WASHINGTON — A new US & Australia agreement on critical minerals backed by President Donald Trump is being hailed as a significant boost for Western mining ambitions, but analysts warn that it will take years to loosen China’s stranglehold over the global rare earth supply chain. Announced Monday, the deal commits $3 billion in joint … Read more
An hours long outage at Amazon Web Services early Monday caused widespread disruption to websites and applications worldwide, prompting social media users to flood the internet with apocalyptic humor. The outage, which began around 3 am Eastern Time, impacted major platforms including Roblox, Snapchat, Ring, Hulu, Venmo, Coinbase, and Microsoft 365 before services gradually returned … Read more
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX reached a historic milestone Sunday, launching its 10,000th Starlink internet satellite into low Earth orbit (LEO), a significant achievement in the company’s ambitious plan to blanket the globe with high speed internet coverage. The company launched 56 additional satellites aboard two separate Falcon 9 rockets, marking its 132nd orbital mission … Read more
BEIJING ~ China’s new home prices dropped at their sharpest pace in almost a year in September, heightening concerns over the country’s prolonged property downturn and its broader economic impact. Official figures released Monday showed a 0.4 percent month on month fall the steepest decline in 11 months following a 0.3 percent drop in August. … Read more
NEW YORK — A major AWS outage early Monday disrupted several popular online platforms, including Amazon, Alexa, Snapchat, Fortnite, and other cloud based services. The failure, traced to Amazon Web Services’ US EAST 1 region, caused widespread connectivity issues and increased error rates across numerous digital networks worldwide. According to Amazon’s official AWS Service Health … Read more
TOKYO — A pivotal Sanae Takaichi coalition deal appears set to propel Japan’s conservative lawmaker into the prime minister’s office, marking the country’s first female premiership. The agreement, struck with the Japan Innovation Party (Ishin), reshapes Japan’s political landscape and consolidates right wing power after a quarter century of coalition stability. “I told Takaichi that … Read more
A viral video claiming a woman arrived at New York City’s John F. Kennedy International Airport with a Torenza passport women document is false, according to fact checkers and aviation officials. The video, widely shared on social media since October 8, 2025, repurposed footage from a mid 2000s television show, and airport authorities confirmed no … Read more
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson on Sunday defended his characterization of the weekend’s “No Kings” protests against former President Donald Trump as “hate America” rallies, insisting his comments were directed at the tone of the demonstrations rather than at Democrats as a whole. “I’ve never called anybody an enemy,” Johnson said in an interview … Read more
THE HAGUE — Dutch Economy Minister Vincent Karremans said Sunday he will meet with a senior Chinese official within days to discuss the deepening Nexperia chipmaker dispute, a clash that has unsettled global auto supply chains and added a new strain to Europe’s complex relationship with Beijing. Karremans told the Dutch TV program Buitenhof that … Read more
Millions of Americans gathered across the United States on Saturday in what organizers described as one of the largest coordinated demonstrations of the year, protesting what they view as former President Donald Trump’s growing “authoritarian” influence. The nationwide “No Kings” rallies drew nearly seven million participants in more than 2,700 locations, from major cities to … Read more