CATL’s Biggest Lithium Mine Loses License Over Environmental Review
Benchmark cut its 2026 output forecast for the mine nearly in half, and regulators are now inspecting other Jiangxi operations too.
Estonia’s Defence Minister Resigns Over Failed €70 Million Ukraine Shell Deal
Pevkur says some of the shells did arrive, just not in a condition anyone could use, and now sit in a warehouse while the dispute heads to arbitration.
Norway Seizes Russian Vessel In Svalbard Over Naftogaz’s $4.22 Billion Claim
The ship itself won’t cover the debt, but Naftogaz says the seizure is one more step in a global campaign to collect from Russia.
Drone Strikes Push Russia’s Second-Largest Refinery To A Full Stop
The refinery supplies fuel to St. Petersburg and northwestern Russia, and its shutdown was one of seven refinery outages Russia recorded in August alone.
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BC Conservatives Lose Two More MLAs, Chief Of Staff In One Day
The party is down to 29 of its 44 seats, with an RCMP investigation and a byelection still ahead for its embattled leader.
Greenview Signed Kevin O’Leary Deal Before Data Centre Hearing
The Municipal District of Greenview had entered into a commercial arrangement tied to Kevin O’Leary’s Wonder Valley project before residents were given a formal hearing on the land-use change that made data-processing centres a permitted use inside its industrial gateway, according to newly uncovered records and Greenview’s own municipal documents. Canada’s National Observer reported that […]
86 Tonnes of Dutch Gold Leave North America for London
Citing what it called increasing geopolitical unrest, the Bank of England has become the new home for billions of dollars in Dutch gold that previously sat in vaults across New York and Ottawa. The Dutch central bank framed the relocation as a measure of crisis preparedness. Some 86 tonnes were pulled from the roughly 313 […]
US Officials Accuse China’s COSCO of Concealed Shipborne Signals Intelligence
Washington’s latest security allegation against China COSCO SHIPPING Corporation has exposed a problem beyond whether Chinese cargo ships are collecting military communications: the carrier remains deeply embedded in global trade while the US has temporarily suspended a maritime penalty regime aimed at Chinese shipping. Reuters reported that two unnamed senior Trump administration officials said COSCO […]
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Canada Kept Contracting With Businessman CSIS Is Probing For Alleged Iran Military Work
Canada continued awarding government contracts to companies controlled by an Edmonton businessman while immigration and intelligence officials were separately investigating allegations that he had worked on Iranian military technology and helped procure components unavailable to Iran because of sanctions. Newly released records obtained by Global News identify the businessman as Mohammad Reza Ghafouri Fard, 45, who operates […]
Why Coinbase’s Fred Ehrsam Is Chasing Venezuelan Oil Fields
Fred Ehrsam’s move into Venezuelan oil is becoming a test of what happens to incumbent investors when a government opens an industry by rewriting who gets to operate existing assets. The Coinbase co-founder is seeking control of at least three oil fields in Venezuela’s Orinoco Belt, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with negotiations that have […]