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Germany's new lithium deal aims to reduce Europe's reliance on China

The excavation of lithium was back in the limelight after Serbia's constitutional court earlier this month overturned a previous ruling to cancel a USD 2.4 billion mining project

Russia seeks 18-year sentence for WSJ's Gershkovich on espionage charges

Russian prosecutors sought a prison sentence on Friday for Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who is on trial on espionage charges that he, his employer and the US vehemently deny.

Weinstein scheduled to appear in NYC courtroom for upcoming retrial heaing

The former Hollywood movie mogul's pretrial hearing in Manhattan criminal court will address issues related to evidence in the case, including text messages

Obama's dilemma: Balancing concerns about Biden, maintaining influence

But even as Obama has listened to Democrats' concerns, he has insisted that the decision to remain in the race is only for Biden to make

Majority of Democrats think Kamala Harris will make good president: Poll

As for Americans more broadly, they are more skeptical of how Harris would perform in the Oval Office

GOP voters welcome Trump's somewhat softened tone during RNC speech

Trump's speech at the Republican National Convention was more of a conversation with the American people, rather than yelling at them

Paris Olympics nears gender parity, a glance at athlete gender breakdown

The IOC set a goal of a 50-50 split among the more than 11,000 men and women, including backups, registered to compete from July 26 to Aug 11

Two Rio Olympics weightlifters return adverse results from 2016 samples

The medals from 2016 have yet to be re-allocated. China's Lyu Xiaojun is in line for what would be his third Olympic gold medal

Comedian Bob Newhart, master of sitcoms, telephone monologues, dies at 94

He gained nationwide fame when his routine was captured on vinyl in 1960 as 'The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart,' which went on to win a Grammy Award

France's new lawmakers set to pick a speaker as political turmoil persists

The hard-left France Unbowed, the Socialists, the Greens and the Communists, are still feuding among themselves over whom to choose as their prime ministerial candidate

Boeing case puts focus on plea agreements involving corporate defendants

Federal prosecutors now accuse the company of failing to live up to terms of the 2021 settlement

US appeals court blocks implementation of Biden's student debt relief plan

In a ruling Thursday, the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals granted a motion for an administrative stay filed by a group of Republican-led states seeking to invalidate the student loan programme

University of California bans political statements on its online homepages

Recently, political opinions have mainly been posted on the homepages of ethnic studies departments and carried pro-Palestinian messages

Hunter Biden seeks dismissal of tax, gun cases, cites Trump's verdict

Both Hunter Biden and Trump were prosecuted by special counsels appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland

Largest housing provider for migrant children engaged in sexual abuse: US

Southwest Key Programmes Inc employees, including supervisors, raped, touched or solicited sex and nude images of children beginning in 2015 and possibly earlier, the Justice Department said

Biden isolated at home as Obama, Democrats push him to reconsider 2024 race

Campaign officials said Biden was even more committed to staying in the race even as the calls for him to go mounted

Ursula von der Leyen reelected to a second term as European Commission prez

The reelection ensures leadership continuity for the 27-nation bloc as it wrestles with crises ranging from the war in Ukraine to climate change, migration and housing shortages

Nokia reports double-digit Q2 profit drop, expects better second half

The company reported a net profit of 328 million euros ($ 359 million) for the April-June period, down 20 per cent from 409 million euros ($ 447 million) a year earlier

N Korea to launch major tourism site in 2025 despite blocking tourists

Kim toured the Wonsan-Kalma zone with top deputies on Tuesday and discussed preparations for its opening by May 2025 as decided by a ruling party meeting in January

European Commission President Leyen faces vote for second 5-year term bid

The secret ballot at the 720-seat parliament comes hot on the heels of strong gains by the far right in last month's election for the European Parliament