WUF13 opens in Baku with focus on housing, resilience and global urban reform
The 13th Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF13) opened in Baku with ministers, UN officials and urban policy leaders. Participants call for ...
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni adopted a joint statement to expand their strategic partnership following talks held on Friday in Astana.
During Italian Prime Minister’s official visit to Astana, Kazakhstan and Italy signed a series of key bilateral agreements aimed at strengthening their strategic partnership across various sectors.
Kazinform reported that the signed documents include:
Agreement on the Readmission of Persons between the governments of Kazakhstan and Italy;
Joint Statement on Cooperation in the Field of Critical Resources and Critical Raw Materials between Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Industry and Construction, Italy’s Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy, and the Ministry of Environment and Energy Security of Italy;
Memorandum of Cooperation between Kazakhstan’s sovereign wealth fund Samruk-Kazyna and Italy’s Maire Tecnimont;
Cooperation Agreement between Samruk-Kazyna and Italian company Ansaldo;
Memorandum on the Implementation of Cooperation Programs to address water challenges through knowledge-sharing and best practices in water management, between Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation and Italy’s OICE;
Joint Declaration among the Development Bank of Kazakhstan, Cassa Depositi e Prestiti S.p.A., and SACE S.p.A.;
Memorandum of Mutual Understanding between Samruk-Energo and SACE S.p.A.;
Memorandum of Cooperation between Kazakh Invest and the Italian Trade Agency.
Bulgaria has won the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time, taking victory in a final overshadowed by a boycott over Israel’s participation and the war in Gaza.
At least eight people were injured after a driver rammed a car into pedestrians in the northern Italian city of Modena, authorities said on Saturday. Four of the victims were reported to be in serious condition.
U.S. President Donald Trump said Washington could destroy Iran’s infrastructure “in two days,” while Tehran warned the U.S. would face growing economic costs from the conflict. The remarks came as Hezbollah reported new attacks on Israeli forces despite an extended Lebanon ceasefire.
At least eight people have died and 32 others were injured after a freight train collided with a public bus at a railway crossing in Bangkok on Saturday (16 May), triggering a fire that quickly spread through the vehicle.
Iran’s Parliamentary Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf warned that the U.S. military blockade of Iran’s southern ports could trigger a new global financial crisis as the Tehran-Washington standoff around the strategic Strait of Hormuz persists.
Thousands of displaced families in Gaza are facing growing infestations of rats and insects as worsening sanitation conditions and mounting waste deepen the humanitarian crisis across overcrowded camps, according to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East.
Uzbekistan has launched a nationwide environmental initiative titled ‘Day Without Cars’, which will take place twice a month as part of efforts to improve air quality and reduce vehicle emissions.
The thirteenth session of the World Urban Forum will open in Baku on Sunday, bringing together government representatives, city leaders, urban planners, international organisations, businesses and civil society to discuss the future of sustainable urban development.
Matiul Haq Khalis, Director General of Afghanistan’s National Environmental Protection Agency, has travelled to Baku to attend the 13th World Urban Forum, where climate change and safer cities will be discussed.
Children laughed, applauded and watched wide-eyed as animated characters lit up the screen at the opening of the ninth Animafilm International Animation Festival in Baku, where filmmakers and audiences from around the world gathered to celebrate the growing influence of animated cinema.
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