Daily Archives: Jul 2, 2026

Can a handshake in Tokyo reshape the balance of power in Asia? That was the question behind the meeting of U.S. President Donald Trump and Japan's newly elected Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi this week. The summit, which came just days after Takaichi became Japan's first female leader, produced agreements...

What could an icy wanderer visiting from another star system teach about the mechanics of our own? This week, interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS reaches its perihelion-the closest approach to the Sun-and the peak of its volatile activity before accelerating out of the Solar System forever. 1. A Rare Visitor on a...

China now controls about 70 percent of the processing of rare earths and more than 90 percent of magnet manufacturing-a dominance that has become a potent geopolitical lever. Two days ahead of his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea, President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister...