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Chile's outgoing President Gabriel Boric greets president-elect Jose Antonio Kast during an army-change-of-command ceremony, where the Commander in Chief of the Army, General Javier Iturriaga hands over the command to General Pedro Varela, in Santiago, Chile, March 9, 2026. REUTERS/Pablo Sanhueza
A political transition is underway in Chile this week. President-elect José Kast will be sworn in on Wednesday, and Chile’s long-standing commercial relationship with China will be put to the test. Just days before the inauguration, a dispute about a Chinese submarine cable project ...

U.S. Struggling to De-Risk Congo’s ‘War Zone Minerals’ Even After Pact, Sources Say

By Maxwell Akalaare Adombila and Ange Kasongo The U.S. has made progress in its push to prise Congo's strategic minerals from China's orbit, but conflict, contested licences and compliance demands are still slowing Washington's advance into a region its rival 
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