Caught Off Guard: Stunned EU Leaders React To Trump's Troop Reduction In Germany

Critical Metals Shares Surge 40% After Expanding Rare Earth Mining Position In Greenland Critical Metals Corp. shares have surged as much as 45% in trading today after the company significantly expanded its position in Greenland’s Tanbreez rare earth project, tightening its grip on a resource it sees as central to a US-friendly supply chain, according to Bloomberg. It marks the biggest intraday gain in half a year and lifting the company’s valuation to roughly $1.7 billion. According to documents reviewed by Bloomberg, the firm raised its ownership to 92.5% by purchasing the...

Megacities Are Booming The number of people living in megacities has been growing significantly for decades, rising from 2.5 percent in 1950 to 16.4 percent of city dwellers in 2020. As Statista's Katharina Buchholz details below, according to UN projections, this figure will continue to rise slightly before stabilizing at around the current level by 2050. You will find more infographics at Statista At the same time, living in smaller cities is becoming less widespread. The share of the urban population living in places with between 50,000 and 500,000 inhabitants fell from 50.8 percent to 38.6...

Top officials said that the Iranian military would have a “decisive” response to US strikes. The ceasefire between the US and Iran broke down last week, and fighting has rapidly escalated.  Iran’s top negotiator, Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf, explained that the military now has “complete freedom of action.” He added that Tehran is planning “a decisive […]