This broad category includes dozens of materials such as cobalt, nickel, manganese, graphite, and lithium -- as well as "rare earths," a set of 17 metallic elements that are essential to many high-tech devices and whose production is dominated by Ch...

Parties were staged across the sanctions-hit country to mark the occasion, while many public squares and bridges around Baghdad were decorated with coloured lights. State radio played endless songs to the glory of the ruthless national leader and ...

Olympique de Marseille defeated Rennes (3-0) in the French Cup round of 16. Stade Rennais have lost their last three games without scoring a single goal.

But on Wednesday, his administration will attempt the closest it has come to traditional alliance diplomacy, leading a meeting of more than 50 countries on ensuring a stable supply of critical minerals. The trigger is simple -- China. The Asian pow...

The 21-year-old won his second straight title at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo last month and he will earn promotion to the exalted rank of yokozuna if he triumphs again at the next competition in March. Yavhusishyn, who is known by h...

The 24-year-old has not played since withdrawing from the US Open last August following his first-round match with an arm injury. Draper enjoyed the best year of his career in 2025 before the injury, climbing to fourth in the world rankings and win...

The son of Uzbeks who were Olympians themselves, Malinin's gravity-defying quadruple jumps have propelled him past his rivals. Barring a meltdown in the Milano Ice Skating Rink, the question is not will he succeed fellow American Nathan Chen as men...

Panama's Supreme Court last week invalidated Hutchison's contract following repeated threats from President Donald Trump that the United States would seek to reclaim the waterway he said was effectively being controlled by China. The court's ruling...

Sitting cross-legged on a red carpet, artist Mohammad Younes Qane uses an ultra-fine paintbrush to trace details such as a horse's mane or the beads of a necklace. "When I paint, I'm taken back 500 years, to the streets of Herat back then," when th...

The Russian delegation has already touched down in Abu Dhabi, according to Russian state media, though it was unclear if US and Ukrainian delegates had arrived. Several rounds of diplomacy between the sides have failed to strike a deal on ending Eu...

Oil prices also extended gains on a fresh pick-up in US-Iran tensions after an American jet shot down an Iranian drone in the Middle East, just as the two sides prepared to hold key nuclear talks. Assets across the board have endured a volatile sta...

The 29-year-old scrum-half will be making his first appearance for Les Bleus in 11 months following a cruciate knee ligament injury against the Irish in last season's tournament. Although France still romped to victory in Dublin once their talisman...

The ex-royal, now known as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, has come under renewed pressure to explain his appearances in the US Justice Department's (DOJ) latest release of documents related to Epstein. Andrew, 65, left Royal Lodge on Monday, according...

"One thing I did from a long way out was to bring some stability to the Test squad," the South African head coach told AFP. Stability has, of necessity, been lacking from the T20 team's build-up ahead of the World Cup, where South Africa start aga...