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Deterra Royalties is a step closer towards locking in a new revenue stream after a $4.6 billion lithium carbonate project in the United States got the investment tick off.

WASHINGTON: The United States said Tuesday (Apr 1) it has approved a sale of US$5.58 billion in F-16 fighter-jets to the Philippines, as Washington backs its ally in rising tensions over China. The State Department said it was green-lighting the sale that includes 20 F-16 jets and related equipment to the Philippines, a treaty-bound ally of the United States. The sale will “improve the security of a strategic partner that continues to be an important force for political stability, peace and economic progress in Southeast Asia”, a State Department statement said. The sale will boost “the Philippine Air Force’s ability to…

JuJu Watkins has become one of the top players in women’s college basketball. The USC guard sustained a season-ending knee injury during a second-round game in the NCAA Tournament.While USC got past Kansas State in the Sweet 16, the short-handed Trojans were eliminated from contention in the Elite Eight. The day after UConn’s 78-64 victory over USC, Watkins expressed gratitude for the support she’s received since tearing an ACL. USC Trojans guard JuJu Watkins (12) during pregame warmups before a second-round NCAA Tournament game against the Mississippi State Bulldogs at Galen Center in Los Angeles March 24, 2025. (Robert Hanashiro/Imagn Images)”Thank…

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has ordered diplomats overseas to scrutinize the social media content of some applicants for student and other types of visas, in an effort to bar those suspected of criticizing the United States and Israel from entering the country, U.S. officials say.Mr. Rubio laid out the instructions in a long cable sent to diplomatic missions on March 25.The move came nine weeks after President Trump signed executive orders to start a campaign to deport some foreign citizens, including those who might have “hostile attitudes” toward American “citizens, culture, government, institutions or founding principles.”Mr. Trump also issued…

Washington — Republicans’ slim majority in the House grew a little larger Tuesday after GOP candidates in two Florida congressional districts won in special elections. Republican state Sen. Randy Fine defeated Democrat Josh Weil for the 6th District seat formerly held by Mike Waltz, who left to become President Trump’s national security adviser. Waltz had won the seat by more than 30 points in November, but Fine’s margin was less, around 14 points ahead of Weil, with 99% of votes counted Tuesday night. In the 1st District, Republican Jimmy Patronis, the state’s chief financial officer, defeated Democrat Gay Valimont, a gun control…

Federal agencies have accelerated their efforts to cut thousands of jobs, offering buyouts and eliminating entire offices as the Trump administration’s deadline to downsize approaches.At least six federal agencies have in recent days extended a “deferred resignation” offer that was originally pitched to government workers in January as a one-time opportunity that would allow employees to resign but continue to be paid for a period of time.The latest offer was sent to employees at the Departments of Agriculture, Defense, Energy, Housing and Urban Development and Transportation, as well as the General Services Administration, according to emails received by workers at…

A B.C.-based logistics firm says it has been inundated with calls lately as companies on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border try to prepare for the expected reciprocal tariffs from the U.S. Greg Timm from PCB Global Trade Management told Global News that call volume has surged 500 per cent as companies are left wondering how their goods will be impacted and what trade options are available.“When the new incoming president started to talk about tariffs and how much he loved tariffs, the phone started to ring,” Timm said.“And as it became more evident that he was serious about tariffs,…

China’s Eastern Theatre Command says military drills are taking place in the middle and southern areas of the Taiwan Strait.

BEIJING: China’s military on Wednesday (Apr 2) launched military exercises code-named “Strait Thunder-2025A” in the middle and southern areas of the Taiwan Strait, continuing drills begun the previous day. “The exercises focus on subjects of identification and verification, warning and expulsion, and interception and detention so as to test the troops’ capabilities of area regulation and control, joint blockade and control, and precision strikes on key targets,” the military said in a statement. A senior Taiwan security official told Reuters there were more than 10 Chinese warships in Taiwan’s “response zone” on Wednesday morning, and that China’s coast guard was…

The White House has confirmed that US President Donald Trump will impose new tariffs this week, but it provided no details about the size and scope of the measures that have raised concerns over an intensifying global trade war. Trump kept rivals and allies alike guessing about who would be targeted and by how much, but promised to be “very kind” when announcing tariffs on Wednesday, which he has dubbed “Liberation Day”. In recent weeks, he has made several tariff announcements, then quickly changed tack on them. Global stocks remained volatile ahead of the so-called “reciprocal tariffs“, which Trump says…