European Commissioner Thierry Breton speaks during a news conference at the European Union office in San Francisco on June 22, 2023. Josh Edelson /AFP via Getty Images In response to what the Trump administration says is a rising tide of censorship in Europe, the State Department is launching a new app that will give users
By Terri Wu | February 24, 2026Updated:February 24, 2026 U.S. mining investment firm Cove Capital recently secured a major critical mineral project in Central Asia—a multibillion dollar deal to mine the world’s largest undeveloped tungsten deposit in Kazakhstan. According to the company’s executive, the November 2025 deal, which involved a joint venture with a state
Members of Team United States listen to the national anthem during the medal ceremony for Men’s Ice Hockey following their gold-medal win during the Men’s Gold Medal match between Canada and the United States on day 16 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena in Milan, Italy, on
Truckers prepare to pick up shipping containers from the Port of Long Beach, Calif., on March 28, 2025. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times President Donald Trump’s new global 15 percent tariffs took effect at midnight on Feb. 24. The Supreme Court ruled last week that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act—also known as IEEPA—did not grant
Shipping containers are stacked at PortMiami as workers handle cargo in Miami, Fla., on Jan. 20, 2026. Joe Raedle/Getty Images President Donald Trump’s new global tariffs took effect at 10 percent at midnight on Feb. 24 despite his weekend social media post stating he would raise them to 15 percent. The Supreme Court ruled last
Mexican soldiers patrol in armored vehicles in Acapulco after authorities reinforced security following roadblocks and arson attacks carried out by organized crime groups in several states, in the aftermath of a military operation in which a government source said Mexican drug lord Nemesio Oseguera, known as “El Mencho,” was killed in Jalisco state, in Acapulco,
Flags fly at the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City on Jan. 18, 2026. AP Photo/Sydney Schaefer, File A federal court on Feb. 23 rejected Republicans’ request to block Utah’s congressional map ahead of the 2026 midterms. Two judges on a three-judge panel disagreed with the politicians’ argument that a state court had exceeded