Vice President JD Vance is visiting his hometown of Middletown, Ohio, to campaign for Republican candidates at the steel plant where his grandfather worked. The visit highlights his Rust Belt roots and the GOP's efforts to maintain influence in the state.
Sunao Takami was executed in Japan on Friday for dousing an Osaka pachinko parlour in petrol and setting it on fire, killing four customers and one employee.
Ella Sabljak, one of four women on Australia's mixed-gender Wheelchair Rugby World Championships team, returns to international competition just 11 months after giving birth, bringing her baby Billie into the team's camp in São Paulo, Brazil.
South Korean steelmaker POSCO Group has signed a strategic agreement with China's Ningbo Ronbay New Energy to supply lithium from Australia and Argentina and collaborate on spent-battery recycling initiatives.
The 1919 scuttling of the German High Seas Fleet in Scapa Flow, Orkney, led to a unique source of pre-nuclear steel, now crucial for radiation-sensitive equipment in space exploration and medical imaging due to its low-background radiation.
Former SpaceX engineers launched startup 1872 in Cincinnati, Ohio, securing $15 million in seed funding to automate steel skid manufacturing for AI data centers and modular nuclear reactors using AI-driven software and robotics.
As the US-Iran ceasefire ends, Russian press reviews highlight ongoing international tensions, including potential Turkish weapon re-exports to Ukraine, disputes over the Kuril Islands involving Japan and China, and rising export prices for Russian steel.
Ukraine launched a massive drone attack causing fires near Moscow and hitting a Rostov fuel facility, while former minister Mykhailo Fedorov estimates domestic ballistic missiles in months. Concurrently, Russian strikes killed civilians in Kryvyi Rih and Zaporizhzhia.
The Philippine defence department accused the Chinese embassy of evasiveness and deception after a Beijing official criticized Defence Secretary Teodoro for anti-China activities.
Liverpool's owner FSG has agreed to sell a 30% stake in the club to the 1892 Holdings consortium for £1.65bn, valuing the club at £5.5bn. The group includes Amit Bhatia, Jeff Bezos, and Eduardo Saverin.
Environmental crews in Buffalo are expanding steel baffles along the seawall and conducting sediment remediation to restore habitats and help native emerald shiners migrate to Lake Erie.
Collingwood veteran Steele Sidebottom and Richmond midfielder Dion Prestia have announced they will retire at the end of the AFL season, concluding decorated careers featuring multiple premierships and hundreds of matches.
An exhibition in Port Talbot, south Wales, explores the community's transition two years after the closure of Tata Steel's blast furnaces cost nearly 3,000 jobs.
Jindal Stainless is identifying a site in Maharashtra for a proposed Rs 40,000-crore stainless steel manufacturing facility with a 4 MTPA capacity, expecting land acquisition clarity within one or two quarters.
The redevelopment of Schuman Square in Brussels into an 'urban agora' has left a concrete expanse after the centerpiece steel canopy was scrapped due to soaring costs and political deadlock.
A research team led by Liu Kaihui has successfully fabricated rhombohedral graphene at a scale and purity previously unachievable.
POSCO Holdings to divest $1.76B in shares from POSCO International ($1.76B) and POSCO DX ($176M) on Sept 7 to secure funds and boost corporate value.
Residents of Le Corbusier's l'Unité d'Habitation in Firminy, France, endure indoor temperatures up to 40C during heatwaves. Protected as a historic monument, the building lacks shutters, trapping heat and highlighting vulnerabilities in social housing.
The AIFF has given Jamshedpur FC until August 12 to reconsider its withdrawal from the 2026-27 Indian Super League season. The Tata Steel-owned club previously cited an unviable business model and lack of cash flows.
Michelle Park Steel, the new U.S. ambassador to South Korea, began her official duties on Tuesday by meeting with Foreign Minister Cho Hyun after submitting a copy of her credentials in Seoul.
New U.S. Ambassador to Korea Michelle Park Steel begins her tenure in Seoul, facing diplomatic challenges including trade disputes and shifting political landscapes.
South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun expressed optimism that new U.S. Ambassador Michelle Steel, who recently arrived in Seoul, will leverage her direct access to Washington to help resolve pending bilateral issues, including economic and security matters, ahead of their first meeting.
Hyundai Steel Co., South Korea's second-largest steelmaker, reported a 67.6% plunge in its second-quarter net profit to 12.1 billion won, primarily due to a prolonged slump in the construction sector. Despite the significant drop, the results surpassed market expectations, and the company plans to bolster profitability by supplying steel for energy and AI data center projects, alongside building a new EAF plant in Louisiana.
Jindal Steel, led by MD VR Sharma, will not incur debt for capacity expansion, instead prioritizing existing capacity optimization, value-added products, and cost savings. The company plans to spend 11% less on capex this fiscal year, contrasting with rivals, and aims for 100% capacity utilization before further expansion.
