Mining Giants BHP and Rio Tinto to Collaborate on Iron

BHP (ASX:BHP,NYSE:BHP,LSE:BHP) and Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO,NYSE:RIO,LSE:RIO) are collaborating to extract up to 200 million tonnes of iron ore under two non-binding memorandums of understanding. The companies said on Wednesday (January 14) that mining and extraction will be performed at BHP’s Yandi and Rio Tinto’s Yandicoogina operations, which sit approximately 80 kilometres away from each other. […]Read More

Ontario Accelerates C$5 Billion Crawford Nickel Project Under New One-Process

Ontario moved this week to fast track Canada Nickel Company’s (TSXV:CNC,OTCQX:CNIKF) Crawford nickel project, positioning what’s being billed as the western world’s largest nickel development as a cornerstone of the province’s push to secure domestic critical minerals supply chains. Crawford is expected to attract roughly C$5 billion in investment and unlock what Ontario describes as […]Read More

S&P Global: Fragmented Climate and Energy Strategies to Define 2026

Global sustainability strategies are entering a more politically complex phase in 2026 as governments and companies balance immediate economic pressures against long-term climate risks. In a report published on Wednesday (January 14), S&P Global says that sustainability decision making in 2026 will be shaped by a growing tension between near-term priorities (energy security, affordability, geopolitical […]Read More

UNRWA officials lobby congressional staffers against Trump terrorist designation threat

UNRWA officials urged congressional staffers to oppose a potential Trump administration move to designate the U.N. agency as a foreign terrorist organization, and discussed UNRWA’s ongoing operations in Gaza and the West Bank, including cash-based assistance, during a Dec. 17 briefing, Fox News Digital has learned. The video conference was organized by UNRWA USA, the […]Read More

JD Vance to skip Munich summit after fiery 2025 clash

Vice President JD Vance will not attend the Munich Security Conference in 2026, Fox News Digital has learned.  The move comes after Vance attended the conference in 2025 and issued some harsh words for European leaders — prompting some backlash from allies on the other side of the pond.  A source familiar with Vance’s plans […]Read More

Mining Giants BHP and Rio Tinto Mark Iron Ore Collaboration

BHP (ASX:BHP,NYSE:BHP,LSE:BHP,OTCPL:BHPLF) and Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO,NYSE:RIO,LSE:RIO,OTCPL:RTPPF) are collaborating to extract up to 200 million tonnes of iron ore under two non-binding Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs). Mining and extraction will be performed at BHP’s Yandi and Rio’s Yandicoogina operations, which sit approximately 80 kilometres away from each other. “This is a clear example of productivity in […]Read More

Ontario Accelerates US$5 Billion Crawford Nickel Project Under New One-Process

Ontario has moved to fast-track Canada Nickel Company’s (TSXV:CNC,OTCQX:CNIKF,OTCQX:CNIKF) Crawford Nickel Project, positioning what is billed as the Western world’s largest nickel development as a cornerstone of the province’s push to secure domestic critical minerals supply chains. Crawford is expected to attract roughly US$5 billion in investment and unlock what Ontario describes as the world’s […]Read More

Crypto Market Update: Trump Pushes Emergency Power Auction to Shift

Here’s a quick recap of the crypto landscape for Friday (January 16) as of 9:00 a.m. UTC. Get the latest insights on Bitcoin, Ether and altcoins, along with a round-up of key cryptocurrency market news. Bitcoin and Ether price update Bitcoin (BTC) was priced at US$95,649.68, down by 1.5 percent over 24 hours. Bitcoin price […]Read More

Trump launches phase 2 of Gaza peace plan — but

President Donald Trump’s administration formally launched the second phase of its plan to end the war between Israel and Hamas this week, shifting from a ceasefire framework toward a post-ceasefire political and security phase for Gaza. The announcement immediately raised a central question that now dominates expert analysis: who will actually disarm Hamas. U.S. Special […]Read More

Top Iran prayer leader who dubbed protesters ‘Trump’s soldiers’ calls

An Iranian cleric has called for the death penalty for protesters detained during a nationwide crackdown amid ongoing unrest against the Islamic regime.  The cleric’s calls follow President Donald Trump’s threats of U.S. intervention if protesters were met with violence. Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami’s sermon, which was broadcast by Iranian state radio, reportedly sparked chants from […]Read More