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I Love Israel: Israel And The Philippines To Explore Partnership On AI And Critical Minerals As Free Trade Talks Begin

As free trade talks between the Philippines and Israel have started, the two nations intend to collaborate with each other on artificial intelligence (AI) and critical mineral processing, according to a news report by GMA News.

To put things in perspective, posted below is an excerpt from the news report of GMA News. Some parts in boldface.

The Philippines and Israel are working to strengthen collaboration in critical mineral processing and artificial intelligence (AI) as part of the two countries’ broader efforts to deepen economic and technological cooperation.

In a public briefing, Israel Ambassador to the Philippines Dana Kursh said Department of Trade and Industry Secretary Cristina Roque and Israel Minister of Economy Nir Barkat began talks of a free trade agreement.

“They declared together that starting negotiating on having a free trade agreement. So this ecosystem with the overall strategic plan of having a free trade agreement and specific MOUs (memorandum of understanding) when it comes to minerals and other AI solutions and alongside cybersecurity,” Kursh said.

She did not further elaborate on the details, as negotiations are still ongoing, but assured that updates would be provided in June.

Kursh also said minerals like nickel and bronze could be beneficial in the construction of the 4,000-acre industrial hub in the Luzon Economic Corridor (LEC) that the Philippines and the United States plan to build.

“These are critical minerals that can be used [in the Pax Silica initiative],” the ambassador said.

“AI and other solutions are not just buzzwords. They are real opportunities that we have to seize and we have to seize them together,” she added.

The LEC is expected to be the first of its kind, serving as a new model for AI-native investment hubs under the Pax Silica initiative, a US-led effort to build a network of allied supply chains for critical technologies and minerals.

The fact sheet cited the Philippines’ significant reserves of nickel, copper, chromite, and cobalt, vital to global supply chains.

To all my readers, I encourage you to pray to the Lord for further collaboration between Israel and the Philippines so that people of both nations can benefit greatly with one another economically. AI solutions and critical mineral processing have great potential that the two nations can benefit from.

At the same time, I encourage you all to realize the truth that Israel is the land God designated specifically for the Jewish people (read Genesis 35:10-12) and His command must be followed without hesitation. If you want to be blessed further by the Lord, do so by loving and blessing the Jewish people (Genesis 12:1-3). I did my part when I was in Israel. Also, let me remind you all that the ties between the Jews and Christians are truly biblical!

I encourage you all to pray to the Lord God in support of Israel, to love and bless the Jewish people, and pray for the peace of Jerusalem.

If you truly believe in Lord Jesus, the Holy Spirit and God the Heavenly Father wholeheartedly and you continue to be faithful, you should be aware that Christians are meant to stand united with Israel and love the Jewish people no matter what. You can do your part supporting Israel by donating to Christians United for Israel (CUFI). Do not forget to read the Holy Bible, then pray in tongues to the Lord in the privacy of your room with the door shut.

Always be the fearless and aggressive church of Lord Jesus!

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L’Ukraine, les minerais critiques et l’extractivisme nu

L’étude (Deberdt et BIllon, 2026) montre comment l’Ukraine est devenue un terrain de rivalité impériale autour des minerais critiques, entre guerre, spéculation et chantage géopolitique. #Extractivism #CriticalMinerals #Ukraine #Geopolitics #ResourceImperialism #USA #Trump L’article de Raphael Deberdt et Philippe Le Billon propose une lecture très claire de la politique américaine récente : sous Trump, l’accès aux…

https://homohortus31.wordpress.com/2026/05/28/lukraine-les-minerais-critiques-et-lextractivisme-nu/

Without trade & collaboration with its neighbours, the americans cannot sustain existing supply chains in critical sectors like #autos, #aerospace, #energy, #medical, let alone create new ones in #criticalminerals, #semiconductors, and others independent from China. #Canada 🇨🇦 #Mexico 🇲🇽 #CUSMA #TMEC

Rush for critical minerals harming world’s poorest
#CriticalMinerals #Mining #Environment #Africa #ClimateChange #WaterCrisis #HumanRights #DRC #Lithium #Cobalt #Pollution #GlobalSouth #GreenEnergy #Sustainability #WaterSecurity #RareEarth
https://the-14.com/rush-for-critical-minerals-harming-worlds-poorest/

RE: https://mastodon.social/@TheBreach/116619760766314715

This needs to be reviewed by nsicop, and there needs to be a thorough analysis of stakes held by offshore & shell company investors as well.
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#mining #CriticalMinerals #canada #pentagon #minerals #security #mineria #military #environment #canadian #technology #ree #rareearths #natsec #followthemoney #ambiente #NativeLands #environnement #environmentalimpact #minerauxcritique #PMMC #investment #FastTracking #duediligence #indigenousrights

Under the banner of fighting “narco-terrorism,” the U.S. is expanding military pressure across Latin America—from the Caribbean to Ecuador and Peru’s VRAEM.

The strategy risks criminalizing communities while reinforcing control over routes, minerals, and territories.

Read the full analysis
👉🏾 https://wp.me/pdD3iE-vZZ
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#latinamerica #Militarization #NarcoTerrorism #WarOnDrugs #Peru #ecuador #caribbean #CriticalMinerals #Geopolitics

#Winemaking acid powers cleaner way for cobalt-nickel recovery from #BatteryWaste

Scientists use #TartaricAcid and electrowinning to split #cobalt and #nickel from battery waste for cleaner #recycling.

By Neetika Walter
Mar 11, 2026

"Scientists have developed a cleaner way to separate cobalt and nickel from lithium-ion battery materials using an electrochemical technique boosted by a naturally occurring acid commonly associated with wine.

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"The researchers say the approach could be particularly useful for '#UrbanMining,' the process of recovering valuable #minerals from discarded #electronics and spent #batteries. Countries with limited mining resources are increasingly looking to #recycling to secure supplies of critical materials.

" '#Electrowinning’s edge in urban mining gives us a practical pathway to turn battery waste into a valuable resource for cobalt and nickel, while also helping the United States reduce its reliance on foreign supply chains,' Liu says."

Learn more:
https://interestingengineering.com/energy/bioacid-electrowinning-cobalt-nickel-battery-recycling

#SolarPunkSunday #Technology #TechnologyBreakthrough #LionBatteries #BatteryRecycling #CriticalMinerals

Canada's critical-minerals strategy moves from policy to execution: Nouveau Monde Graphite secures $335M debt for shovel-ready Matawinie graphite mine, backed by long-term offtakes. Expected to become G7's largest graphite producer. #CriticalMinerals #EnergyTransition

Ucore Rare Metals champions US critical minerals processing strategy, developing innovative RapidSX technology to strengthen domestic supply chains and reduce foreign dependency. #CriticalMinerals #Technology

Mineradora canadense encerra operações em Cuba devido ao endurecimento das sanções dos EUA

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/05/09/mineradora-canadense-encerra-operacoes-em-cuba-devido-ao-endurecimento-das-sancoes-dos-eua/

Mining the ocean floor: 5 deep-sea sources of critical minerals essential to technology, and the fragile marine life at risk. #China #Cobalt #Criticalminerals #Geology #Hydrothermalvents #InternationalSeabedAuthority #Marinegeology #Mining #Oceanfloor #Oceans #Rareearths #Seafloor #Technology
https://iwpost.com/mining-the-ocean-floor-5-deep-sea-sources-of-critical-minerals-essential-to-technology-and-the-fragile-marine-life-at-risk/?fsp_sid=7744

Answer: "No."

Most #CriticalMinerals are on #IndigenousLands. Will miners respect #TribalSovereignty?

by Taylar Dawn Stagner, March 26, 2025

"#Mining — whether for #FossilFuels or, increasingly, the critical minerals in high demand today — has a long history of perpetuating violence against #IndigenousPeople. Forcibly removing tribal communities to get to natural resources tied to their homelands has been the rule, not the exception, for centuries.

"Today, more than half of the mineral deposits needed for a global energy transition — including #lithium, #cobalt, #copper, and #nickel to make things like #batteries and #SolarPanels — are found near or beneath Indigenous lands.

"In 2007, the United Nations adopted a resolution called the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples [#UNDRIP] that included the right to free, prior, and informed consent to the use of their lands, a concept known as #FPIC. This principle protects #IndigenousPeoples from being forcibly relocated, provides suitable avenues for redress of past injustices, and gives tribes and communities the right to consent to — and the right to refuse — #extractive industry projects like #mining.

"There’s a lot at stake: When followed, FPIC promises a process that gives Indigenous peoples a voice in how their homelands are used, as well as the right to say no to development altogether. And when it’s not, which is the vast majority of the time, #TribalCommunities are further #disenfranchised, facing #violence and #ForcedRelocation as their #sovereignty and rights are ignored.

"There are an estimated 5,000 tribal communities around the world, encompassing roughly 476 million people across 90 countries, according to the U.N. Different tribes have different opinions on mining, but rarely is their legal right to refuse extraction projects recognized, even under the 2007 declaration.

"Grist talked with five experts to better understand what free, prior, and informed consent should look like in this new era of mineral extraction. Their responses have been edited for length and clarity."

Read more:
https://ictnews.org/news/most-critical-minerals-are-on-indigenous-lands-will-miners-respect-tribal-sovereignty/

#CanPol #CanadaPol #BigOilAndGas #LandBack #IndigenousSovereignty #TribalSovereignty #LithiumMining #RecycleLithium #LithiumAlternatives #RecycleCopper

Yup. That's what the #UnitedStates is reduced to... #Mobsters shaking up other countries for their #Minerals. Nothing new for #CorporateColonialism, but still... Shameful!

#Zambia blasts the US over a $2 billion health deal in exchange for #CriticalMinerals

By Farai Mutsaka and GERALD IMRAY, May 5, 2026

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — "Zambia is accusing the United States of tying a $2 billion deal for critical health assistance to access to the southern African nation’s rich mineral assets, and calling the outgoing U.S. ambassador’s allegations of corruption 'mischievous' and 'undiplomatic.'

