US President Donald Trump has said he wants access to Ukraine’s mineral deposits in exchange for future military aid that Kyiv needs as it continues to defend itself against Russia’s aggression.

A tungsten mining factory in China. The country said it will tighten export curbs for the mineral, plus four others. (China stringer network/Reuters) China said it would tighten export controls ...

Most of the world's data travels via ocean cables, which are at risk of frequent sabotage. DW explains where they lie and how they are protected. https://p.dw.com/p ...

OSLO, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Norwegian police said on Friday they had seized and boarded a Norwegian ship with an all-Russian crew on suspicion of involvement in causing damage to a telecoms cable in ...

A rebel alliance claimed the capture of the biggest city in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mineral-rich eastern region this week, pushing back against resistance from government troops ...

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte says the alliance is launching a new mission to protect undersea cables in the Baltic Sea region. Power and communications cables and gas pipelines stitch ...

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Power and communications cables and gas pipelines stitch together the nine countries with shores on the Baltic, a relatively shallow and nearly landlocked sea. A few examples are the 152-kilometer ...

23, 2025, on a NATO patrol over the Baltic Sea as part of the military’s alliance “Baltic Sentry” mission to protect undersea cables and pipelines from sabotage. (AP Photo/John Leicester) The ...

The alliance is responding to a concerning rise in incidents involving damage to vital energy and data cables and pipelines. The new mission, "Baltic Sentry," aims to deter and prevent future ...

Power and communications cables and gas pipelines stitch together the nine countries with shores on the Baltic, a relatively shallow and nearly landlocked sea. A few examples are the 152-kilometer ...

If nothing else, these events should alert governments and private-sector providers that the seabed is no longer insulated from malign actors. This will put a premium on hardening subsea cables ...