The UK’s High Court has rejected a case brought by campaigners trying to stop the transfer to Israel of all British-made spare parts for US-produced F-35 fighter jets, saying it didn’t have the constitutional authority to intervene. The government suspended about 30 arms export licences to Israel last September because of a risk of UK-made...
A Devon food producer has said the new UK-EU deal will reduce paperwork and the risks associated with exporting goods to the continent. It comes after the UK and the EU reached a new agreement setting out post-Brexit relations on areas including fishing rights, trade and defence. Newton Abbot’s Westaway Sausages boss, Charles Baughan, said...
Getty Images Rare earths are notoriously difficult to extract and refine Australia’s prime minister Anthony Albanese has pledged to invest A$1.2bn (£580m) in a strategic reserve for critical minerals if he wins next month’s election, as trade tensions escalate. The announcement came after China imposed export restrictions on seven rare earth elements, essential to the...
The export of video game controllers from the UK to Russia has been banned as they can be repurposed to pilot drones used to launch attacks on Ukraine. It is part of a package of around 150 trade sanctions against Russia announced by the Foreign Office on Thursday. The European Union enforced a similar ban...
Author: Séamus MalekafzaliTitle: Israel’s Exports of ViolenceSubtitle: Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza does not affect Gaza alone. If oppressive states all over the world see unity in their cause, those who oppose them should see unity in their own cause as well.Date: April 23rd, 2025Source: https://www.seamus-malekafzali.com/p/on-israels-exports-of-violence These remarks have been adapted from a talk with...
Getty Images Neodymium is used to make the powerful magnets used in loudspeakers and computer hard drives As the trade war between China and the US escalates, attention has been focused on the increasingly high levels of tit-for-tat tariffs the two countries are imposing on one another. But slapping reciprocal tariffs on Washington is not...