Tue, 21-Oct-2025

US, European nations join to oppose Israeli settlement authorization

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The foreign ministers of four European nations joined Washington. The settlements Israel has established are viewed as illegitimate. Israel has built 132 settlements since the 1967 conflict on the territory. On Tuesday, the foreign ministers of four European nations joined Washington in denouncing the Israeli government’s decision to permit the construction of nine Jewish settlers’ … Read more

Portuguese lithium, fuel of Europe’s electric vehicle revolution

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Portugal next year could approve lithium mining that will reduce Europe’s dependence on outside sources for a key ingredient in the frenetic global race to decarbonise the auto industry. The southern European nation is thought to have the continent’s largest lithium reserves. Alongside nickel and cobalt, lithium has become a prized raw material as it … Read more