Wsj What's News

P.M. Edition for Jan. 7. Developing countries are pushing for a greater share of profits from mines in their territory, and are taking increasingly aggressive actions to get it. We hear from WSJ global metals and mining reporter Julie Steinberg about what those confrontations look like. And the Biden administration is negotiating a potential prisoner swap with Afghanistan. National security reporter Alex Ward tells us what it might take to make the deal happen. Plus, Meta drops fact-checking on Facebook and Instagram as it looks to align itself with the Trump administration. Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices