South Arkansas is the epicenter of a fast-developing lithium boom that will have a global impact—and it was all sparked by a ...

The plant made by water and resource recovery company Gradiant will launch in 2026, extracting lithium with record purity.

Europe's ambition to be a world player in decarbonised transportation arguably depends on sourcing lithium abroad, especially ...

Lithium’s Rise: From Obscurity to Strategic Metal For most of human history, lithium was a relatively irrelevant metallic compound with little practical applications. This started to change with the ...

Global mining giant Rio Tinto has signed an agreement with Chile’s state-owned Codelco to jointly develop a major lithium project in the Salar de Maricunga, marking a strategic expansion in battery ...

A Newsweek map based on World Bank data charts the external debts owed to China by more than 100 countries. Newsweek has contacted the Chinese Foreign Ministry for comment by email.

This discovery could change the way lithium is mined and the way wastewater generated from mining is managed. Currently, about 40% of global lithium production is concentrated in the so-called ...

President Donald Trump issued a new proclamation on Wednesday restricting travel by foreigners from 12 countries and partially restricting entry for travelers from an additional seven countries ...

Map Shows Countries Impacted by Trump's New Travel Ban. Published Jun 04, 2025 at 8:40 PM EDT Updated Jun 05, 2025 at 4:07 AM EDT. By . Anna Commander is a Newsweek Editor and writer based in Florida.

The order is expected to draw legal challenges, but it would ban citizens from 12 countries, including Afghanistan and Sudan, from traveling to the U.S., with the remaining countries facing ...