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Trump administration to back three mineral projects with $58 million in financing

Trump administration to back three mineral projects with $58 million in financing

Trump administration to back three mineral projects with $58 million in financing to cut US reliance on Chinese mineral supplies

Asia
Typhoon Dolphin hits Japan's Okinawa as China shuts ports ahead of landfall

Typhoon Dolphin hits Japan's Okinawa as China shuts ports ahead of landfall

Typhoon Dolphin injures five and cuts power to 14,000 buildings in Okinawa, as China shuts ports and cancels ferries ahead of landfall this weekend

Europe
Italy breaks up migrant smuggling ring, arrests eight suspects

Italy breaks up migrant smuggling ring, arrests eight suspects

Italian police broke up a migrant smuggling ring, arresting eight suspects accused of ferrying people from Algeria to Sardinia by small boat.

Middle East
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan sign mutual defense pact in Makkah

Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan sign mutual defense pact in Makkah

Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan signed a trilateral defense agreement in Makkah, treating an attack on one nation as an attack on all three

North America
US unexpectedly loses jobs in July, dealing blow to Trump ahead of midterms

US unexpectedly loses jobs in July, dealing blow to Trump ahead of midterms

The US unexpectedly loses jobs in July as payrolls drop by 23,000, creating political headwinds for Donald Trump and altering Federal Reserve policy plans