When International Law Becomes Optional: What Critical Minerals Geopolitics Means For Mining
The principle of permanent sovereignty of nations over natural resources has anchored the international economic order ...
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Berkshire Hathaway Records Decline in Operating Earnings
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has reported a 3.79% year-on-year decrease in its second-quarter operating earnings, marking ...
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Trump Administration Reinstates Global Tariffs as Deadline Passes, Leaving Key U.S. Trade Partners Without Agreements
With the expiration of a four-month suspension on elevated U.S. tariff rates, the administration of President ...
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BRICS Criticises Tariffs and Global Tensions in Indirect Rebuke of Trump
World leaders from the BRICS coalition convened in Rio de Janeiro for the 17th annual summit, ...
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Will the US-Brokered DRC-Rwanda Peace Accord Hold?
On 27 June 2025, the foreign ministers of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...
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South Africa Pursues Decade-Long U.S. LNG Deal
South Africa has formally proposed a long-term agreement to import liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the ...
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Ivies in the Crossfire: Trump, Harvard, and the Education Cold War
In a dramatic escalation of tensions between the Trump administration and one of America’s most prestigious ...
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First Group of Afrikaners Departs South Africa for the United States Following New Refugee Initiative by Trump Administration
Aprivate charter flight carrying 49 white South Africans departed from OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg ...
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Congo and Rwanda Submit Draft Peace Proposal, Trump Adviser Says
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda have submitted a draft peace proposal as part ...
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Reimagining Foreign Aid: Can Africa Truly Prosper Under Donor-Led Development?
In January 2025, Donald Trump’s return to the White House triggered a swift recalibration of United ...
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