Rare earth elements are on the front line of the trade war, vital in everything from smartphones to submarines. China controls most of them. A lack of alternatives is leaving US supply chains exposed.
China has been quietly working to rewrite the rules of global trade and finds itself in a strong position in the current trade war launched by Washington. A look around the world shows why.
As world leaders struggle to contend with two major conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza, the dramatic escalation in Kashmir raises the prospect of a new war erupting between two nuclear-armed powers
Trump officials are united in anger at the failure of European member states to support one aborted mission. This explains their thinking on the Ukraine war.
There was visible warmth when the US and Syrian presidents met in the Oval Office last month, with some even speculating a Trump visit to Damascus. But there is much to do before that happens.
Following the unprecedented attacks on Qatar, Gulf leaders have pledged to forge a unified defence front, marking a historic shift from cautious neutrality to collective security
What began as a locally rooted trade in coca leaves and opium evolved into a transnational system of cartels that challenged governments, corrupted institutions, and destabilised countries
When Israel killed a Hezbollah military chief in late November, one GBU-39 bomb failed to detonate, leaving Washington worried that its adversaries could reverse engineer it
With her collection 'Con' having won Spain's 2025 National Poetry Prize, the Galician writer spoke to Al Majalla about the process of creation as she works on her first novel.