Belarus frees Nobel winner, top opposition figures as U.S. lifts sanctions

Belarus frees Nobel winner, top opposition figures as U.S. lifts sanctions

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko attends a meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia September 9, 2021. Mikhail Voskresensky | Kremlin Sputnik | via Reuters Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko freed 123 prisoners on Saturday, including Nobel Peace Prize winner Ales Bialiatski and leading opposition figure Maria Kalesnikava, after two days…

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China’s rare earth magnet exports to U.S. falls for second month, reversing brief recovery

China’s rare earth magnet exports to U.S. falls for second month, reversing brief recovery

Annealed neodymium iron boron magnets sit in a barrel prior to being crushed into powder at Neo Material Technologies Inc.’s Magnequench Tianjin Co. factory in Tianjin, China, on Friday, June 11, 2010. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images China’s exports of rare earth magnets to the U.S. fell sharply in September, ending months of recovery…

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Europe-US relations at their ‘lowest moment’: former European Commission president

Europe-US relations at their ‘lowest moment’: former European Commission president

U.S. President Donald Trump (R) listens as NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte speaks during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting on Jan. 21, 2026 in Davos, Switzerland. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images Europe and U.S. relations are facing their “lowest moment” since NATO came into being, former…

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