Uzbekistan and Jordan Agree on Uranium and Mineral Exploration
Uzbekistan and Jordan have signed agreements to cooperate in exploring uranium, copper, rare metals, and other critical mineral deposits....
U.S. and Chinese officials entered a second day of high-level talks in Stockholm on Tuesday, aiming to ease longstanding economic tensions and avoid a renewed escalation of their trade war.
While a major breakthrough is not expected, both sides may agree to a 90-day extension of the tariff truce first agreed in May, potentially setting the stage for a future meeting between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping though Trump on Tuesday denied actively seeking one.
Talks resumed at Sweden’s Rosenbad, the prime minister’s office, where delegations met for more than five hours the previous day. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng were seen arriving at the venue on Tuesday, but neither side issued statements after Monday’s session.
The urgency is growing as China faces an 12 August deadline to finalise a deal with the U.S. before punitive tariffs, temporarily halted earlier this year snap back into place. A failure to reach an agreement could trigger triple-digit U.S. tariffs, severely disrupting global supply chains and trade.
These Stockholm talks come on the heels of Trump securing significant trade deals with the EU and Japan, including a 15% tariff pact with Brussels.
Meanwhile, the Financial Times reported that the U.S. has temporarily eased tech export controls on China to avoid derailing negotiations and to support Trump’s potential meeting with Xi.
Trump, however, pushed back on speculation, saying on Truth Social: “I am not SEEKING anything! I may go to China, but only at the invitation of President Xi, which has been extended. Otherwise, no interest!”
Complicating matters, U.S. lawmakers are preparing bipartisan legislation targeting China’s policies on Taiwan, human rights, and dissent issues likely to raise tensions during trade talks.
In response, Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te is reportedly postponing a planned U.S. visit to avoid fuelling further friction.
Earlier U.S.-China talks in Geneva and London helped de-escalate retaliatory tariffs and address trade halts on key goods such as rare earth minerals and Artificial Intelligence (AI) chip exports. However, deeper structural disagreements remain. The U.S. accuses China of distorting global markets through its state-backed, export-heavy economic model, while China criticises Washington’s security-based restrictions on advanced technologies.
Treasury Secretary Bessent has previously supported extending the deadline and reiterated Washington’s long-standing position that Beijing should shift its economy toward greater domestic consumption.
Analysts caution that U.S. and China trade negotiations are far more complex than other regional deals, given China’s dominance in areas such as rare earths—critical components in defence systems and advanced manufacturing—making this dialogue a strategic and prolonged challenge.
AnewZ has learned that India has once again blocked Azerbaijan’s application for full membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, while Pakistan’s recent decision to consider diplomatic relations with Armenia has been coordinated with Baku as part of Azerbaijan’s peace agenda.
A day of mourning has been declared in Portugal to pay respect to victims who lost their lives in the Lisbon Funicular crash which happened on Wednesday evening.
Video from the USGS (United States Geological Survey) showed on Friday (19 September) the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii erupting and spewing lava.
At least eight people have died and more than 90 others were injured following a catastrophic gas tanker explosion on a major highway in Mexico City’s Iztapalapa district on Wednesday, authorities confirmed.
A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula on 13 September with no tsunami threat, coming just weeks after the region endured a devastating 8.8-magnitude quake — the strongest since 1952.
A U.S. citizen has been released from Kabul after a senior U.S. delegation led by Adam Boehler, the Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs, met with Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi in Kabul.
The Warsaw Security Forum is kicking off in Poland on Monday, bringing together defence ministers, security experts, and international policymakers to discuss pressing global security challenges.
Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev warned on Monday that Europe cannot afford a war with Russia, but if its leaders were to trigger one, it could spiral into a conflict involving weapons of mass destruction.
Sweden will support Denmark with military anti-drone capabilities in connection with summits in Copenhagen this week, after drone sightings last week forced Denmark to shut several airports, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said on Monday.
Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot and German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul met in Warsaw on Monday (29 September) within the Weimar Triangle framework.
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