Japan retrieved sediment containing rare earth minerals from a depth of 6,000 metres during a test mission aimed at reducing reliance on China, the government said on Monday. Officials said the world-first operation would be analysed to determine mine…
US President Donald Trump said he hoped to reach a deal with Iran, easing fears of conflict and pushing oil prices sharply lower. He confirmed talks were under way but did not retract earlier threats, reiterating that Tehran would accept limits on nuc…
About 20 countries including G7 states in talks on rare earths including calls for US to guarantee minimum priceMinisters from the US, EU, UK, Japan, Australia and New Zealand will meet in Washington this week to discuss a strategic alliance over criti…
Qatar’s foreign minister held talks in Iran Saturday to try to “de-escalate tensions in the region” the kingdom’s foreign ministry said, as Washington’s naval battle group led by the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier off Iran’s shores. Follow our l…
Plaintiffs in case say they were lured from Japan, exploited for labour and cut off from families for generationsIt has been more than six decades since Eiko Kawasaki left Japan to begin a new life in North Korea. Then 17, she was among tens of thousan…
Baloch separatists launched a deadly series “coordinated’ attacks at more than 12 locations in Pakistan’s Balochistan province on Saturday, an official said. At least 10 security officials and 37 militants were killed, with Prime Minister Shehbaz Shar…
The US on Friday said it had approved billion-dollar arms sales to both Israel and Saudi Arabia, bolstering the defences of Washinton’s Middle East allies amid fears US President Donald Trump is planning a military strike on Iran. Follow our live blog…
PM flies out after courting world’s second biggest economy aware of difficult balance of risks and potential rewardsThe last British prime minister to visit China was Theresa May in 2018. Before the visit, she and her team were advised to get dressed u…
Starmer confirms immediate removal, but it is unclear if sanctions remain on former MP, academic and barristerUK politics live – latest updatesChina has lifted the sanctions it imposed on serving British MPs and peers in a significant sign of warming r…
Prime minister suggests US president was ‘talking more about Canada’ when asked for reaction to Beijing visitProminent Hong Kong and Uyghur activists living in exile in the UK have accused Starmer of seeking China’s desperate approval, after the prime …