Argentina goes to polls amid economic crisis and Trump ‘interference’
Poor showing in Sunday’s election would deal hammer blow to country’s radical libertarian president, Javier Milei
Sat 25 Oct 2025 12.00 BST
Argentina’s radical libertarian leader, Javier Milei, is facing a pivotal moment in his presidency with voters set to deliver their verdict on his two-year-old administration on Sunday against a backdrop of political and economic crisis and accusations that his ally Donald Trump is meddling in the country’s affairs.
A poor showing in Sunday’s midterm election would be a hammer blow to Milei, who took power in December 2023 pledging to kickstart “a new era of peace and prosperity” by slashing spending and inflation.
Can the West break China's grip on rare earths?
China has dominated every stage of the rare-earth supply chain over the past two decades. Efforts by other countries to reduce reliance on Chinese minerals have so far made little progress.
The trade conflict between the US and China shows no signs of easing, with both sides digging in, hoping they can endure the economic pain longer than the other.
The dispute has once again thrust a group of metals known as rare earth elements into the global spotlight.
French fishing nets find new purpose on Ukraine's front lines
Once used to scoop fish from the sea off the coast of France, recycled fishing nets are finding new life in Ukraine to protect the country's roads and military infrastructure from Russian drone attacks.
"It smells like rotten fish," joked Christian Abaziou, 70, as he picked up a piece of used netting at Roscoff port in western Brittany's Finistere department.
He and his fellow volunteer Gerard Le Duff, 63, members of the Kernic Solidarites association, were awaiting a delivery of used nets.
Stuffed into giant white bags to be recycled, they loaded the packed piles of thin green netting into a truck to be sent on its way to Ukraine, where they are used to entangle Russian drones.
Takaichi pledges to deal firmly with foreigners who violate the rules; specifics unclear
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi pledged in her policy speech on Friday to deal firmly with foreigners who violate the rules, emphasizing the need to distinguish such measures from xenophobia, though details and methods remain unclear.
As Japan increasingly relies on foreign workers to offset its shrinking labor force, attention is turning to whether her government will introduce a "total cap" on the number of foreign residents, a policy advocated by her party's coalition partner.
Sudan’s army battles RSF advances in el-Fasher, Bara as civil war rages
The escalation in fighting comes amid deepening concerns about the vast humanitarian toll of the conflict.
By Faisal Ali
Fighting has intensified across Sudan as the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group has launched attacks on the besieged city of el-Fasher in North Darfur and the North Kordofan city of Bara.
The RSF attacked Bara, a city 350km (215 miles) southwest of Khartoum, the capital, from multiple directions on Saturday morning, drawing artillery fire from the Sudanese armed forces (SAF), a military source told Al Jazeera.
Amazon strategised about keeping its datacentres’ full water use secret, leaked document shows
Sat 25 Oct 2025 11.00 BST
Executives at world’s biggest datacenter owner grappled with disclosing information about water used to help power facilities
Amazon strategised about keeping the public in the dark over the true extent of its datacentres’ water use, a leaked internal document reveals.
The biggest owner of datacentres in the world, Amazon dwarfs competitors Microsoft and Google and is planning a huge increase in capacity as part of a push into artificial intelligence. The Seattle firm operates hundreds of active facilities, with many more in development despite concerns over how much water is being used to cool their vast arrays of circuitry.
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