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Japan says rare earth found in sediment retrieved on deep-sea mission
AFP, Published on 02/02/2026
» TOKYO — Sediment containing rare earth was retrieved from ocean depths of 6,000 metres (about 20,000 feet) on a Japanese test mission, the government said Monday, as it seeks to curb dependence on China for the valuable minerals.
$346m US-Nigeria arms deal sets rights groups on edge
AFP, Published on 22/08/2025
» ABUJA - Rights groups are questioning a multimillion-dollar arms sale by the United States to Nigeria as security forces in the west African nation continue to be accused of killing civilians with impunity.
Trump signs order to ramp up US deep-sea mining
AFP, Published on 25/04/2025
» WASHINGTON - United States President Donald Trump has defied international norms on the nascent field of deep-sea mining, signing an executive order Thursday expanding the practice for rare earth minerals in domestic and international waters.
Nigerian mixed-faith families sense danger as violence flares
AFP, Published on 17/04/2025
» JOS (NIGERIA) - When the news came through of yet another massacre in the countryside in Nigeria's volatile Plateau state, local Christian Jamaima Haruna was terrified for her Muslim husband.
McLaren's Piastri powers to 'mega' win in Bahrain
AFP, Published on 14/04/2025
» SAKHIR (BAHRAIN) - Oscar Piastri powered to victory at the Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday, coasting clear from George Russell's Mercedes to maintain McLaren's strong start to the season.
Israel government sacks Shin Bet intelligence chief
AFP, Published on 21/03/2025
» JERUSALEM - The head of Shin Bet, Israel's domestic intelligence agency, was sacked Friday, days after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he no longer trusts him, and fallout from a report on the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack.
Race to name creatures of the deep as mining interest grows
AFP, Published on 17/03/2025
» PARIS - In the cold, lightless Pacific Ocean deep, the seabed is scattered with metal-rich rocks coveted by miners -- and huge numbers of strange and rare animals almost entirely unknown to science.
Netanyahu targets West Bank after Israel bus blasts
AFP, Published on 21/02/2025
» JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday ordered an “intensive operation against centres of terrorism” in the occupied West Bank, his office said, after three buses exploded in central Israel without causing any reported injuries.
'Dangerous' Wales hope to ride momentum past Argentina into World Cup semis
AFP, Published on 13/10/2023
» MARSEILLE - Wales play Argentina in Marseille on Saturday with a place in the World Cup semi-final at stake, a position few thought Warren Gatland's Welsh side would be in after a year of turmoil.
Libya foreign minister suspended after Israel meeting
AFP, Published on 28/08/2023
» TRIPOLI - Libya's internationally recognised prime minister has suspended his top diplomat after she met her Israeli counterpart, with news of the encounter triggering demonstrations in a country that does not recognise Israel.