China controls about 70 per cent of the world’s critical rare earth minerals, which are used in everything from mobile phones to cars.

In Ukraine, there are deposits for 22 of the 34 minerals identified by the European Union as critical. The problem for the US is that China currently accounts for a high proportion of certain critical ...

Federal agencies must develop plans to eliminate employee positions, according to a memo distributed by President Donald Trump’s administration that sets in motion what could become a sweeping ...

A senior Democratic senator on Wednesday urged President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Commerce Department's Bureau of ...

DETROIT (AP) — The United States will have access to Ukraine's critical mineral wealth, including key ingredients for the ...

Carl P. Leubsdorf Last July, at gala ceremonies in Washington, members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization celebrated the 75th birthday of what President Joe Biden hailed as “the single, most ...

President Donald Trump made numerous false claims in remarks at the first Cabinet meeting of his new administration. The ...

The main reason for the push is that the rare earth element (REE) supply chain is dominated by China, and it can use that ...

No Chinese diplomats were present two days earlier when America’s secretary of state, Marco Rubio, and his Russian ...

President Donald Trump has never been one to shy away from bold statements, but his recent comments on Russia and ...

In the depths of the cold war, Henry Kissinger served as diplomatic counsellor to Richard Nixon, a president of large talents ...

Gold’s current levels could lead to a pullback, particularly due to weakening physical demand. Jewelry, which accounts for ...