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Russia on Wednesday vetoed a U.N. resolution sponsored by the United States and Japan calling on all nations to prevent a dangerous nuclear arms race in outer space, calling it “a dirty spectacle” that cherry-picks weapons of mass destruction from all other weapons that should also be banned. The vote in the 15-member Security Council was 13 in favor, ...
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Mining giant BHP offered to buy Anglo American, a longtime rival with a market capitalization of about $35 billion, in a potential megadeal that could reshape the global mining industry. Anglo American said Thursday it had received a proposal from BHP made up of an all-share offer for the company, contingent upon Anglo American’s demerger of shareholdings ...