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How the Danes See NATO, Trump and Ukraine
The Cipher Brief
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July 15, 2025
OPINION — “The most important part right now is that Europe would be able to buy military equipment here in the U.S. so we can donate these military systems directly to Ukraine. That is also discussion going on right now. I think [President] Trump...
OPINION: Citizen Hutchinson: relaxed, talking about value of public service
Siloam Springs Herald-Leader - Arkansas
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July 16, 2025
A tanned, well-rested and very relaxed former governor of Arkansas – William Asa Hutchinson – gave a 'stem winder' of a speech to the 103-year-old Fayetteville Downtown Rotary Club on July 10. While the mercury was quickly rising to 90 degrees...
Trump’s About-Face on Ukraine
Foreign Policy In Focus
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July 16, 2025
He promised to end the war in 24 hours. He made nice with Russian President Vladimir Putin and parroted Kremlin talking points. He humiliated Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky in front of the cameras in the Oval Office. He refused to send more...
The delicate art of natural-resource diplomacy
International Politics and Society
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July 15, 2025
Resource competition has long underpinned international relations. But it seems to be taking centre stage again, much like the nineteenth-century Scramble for Africa or Western grabs for Middle Eastern oil in the last century. As demand rises for...
Aussie rare earths juniors shine as US dollars flood Mountain Pass mine
The West Australian
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July 14, 2025
There are moments when policy collides with geology, and when it does, fortunes can shift overnight. Last week, the United States Department of Defence (DoD) took a blowtorch to global critical minerals strategy, inking a transformative agreement...
The new geopolitics of minerals
Geopolitical Intelligence Services
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July 8, 2025
The recently concluded U.S.-Ukraine strategic minerals pact aims to counter China’s dominance, but challenges arise from contested territories and potential EU conflicts. The United States and Ukraine have struck a deal to exploit Ukraine’s rich...
From the ice caps to the moon: Northeastern professor charts military’s environmental adaptation
Northeastern Global News - Massachusetts
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July 10, 2025
Gretchen Heefner’s second book, “Sand, Snow, and Stardust,” looks at the history of the U.S. military’s efforts to learn how to build bases in the most extreme place Gretchen Heefner’s book, Sand, Snow and Stardust looks at how military engineers...
Closing Bell: ASX rolls back yesterday’s gains as info tech stages recovery
Stockhead
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July 16, 2025
Traders are reeling under the weight of losses in financial and materials, with only info tech making any progress of note. Pic: Getty Images. ASX beats hasty retreat from new record high, down 0.79pc Info tech rises against the tide, adding...
All 7 Gerard Butler Movies of the 2020s So Far, Ranked
Movie Web
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July 9, 2025
Gerard Butler might not be the type of Hollywood figure who gets to give plenty of victory speeches at award shows, but he will go down in history as one of the most industrious and prolific actors of all time. The actor has starred in over 60...
Climate crisis puts older adults at high risk from extreme heat, Unep warns
Mail & Guardian
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July 13, 2025
The UN Financing for Development Summit failed to deal with the issue of funding countries hit hardest by the climate crisis. (Envato Elements) Older people face increasing health risks from extreme heat as climate change intensifies, the United...
You Have No Idea How Furious the Canadians Are
New York Mag
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July 14, 2025
A now-famous hat, with over 50,000 units (and many knockoffs) sold. Photo: Jon Laytner for New York Magazine This article was featured in One Great Story, New York’s reading recommendation newsletter. Sign up here to get it nightly. In May, I...
European Lithium begins resource upgrade drilling at Tanbreez Rare...
Proactive USA
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July 16, 2025
Diamond Drill Hole K25-01 with Project Geologist Nic Barnes and Chief Technical Officer George Karageorge 10 July above the Fjord Deposit. European Lithium Ltd (ASX:EUR, OTCQB:EULIF) has commenced a 2,000-metre diamond drilling program at the...
The Real Reason Donald Trump Hates Europe
The Dispatch
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July 16, 2025
Donald Trump’s second term has so far been much more radical than his first. But even among the broad range of extreme measures taken by the administration in areas from higher education to immigration, its apparent hostility to Europe stands out....
Why United Airlines' New Partnership With JetBlue Fixes Its "Largest Mistake"
Simple Flying
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July 14, 2025
Two major American carriers are teaming up to sell seats across each other's networks, and to include reciprocal frequent-flyer benefits. Chicago-based United Airlines, and New York's JetBlue are partnering up, a move which will see United unlock...
Story Applications Φsat-2 begins science phase for AI Earth images 15/07/2025 1645 views 30 likes Read
ESA
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Applications 15/07/2025 1651 views 30 likes Φsat-2, a miniature satellite, has completed its commissioning and has begun delivery of science data, using algorithms to efficiently process and compress Earth observation images, as well as detect...
10 Mysterious and Ancient Finds That Shouldn’t Exist (But Absolutely Do)
Yahoo News
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Ancient civilizations were dropping technological bombshells long before Silicon Valley existed. Just this year, archaeologists in Turkey uncovered 2,400-year-old tablets containing unknown encryption methods that make modern cybersecurity look...
Today, Tuvalu. Tomorrow, the entire world
Bangkok Post
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July 14, 2025
Some big changes arrive with a bang, but usually they sort of sneak in and you barely notice them at first. Last month's big change saw the creation of the world's first climate-change visas. It's a way of giving potential climate refugees some...
U.S. Nuke Submarine “Challenges” Russia’s Northern Fleet With Historic Docking; Looks To Plug ‘GIUK Gap’
The Eurasian Times
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July 14, 2025
Two years after Iceland authorised the entry of nuclear-powered submarines into its territorial waters, an American nuclear submarine recently docked at the port of Reykjavik. The historic first has come at a time when the tensions in the Arctic...
Rare earth metals: A strategic tug of war
Pakistan Observer
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July 9, 2025
Umair Ahmad Rare Earth Metals/Minerals (REMs) are a group of 17 chemically similar elements that exhibit unique magnetic and conductive properties. Despite their name, they are abundant in Earth’s crust but difficult to extract due to their low...
Disabled Eimskip Vessel to be Towed to Port by Iceland’s Coast Guard
The Maritime Executive
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Icelandic shipping company Eimskip confirmed that one of its newest and largest containerships, Dettifoss (25,690 dwt), is currently disabled and drifting in the Atlantic. The Iceland Coast Guard vessel Freyja has been dispatched and is expected...