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Business & Economy · Asia-PacificUS to hold deep‑sea mining lease sale near American Samoa, says Olsen
The United States is preparing its first offshore deep‑sea mining lease sale off American Samoa. The Marine Minerals Administration will offer two seabed tracts of roughly 31 million acres, with bidding on 19 November 2026, while local groups and environmentalists protest the plan.
Asia-Pacific2 min readTrust 78 · Craft 72 · Hype 15
PoliticsBC Party Leaders Pledge Economic Growth and Port Expansion
BC's NDP and Conservative leaders have announced plans for economic growth through resource development and port expansion. The Green Party leader also detailed plans for childcare expansion. Both leaders addressed a recent white nationalist gathering.
3 min readTrust 42 · Craft 61 · Hype 20
Politics · United StatesRubio meets Asian allies ahead of Trump-Xi summit
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with the foreign ministers of South Korea and Japan in New York on Monday. The meetings occurred ahead of a summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping scheduled for Thursday.
United States3 min readTrust 86 · Craft 85 · Hype 15
Politics · European UnionEU to boost Greenland investment amid US annexation claims
The European Union is preparing to announce a significant increase in investment in Greenland, aiming to strengthen political ties with the Arctic territory. The move comes amid ongoing claims by former US President Donald Trump that Greenland should be controlled by the United States.
European Union3 min readTrust 42 · Craft 57 · Hype 41
Politics · United StatesTrump convenes mining executives to secure critical minerals for US defence
President Donald Trump will meet executives from Rio Tinto, BHP Group, Freeport-McMoRan and other mining companies on 9 August 2026 to discuss securing domestic and allied supplies of critical minerals. The administration seeks to address shortages in weapons production and counter China’s dominance in mineral processing.
United States5 min readTrust 44 · Craft 85 · Hype 15