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Trump reaffirms support for Morocco's sovereignty over Western Sahara
RABAT: US President Donald Trump has reaffirmed support for Morocco's sovereignty over Western Sahara, saying a Moroccan autonomy plan for the territory was the sole solution to the disputed region, state news agency MAP said on Saturday. The long-frozen conflict pits Morocco, which considers the territory as its own, against the Algeria-backed Polisario Front, which seeks an independent state there. Trump at the end of his first term in office recognized the Moroccan claims to Western Sahara, which has phosphate reserves and rich fishing grounds, as part of a deal under which Morocco agreed to normalize its relations with Israel. His secretary of state, Marco Rubio, made clear in April that support for Morocco on the issue remained US policy, but these were Trump's first quoted remarks on the dispute during his second term. 'I also reiterate that the United States recognizes Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara and supports Morocco's serious, credible and realistic autonomy proposal as the only basis for a just and lasting solution to the dispute,' MAP quoted Trump as saying in a message to Morocco's King Mohammed VI. 'Together we are advancing shared priorities for peace and security in the region, including by building on the Abraham Accords, combating terrorism and expanding commercial cooperation,' Trump said. As part of the Abraham Accords signed during Trump's first term, four Muslim-majority countries agreed to normalize diplomatic relations with Israel after US mediation. In June this year, Britain became the third permanent member of the UN Security Council to back an autonomy plan under Moroccan sovereignty for the territory after the US and France. Algeria, which has recognized the self-declared Sahrawi Republic, has refused to take part in roundtables convened by the UN envoy to Western Sahara and insists on holding a referendum with independence as an option.
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Search intensifies for five trapped in giant Chile copper mine
Rescue teams in Chile searched Friday for five miners trapped after a partial collapse triggered by a tremor killed one colleague and halted operations at the world's largest underground copper mine. At least 100 people were involved in the perilous search effort nearly 12 hours after the event was registered, said Andrés Music, general manager of the El Teniente mine in Rancagua, some 100 kilometers (62 miles) south of Santiago. 'So far, we have not been able to communicate with them. The tunnels are closed, they are collapsed,' he told reporters on Friday. The miners had been working at a depth of more than 900 meters when the collapse happened. Their exact location has been pinpointed with specialized equipment. Michael Miranda, brother of missing miner Jean Miranda, 31, told AFP the men's families were desperate for news. 'They haven't explained anything to us. No one has approached us to talk to us, to tell us if my brother is okay or not,' he said outside the offices of state mining giant Codelco in Rancagua. Jean's wife is pregnant, he added, 'and no one from the company has approached her to talk. No psychological support, nothing.' Mining Minister Aurora Williams earlier announced the temporary cessation of activity at the mine, which began operating in the early 1900s and boasts more than 4,500 kilometers (some 2,800 miles) of underground tunnels. Last year, El Teniente produced 356,000 metric tonnes (over 392,000 tons) of copper — nearly seven percent of Chile's total output. The cave-in happened after a 'seismic event' Thursday afternoon, though its origin — natural or caused by drilling — has not yet been determined, authorities said. The tremor registered a magnitude of 4.2. 'It is one of the biggest events, if not the biggest, that the El Teniente deposit has experienced in decades,' said Music. José Maldonado, a union leader at El Teniente, said workers were demanding a 'thorough investigation' and told AFP they had reported 'many irregularities.' The search team includes several of the rescuers who participated in the 2010 operation to save 33 miners trapped for more than two months in the Atacama Desert — a mission that drew global attention. Chile is the world's largest copper producer, responsible for nearly a quarter of global supply with about 5.3 million metric tonnes (5.8 million tons) in 2024. Its mining industry is considered one of the safest in the world, with a fatality rate of 0.02 percent last year, according to the National Geology and Mining Service of Chile. Copper is critical for wiring, motors, and renewable energy generation.
