Semafor • Jan 12, 2026
Qatar and UAE join Trump administration's Pax Silica agreement
The US-led initiative aims to secure AI and semiconductor supply chains, including critical minerals, advanced manufacturing, and computing power.
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Semafor • Jan 12, 2026
Trump dents budget of Abu Dhabi-based renewable energy agency
Even before withdrawing from IRENA last week, the US has failed to honor funding commitments.
Semafor • Jan 12, 2026
The challenge of Uganda’s ‘forever president’
President Yoweri Museveni is in the running for his ninth term for a record 45 years.
Semafor • Jan 12, 2026
Japan begins trial to explore mining deep-sea rare earths
The trial comes as Japan and the West move to diversify the supply and refining of rare earths away from China.
Semafor • Jan 12, 2026
UK, Germany mull boosting NATO in Arctic amid Greenland controversy
The discussions are part of a bid to deter Russian aggression and fend off US President Donald Trump’s threat to take over Greenland.
Semafor • Jan 12, 2026
BRICS+ runs major naval drills in South African waters
The week-long exercises were fiercely criticized by many politicians in South Africa.
Semafor • Jan 12, 2026
US says it will ease sanctions on Venezuelan oil
The US Treasury Secretary’s remarks come as the US presses major oil companies to ramp up investments in the country.
Semafor • Jan 12, 2026
ICJ hears genocide case against Myanmar over Rohingya killings
The allegations were brought by The Gambia, which took the lead alongside a number of Muslim countries in pushing for the case.
Semafor • Jan 12, 2026
US weighs Iran action as deadly protests surge
More than 500 people are reported to have died as the regime moved against the demonstrations.
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An epic border: Finland’s poetic masterpiece, the Kalevala, has roots in 2 cultures and 2 countries
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The new era of Israeli expansionism and the war economy that fuels it
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NASA’s Artemis II plans to send a crew around the Moon to test equipment and lay the groundwork for a future landing
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How Human Rights Watch Shattered Yugoslavia
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Kidnapping a President: Leonardo Flores on Trump’s War Against Venezuela
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The Grammys Actually Acknowledged What’s Going on in the World
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Europe in Panic: Trump’s Power Play Shakes the World Order
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Ignoring China’s Poverty Alleviation Success Is Costing Us All
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