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Pentagon Puts Greenland Under US Northern Command
The Pentagon has given U.S. Northern Command responsibility for U.S. military operations in and near Greenland after President Donald Trump expressed interest in acquiring the Danish territory. Defending Greenland was previously the responsibility...

ASX Miners Raise Capital for Global Projects | Rare Earths, Gold, and Energy Shift in Focus
Highlights Critical Metals Corp advances Tanbreez rare earth project in Greenland through US support Turaco Gold secures funding to expand Afema Project across West Africa Blaze Minerals and First Au initiate capital raising for exploration and...

Pentagon shifts Greenland to US Northern Command in shakeup
The Pentagon is redrawing its military combatant command responsible for defending the U.S. homeland to include Greenland as the Trump administration signals it wants control of the Danish territory. “[This] change will strengthen the Joint...

The drug industry’s crimes and misdemeanours extend far beyond overpricing in the US
Kamran Abbasi The BMJ kabbasi{at}bmj.com The price of prescription drugs is too high. This is a global problem on which we can agree with Donald Trump. This week the UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) refused to...

OP-ED: Why Greenland Matters to U.S. National Security
Carla Sands | June 17, 2025 (The Washington Times) — Greenland is an essential strategic partner in ensuring peace and security for Americans and Europeans. Located just 600 miles from the U.S. East Coast, Greenland’s geographical positioning,...
Eclipse testwork shows high Greenland rare earths recoveries
In this case, synchysite and bastnasite demonstrated a best P80 liberation of 54.4 per cent in a size range from 19 to 205 microns (0.019mm to 0.205mm), and a best monazite liberation of 43.6 per cent from 15 to 110 microns (0.015mm to 0.11mm)....

The D Brief: Will US strike Iran?; China’s orbital gray zone; Army’s artillery production; Europe’s fighter-jet spat; And a bit more.
Escalation watch: Iran is reportedly ready to strike U.S. military bases in the Middle East should President Trump decide to enter Israel’s war with Iran, U.S. officials told the New York Times Tuesday. However, “Iran’s missile barrages in the...

Trump shifts Greenland to U.S. Northern Command
(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump ordered the Pentagon to move Greenland into the U.S. Northern Command area of responsibility in a shakeup that comes as the president looks to acquire the Danish territory and the U.S. seeks greater...

Seeking Sustainable Fashion and Cracking a Greenland Mystery
Seeking Sustainable Fashion and Cracking a Greenland Mystery Inside this double issue of SciAm, you’ll find black holes that burp up their stellar meals, metal detectorists that hit pay dirt, hope for psychopathy, the truth about testosterone and...

Trump administration continues to eye Greenland over security concerns
During congressional testimony, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth responded to questions about the military's plans for Greenland. President Donald Trump has spoken of the need to have a U.S. presence in Greenland to ensure international security. A...

Trump May be Repeating Reagan’s Deep Sea Mining Mistake
In late April, President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order that many international onlookers viewed as a startling provocation: he directed the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to expedite its process for issuing...

The Shining: my trip to the G7 horror show with Emmanuel Macron
1. At the feet of Hans Egede Nuuk, the capital of Greenland, is a small jumble of orange prefab buildings and low grey apartment blocks nestled on a stony outcrop on the edge of the ocean. There are no trees, but there’s a hill topped by the...

Resources Top 5: West Coast Silver aglow with high-grade results and strong silver price
West Coast Silver is glowing in the light of high-grade results from the Elizabeth Hill project. Pic: Getty Images West Coast Silver clocks 1m at 15,071g/t silver among results from first two diamond holes at Elizabeth Hill A 2000m diamond...

How the Danes See NATO, Trump and Ukraine
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...
China Focus: Telescope in world's roof starts hunt for Big Bang's oldest ripples
BEIJING, July 13 (Xinhua) -- High on a ridge 5,250 meters above sea level in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, a new eye onto the infant universe has blinked open. Scientists at the Institute of High Energy Physics (IHEP) under the...

Closing Bell: ASX rolls back yesterday’s gains as info tech stages recovery
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...

The Real Reason Donald Trump Hates Europe
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....

The delicate art of natural-resource diplomacy
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...

Story Applications Φsat-2 begins science phase for AI Earth images 15/07/2025 1078 views 27 likes Read
Applications 15/07/2025 1065 views 27 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...
European Lithium begins resource upgrade drilling at Tanbreez Rare...
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...