"The comments by Zambia’s foreign affairs minister, #MulamboHaimbe, on Monday brought into the open simmering tensions over President Donald #Trump’s '#AmericaFirst' strategy, which is reshaping aid to #Africa into #transactional agreements.

"Some African leaders and health experts have criticized the new U.S. stance and its demands for sensitive health data in exchange for badly needed support for health systems strained by the Trump administration’s dismantling of foreign aid. Some say they would not receive access to health innovations like #vaccines in return."

Read more:
https://apnews.com/article/us-zambia-diplomacy-trump-health-aid-minerals-8a38c5c3c3a5dcddaa3a7cb012278b63

#USPol #WorldPol #Extortion #Bullies #USAid #Colonialism

I grandi fondi d’investimento abbandonano il tech e scommettono sui metalli
https://www.metallirari.com/grandi-fondi-investimento-abbandonano-tech-scommettono-metalli/
BlackRock, Fidelity e Regal Partners parlano di super-ciclo dei metalli. Tutto quello che c’è da sapere sulla grande scommessa sui metalli industriali
#MetalliRari #Superciclo #Mining2026 #Rame #Alluminio #ETFMinerari #HardAssets #BlackRock #RioTinto #BHP #CommoditySupercycle #InvestimentiMetalli #AIInfrastructure #EnergyTransition #CriticalMinerals #GeopoliticaEconomia #MercatiFinanziari #Copper

The post-Cold War era of integrated markets is fracturing into competing blocs. Energy constraints, critical mineral nationalism, and supply rigidities reshape the strategic landscape for global firms. A deep dive into structural scarcity and what adaptation demands.

https://post.kapualabs.com/23x4fus3

#Geopolitics #SupplyChains #CriticalMinerals #EnergyTransition

#CriticalMinerals in USA foreign policy eg. #exploitation of the #Congo
https://www.3cr.org.au/sticktogether/episode/scramble-critical-minerals

Critical Minerals = “21st century oil”
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/apr/29/critical-minerals-are-oil-of-21st-century-as-demand-fuels-poverty-and-pollution-in-poorer-countries

#Capitalism #Cobalt #Lithium
#militaryIndustrialComplex #RareEarths
#3CR #communityRadio

Critical minerals are ‘oil of 21st century’ as demand fuels poverty and pollution in poorer countries https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/apr/29/critical-minerals-are-oil-of-21st-century-as-demand-fuels-poverty-and-pollution-in-poorer-countries #CriticalMinerals #CriticalMinerals #GlobalDevelopment #Mining #Water #AccessToWater #EndangeredHabitats #RenewableEnergy #Energy #Environment #WorldNews #UnitedNations

This is crazy! But so is the #mining world as it lusts for #criticalMinerals. https://cabinradio.ca/288007/news/yellowknife/can-these-companies-open-two-nwt-mines-on-top-of-each-other/

#NWT #SubArctic #BorealForest #Canada

"There is no benefit in New Zealand in destroying the biodiversity off in South Taranaki just so that an Australian mining company can dig up vanadium and give it to the US military."

- Russel Norman

A Cabinet paper has revealed that Resources Minister Shane Jones wants to continue negotiations for a bilateral agreement with the US over rare minerals.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/environment/593400/environmentalists-split-over-revived-nz-us-rare-minerals-deal?utm_source=nickofnz&utm_medium=nickofnz #nzpol #mining #renewables #war #criticalminerals #newzealand

Saturday, April 25, 2026

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/04/saturday-april-25-2026/

LIVE: EU commissioner on signing critical minerals memorandum with US

European Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security Maroš Šefčovič holds a briefing in Washington, D.C., after the European Union and the U.S. signed a memorandum of understanding on critical minerals, as both sides seek to strengthen supply chains beyond China. #washingtondc #criticalminerals #europeanunion #trade #supplychains Keep up with the latest news from around the world:

https://fllics.com/en/video/live-eu-commissioner-on-signing-critical-minerals-memorandum-with-us/

The US DFC has committed $50 million to support South Africa’s Phalaborwa rare earths project, which aims to process legacy mining waste into critical materials for global supply chains. #SouthAfrica #RareEarths #Phalaborwa #CriticalMinerals #Mining #CleanEnergy #DFC #TechMet #RainbowRareEarths #Industry
https://newz.africa/2026/04/20/us-backs-phalaborwa-rare-earths-project-50-million/?fsp_sid=3052

Venezuela’s fragile environment faces rising risks as US pushes for oil and critical minerals and illegal gold mining spreads. #Criticalminerals #Environment #FARC #Forests #Gold #Goldmining #Mining #NicolaMaduro #Oil #TrumpAdministration #Venezuela #Waterpollution #Wilderness
https://iwpost.com/venezuelas-fragile-environment-faces-rising-risks-as-us-pushes-for-oil-and-critical-minerals-and-illegal-gold-mining-spreads/?fsp_sid=6502