When Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Thursday that he “cannot sell out” his country, rejecting US President Donald Trump’s offer to provide access to the country’s $500 billion in mineral reserves, many began to question what valuable minerals Ukraine has that Trump is interested in.
According to analysts, Deepseek is an example of how it has proven to be a successful project. The Chinese government grandly announced the ‘Made in China 2025’ project in 2015. The goal was to transform this phrase, which is inscribed on millions of everyday items, from a concept considered substandard to a symbol of advanced and superior technology.
Technology plays a crucial role as Xi Jinping’s government faces major challenges that could derail its plans for 2025. 2024 was a complicated year for China. Although the Chinese government solved its economic problems at home, internationally it had to deal with the complexities of its alliance with Russia.
The largest country in the world in terms of gold reserves in the US military camp, the US, has 8133 tons of gold reserves, which is said to be worth $628 billion. The United States’ gold reserves are stored in the United States Bullion Depository, commonly known as Fort Knox.
The Danish government has announced a massive increase in spending on the defense of the important island of Greenland, after US President-elect Donald Trump expressed his desire to buy the island. Danish Defense Minister Trolls Poulsen says the recent increase in Greenland’s defense spending is up to $1.5 billion.
US concerns about Pakistan’s ballistic missile program are growing, and for the first time, a senior US administration official has officially claimed that Pakistan has developed ‘effective missile technology’ that would enable it to target the United States.
The US dollar is the most widely used currency in the world, unofficially holding a position similar to gold because, according to the International Monetary Fund, 62% of the world’s financial reserves are held in this currency. In about 31 countries around the world, either the US dollar is the official currency or the official currency in these countries is also called the dollar, while the value of the currencies of another 66 countries is linked to the US dollar.