Serbian authorities say an official admitted to forging a document allowing a protected site in Belgrade to be demolished and replaced with a Trump hotel.
Author: Eric Lipton
Mining Company Seeks Trump Support to Shortcut Access to Seabed Metals
Mining companies and the Trump administration want the metals to boost manufacturing. Environmentalists and some countries worry industrial mining would harm oceans.
Donald Trump Jr. Mixes Business and Politics in Serbia, as Protests There Rage
President Trump’s oldest son visited Belgrade, the site of a Trump International Hotel project, and pushed back on calls for the country’s president to resign.
What to Know About the Trump Family’s Deals in the Middle East
The region has become a hot spot for the family’s business. Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law, noted last year that “Gaza’s waterfront property could be very valuable.”
Fight Over Seabed Agency Leadership Turns Nasty
An election over the future of a United Nations-affiliated organization could determine whether the Pacific Ocean floor will soon be mined for metals used in electric vehicles.
Trump Organization Signs Contract for New Saudi Tower
The residential high-rise tower in Jeddah is the latest of several developments that the former president’s company has planned for the Middle East.
Serbia Approves Plans For a Hotel With Jared Kushner in Belgrade
The redevelopment plans for a bombed NATO site in Belgrade in partnership with the government provoked immediate criticism in Serbia.
White House Considers Easing Sanctions on Israeli Billionaire
A deal to allow the Israeli billionaire Dan Gertler to cash out his mining positions in the Democratic Republic of Congo has enraged human rights activists and some government officials.
Intelligence About Russia Puts Focus on New U.S. Satellite Push
The Pentagon is in the early stages of a program to put constellations of smaller and cheaper satellites into orbit to counter space-based threats of the sort being developed by Russia and China.
Norway Moves to Allow Seabed Mining Exploration
The decision in Parliament, opposed by environmentalists, will allow prospectors to start surveying the country’s waters.