The News DR Congo’s cobalt export quotas have forced the metal’s largest producers to adopt new strategies as the central African country seeks to capture more value from its natural resources and curb illegal flows. DR Congo, which accounts for over 70% of global cobalt mine supply, introduced export caps ...
Month: May 2026
Republicans draft Iran war authorizationRepublicans draft Iran war authorization
A small group of Senate Republicans are still working behind the scenes on an authorization of military force for Iran that they can move on if President Donald Trump reprises strikes, according to several people briefed on the matter. Republicans expect to receive a fresh notification if hostilities resume, after ...
Ukrainian drone hits upmarket Moscow high-rise ahead of Victory Day celebrationsUkrainian drone hits upmarket Moscow high-rise ahead of Victory Day celebrations
The attack comes as the Kremlin prepares to hold a scaled-back military parade on Saturday. ...
Three dead in suspected virus outbreak on Atlantic cruise shipThree dead in suspected virus outbreak on Atlantic cruise ship
The World Health Organization said one case of hantavirus infection had been confirmed, with five more suspected cases under investigation. ...
Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani in critical condition in hospitalFormer New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani in critical condition in hospital
The long-time champion of Trump and former New York mayor is in hospital, according to his spokesman. ...
European leaders converge on Armenia as Russia looks onEuropean leaders converge on Armenia as Russia looks on
Two European summits are being held in a country long considered Russia’s closest ally in the region. ...
Antisemitism ‘allowed to come into the open’ says Bondi victim’s daughterAntisemitism ‘allowed to come into the open’ says Bondi victim’s daughter
Sheina Gutnick was the first person to give evidence at the royal commission investigating the attack. ...
Yes, the king’s US visit will go down in history: it marked the death throes of an old era | Nesrine MalikYes, the king’s US visit will go down in history: it marked the death throes of an old era | Nesrine Malik
Both nations are tarred by irreconcilable crises that could unravel democracy itself – sanity and stability have never felt further from reach A feature of living at the end of an era is that some events in the present already feel like future artefacts – things you expect to see ...
Next stop – infinity! My transcendental experience on Japan’s ‘art island’ guided by its master Lee UfanNext stop – infinity! My transcendental experience on Japan’s ‘art island’ guided by its master Lee Ufan
Is this the ultimate location for contemplative art? Our writer travels to the legendary island of Naoshima – and meets the great creator of its most spellbinding works. Will he step through the arch and find nirvana? The island of Naoshima used to be heavily polluted and dominated by a ...
‘It’s a world heritage site, but it’s my home’: the last resident of Casa Milà on life in Gaudí’s masterwork‘It’s a world heritage site, but it’s my home’: the last resident of Casa Milà on life in Gaudí’s masterwork
Ana Viladomiu has been a ‘privileged’ resident of the once derided, now revered Barcelona apartment building for almost 40 years Imagine that you live in an enormous, beautiful apartment designed by one of the world’s most admired architects in the most expensive street in Spain and for which you pay ...