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Rio Tinto is walking away from a $300 billion-plus deal to acquire Glencore following a month of tense negotiations that appeared to be doomed from the start. 

The first credibility issue has to do with US attention to the Indo-Pacific. Granted, though the region was clearly not going to be of greater strategic priority than the Western Hemisphere, it is not as if the Indo-Pacific entirely vanished from the US’ strategic radar either. As the NDS put it, the Indo-Pacific is critical to prevent China from “effectively [vetoing] Americans’ access to the world’s economic centre of gravity”. Military-to-military ties are also going strong, and though the Philippines was not mentioned in the three documents, over 500 exercises have been scheduled for 2026. However, there are valid concerns about the…

An amnesty law that would provide clemency to political prisoners in Venezuela has passed an initial vote unanimously in the National Assembly, stirring hopes among the country’s opposition.On Thursday, members of both the governing socialist party and the opposition delivered speeches in favour of the new legislation, known as the Amnesty Law for Democratic Coexistence.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list“The path of this law is going to be full of obstacles, full of bitter moments,” said Jorge Rodriguez, the head of the National Assembly.But he added that it would be necessary to “swallow hard” in order to help…

The Trump administration launched its new TrumpRx prescription drug listing site late Thursday, part of a push by President Trump to offer lower direct-to-consumer drug prices.The president struck deals last year with more than a dozen drugmakers to list some of their medication on TrumpRx at steep discounts from list prices, with megacompanies like Pfizer and Novo Nordisk — known for weight loss and diabetes drugs Ozempic and Wegovy — signing on.The site lists dozens of prescription drugs at reduced rates. For example, a four-week supply of Wegovy injection pens is listed at $199 for the first two months and…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Since its inception, name, image and likeness (NIL) deals have transformed not just how college sports operate, but professional sports.Collegiate players, knowing they can stay in school for another year and make substantial money, do not have to turn professional to make money. Former NFL agent Ben Dogra cited Oregon quarterback Dante Moore returning to college instead of declaring for the NFL Draft as something that might not have happened before NIL.”I think it still remains to be seen because it’s still relatively new, but I think you’re seeing, based on what happened…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! TUCSON, Ariz. — Federal prosecutors have charged a California man with sending a fake ransom note in an effort to extort Savannah Guthrie and her siblings as their 84-year-old mother remains missing in what local authorities say looks like a forced abduction from her home near Tucson.Derek Callella is accused of demanding a ransom across state lines and using anonymous telecommunications to abuse, threaten or harass the Guthrie family.”Did you get the bitcoin were [sic] waiting on our end for the transaction,” Callella allegedly wrote to Annie Guthrie and her husband, Tommaso…

The federal government is ordering public servants to be in the office at least four days a week starting this summer, with executives expected to return to the office full time in May. A Treasury Board message to deputy department heads published Thursday said executives will have to work on-site five days per week starting May 4. All other employees must be in the office four days a week as of July 6.The directive applies to public servants working in the core departments and agencies under Treasury Board, though the government said other federal agencies, which would include the Canada…

Atlassian co-founder Mike Cannon-Brookes told sceptical investors it’s building a “f..king great business” even as its stock price collapses.

BANGKOK: Thailand heads into a snap election on Sunday (Feb 8) after years of political churn and fragile coalitions. Voters will decide at the ballot boxes whether to reward the incumbent, revive a once-dominant political dynasty, or hand reformists another chance to govern. Three parties dominate the race: Bhumjaithai, led by incumbent Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul; Pheu Thai, the populist force built by former premier Thaksin Shinawatra; and the progressive People’s Party, reborn from the dissolved Move Forward Party. BHUMJAITHAI PARTYThe Bhumjaithai Party headed by Prime Minister Anutin is heading into a snap election after parliament was dissolved less than three months into…

new video loaded: Toronto Police Officers Charged in Drug and Corruption InvestigationtranscriptBacktranscriptToronto Police Officers Charged in Drug and Corruption InvestigationEight Toronto police officers were charged in an investigation, which began after a prison manager was targeted by three hit men. The investigation unraveled a crime network and and revealed a connection to the police officers who have been accused of participating in organized criminal activity and drug trafficking.“The allegations of criminal corruption include bribery, obstruction of justice, drug trafficking, theft of personal property, breach of trust, and the unauthorized access and distribution of confidential information. Our belief is that member…