(Houston/London Reuters) The U.S. House Select Committee on China has accused China of attempting to manipulate global prices for key minerals for decades, using its control of the market as an economic weapon to expand its manufacturing sector and enhance its geopolitical influence.

(London) A study to date has shown that the rate of hypertension among children and adolescents worldwide has nearly doubled in 20 years due to factors such as unhealthy diets, widespread lack of exercise, and soaring obesity rates.

The newly built Hongqi Bridge, located in Maerkang City (Sichuan Province) in southwestern China, was completed and opened to traffic earlier in 2025. However, several months after its opening, a section of the bridge suddenly collapsed on Tuesday afternoon, November 11.

(Washington, D.C.) White House National Economic Council Director Hassett expects U.S. economic growth to recover to 3% to 4% in the first quarter of 2026 after the federal government shutdown ends.

(London, Reuters) Global oil and gas demand may continue to grow until 2050. This forecast not only contradicts expectations that the world will rapidly shift to clean energy, but also suggests that the world may not be able to achieve its climate goals.

(Washington/Paris) According to an internal document, the U.S. military is studying whether to establish a temporary base near the Gaza Strip capable of accommodating 10,000 people for use by the International Stabilization Force to monitor the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas.

(Beren) U.S. President Donald Trump's absence from the United Nations Climate Change Conference prompted California Governor Gavin Newsom to criticize Trump's decision to withdraw the U.S. from global climate action as foolish. He vowed that California, the world's fourth-largest economy, would continue to invest in green energy development.

Dozens of Amazonian indigenous people gathered outside the UN climate conference in Belém, Brazil, on Tuesday (November 11) to protest, attempting to storm the venue and clashing with security personnel. At least two people sustained minor injuries. The demonstrators demanded the protection of their land from erosion by agricultural, oil, and mineral exploration activities. They told the media that the voices of indigenous people have long been ignored, and their attempt to enter the venue was to reflect the ongoing exploitation of natural resources in their ancestral homeland, which has eroded their habitat, while the climate conference, despite its fanfare, continues to damage the environment. (Reuters)