The mud, sucked up near remote Minamitori Island, will be analysed to see whether its rare earths can be commercially tapped.
Iger, 74, will step down as Disney boss for the second time at the end of 2026. Four internal candidates have been vying for the job.
Joseon-era treasures and modern paintings feature in Korean Treasures: Collected, Cherished, Shared, which has made its first stop in the US.
The foreign ministry acknowledged the 2017 trip but said the rest of the claims ‘deserve to be dismissed with the utmost contempt’.
Citing reputational harm and breached laws, the suit could leave US taxpayers on the hook for a massive federal payout.
The British Columbia premier was responding to a report that Trump officials had meetings with an Alberta pro-independence group.
videocam Thai conglomerate expected to join a group of cornerstone investors in a deal that could raise about US$1.5 billion.
As the Trump administration seeks to focus on the US homeland, it is urging South Korea to take the primary role in deterring Pyongyang.
videocam Analysis finds Trump’s tariff threats often go unfulfilled, or retracted, with markets dismissing them as strategic bluster rather than firm policy.
The Bombardier Challenger 650 crashed while taking off at Bangor International Airport.
He said the device made enemy equipment ‘not work’, and the Venezuelan forces were unable to use their ‘Russian and Chinese rockets’.
videocam Guinness continues to grow in popularity, boosted by TikTok and Netflix’s House of Guinness. Now other dark beers are riding on its success.
videocam The ringgit climbed more than 10 per cent against the dollar last year, squeezing the bottom line of the export-reliant market.
The German citizen is scheduled to begin serving his two-year jail term at a facility in Southern California early next month.
videocam The president, who was diagnosed with diverticulitis, assured the public that it is not a life-threatening condition.
Without its top donor, the UN health agency’s work to contain diseases like HIV, polio and Ebola is at risk.
videocam The veteran US investor was sentenced to 18 years in jail after being convicted in the high-profile Wall Street case.
videocam US special envoy and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner head to Russia to pursue a breakthrough on territorial disputes and security guarantees.
The interim co-chief, and BlackRock CEO says the ‘mountain must come down to earth’ proposing a rotation to hubs like Detroit, Dublin and Jakarta.
videocam Donald Trump’s signature diplomatic initiative is drawing resistance from fellow leaders who see it as an undisguised challenge to the UN.
Without naming Trump, Carney said the world is now a place where the powerful pursue their interests using economic integration as a weapon.
videocam The government is forming a task force and working on guidelines for the population, amid Trump’s threats to take over the territory.
The Pop Mart craze is spreading to other retailers like Le Creuset and E.L.F. Beauty as ‘blind shopping’ takes off around the world.
China’s rise recasts the country from a low-cost base to a credible US tech challenger, just as global capital hunts for next growth engine.
Despite a trained unit, the missile, which is part of a US$10.4 billion hypersonic programme, won’t be ready until early 2026.
videocam Trump’s Greenland tariff threat sparks anger and tests US-EU ties as the bloc mulls how to respond to Washington’s sabre-rattling.
videocam Critics are worried that the US president is trying to build an alternative – or rival – to the United Nations.
The comments by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei are the first admission by Tehran on the death toll from the unrest.
Sihasak Phuangketkeow, Bhumjaithai’s second candidate after Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, believes his party has popular support.
videocam Without a blind trust, Trump builds wealth as president with bond trades in firms his policies affect, drawing scrutiny over conflicts of interest.