TO WIN A game of Scrabble, start at the bottom of the periodic table. The 17 “rare earths” that reside there have longish names, such as dysprosium and praseodymium, which are replete with point-worthy letters. They share other traits, too. All are produced and used in minuscule amounts, yet are crucial to a range of high-tech goods, from batteries and renewables to weapons and medical devices. More important still, all are largely supplied to the world by China....

China is the first major country to strike back at the United States with counter-tariffs in response to the global trade war that U.S. President Donald Trump launched this week. The Chinese Ministry of Finance announced on April 4 that Beijing will levy 34 percent tariffs on all U.S. imports, on top of existing tariffs. The new measures will go into effect on April 10, a day after Trump’s “retaliatory tariffs” on China and other U.S. trading partners are scheduled to begin....

The White House is floating the idea of potentially launching a tariff investigation into critical minerals imports, causing further confusion on a key market prioritized by President Donald Trump....

A new overarching foreign policy priority has come into focus as President DONALD TRUMP looks to resolve global conflicts: boosting U.S. access to critical minerals....

The U.S.-Ukraine negotiations are all about achieving peace – and finding economic opportunity, experts say....

China has the upper hand in the battle for nuclear fuel but is on the hunt for more....

LONDON/KOPANKY, Ukraine, Feb 28 (Reuters) - On snow-covered fields in central Ukraine, where some of the country's biggest proven lithium deposits are located, a small team of ecological consultants drop sensors into holes in the earth to measure water levels....

President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy were meeting at the White House Friday after a war of words over peace negotiations and an abrupt reversal of American policy toward Vladimir Putin and Russia....

President Trump says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected in Washington, D.C., tomorrow to sign a preliminary deal for some of Ukraine's most valuable resources, including rare earth minerals. Zelenskyy has asked for security guarantees for his country in exchange. Trump said yesterday that the deal doesn't come with any, but Ukraine should still be pleased....

NBC News’ Courtney Kube and CSIS’ Gracelin Baskaran join Meet the Press NOW to discuss the U.S.-Ukraine rare earth mineral deal, with President Trump saying that security guarantees are not part of the agreement despite Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s request....

"All responsibility for the possible bloodshed will lie fully and wholly with the ruling Ukrainian regime," Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a speech that aired in the early hours of February 24, 2022. Within minutes of the speech, missiles began raining down on Ukraine as the Russian juggernaut began its invasion....

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