Meghan Markle joined the set of the new movie 'Close Personal Friends,' where an insider revealed how she greeted others.

(Reuters) -China has begun designing a new rare earth licensing regime that could speed up shipments, but it is unlikely to amount to a complete rollback of restrictions as hoped by Washington, industry insiders said.

The Trump administration and private investors are partnering with two rare earth startups in a $1.4 billion deal to scale up the nation’s access to materials and technology that is crucial for producing an array of high-tech goods and military equipment.

Three Chinese astronauts have been forced to extend their six-month stay in space over concerns their return ship may have been hit by debris, China’s space agency said.

The satellite photo said to show victims of a massacre in Sudan turns out to depict livestock near a watering site.

WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump will host leaders of five Central Asian countries at the White House on Thursday as he intensifies his hunt for rare earth metals needed for high-tech devices, including smartphones, electric vehicles and fighter jets.

November 6 is the fifth annual Call to Earth Day and young people and communities are taking collective action to protect the natural world that sustains us.

According to a statement shared by the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA), the return flight of three taikonauts, who were expecting to return to Earth this week after six months in orbit, has been delayed while they assess damage to the Shenzhou-20 spacecraft.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent highlights South Carolina's rare earth facility as economic win, creating jobs and cutting costs under President Donald Trump.