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NASA's Sean Duffy and Roscosmos head Dmitry Bakanov met in Florida for the first NASA-Russia space chief talks since 2018, focusing on lunar and ISS cooperation.
In a rare display of space diplomacy, NASA's new temporary administrator Sean Duffy met with Dmitry Bakanov, head of Russia’s space agency Roscosmos, at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Thursday. According to Roscosmos, the two sides discussed joint efforts on lunar exploration and ways to maintain their collaboration aboard the International Space Station (ISS).
The meeting marked the first in-person engagement between the leaders of NASA and Roscosmos since 2018, a period marked by strained U.S.-Russia relations. Despite broader geopolitical tensions, both agencies have maintained scientific ties, particularly concerning the ISS, which remains one of the few areas of sustained cooperation between the two countries.
Roscosmos said the talks "underlined the importance of continuing joint projects in low Earth orbit and exploring the moon as a shared frontier." NASA has not yet released a detailed statement but confirmed that discussions took place on "mutual areas of interest."
The ISS, launched in 1998, has long symbolised U.S.-Russia cooperation in space, even during times of diplomatic discord. Russia had earlier indicated plans to withdraw from the ISS programme after 2028, while NASA is working to extend operations through 2030.
At least 69 people have died and almost 150 injured following a powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Cebu City in the central Visayas region of the Philippines, officials said, making it one of the country’s deadliest disasters this year.
A tsunami threat was issued in Chile after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the Drake Passage on Friday. The epicenter was located 135 miles south of Puerto Williams on the north coast of Navarino Island.
The war in Ukraine has reached a strategic impasse, and it seems that the conflict will not be solved by military means. This creates a path toward one of two alternatives: either a “frozen” phase that can last indefinitely or a quest for a durable political regulation.
A shooting in Nice, southeastern France, left two people dead and five injured on Friday, authorities said.
Snapchat will start charging users who store more than 5GB of photos and videos in its Memories feature, prompting backlash from long-time users.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy met King Charles III at Windsor Castle on 24 October, ahead of a series of talks in London with European leaders about continued military support and Ukraine’s peace efforts amid the ongoing war with Russia.
Uzbekistan and the European Union (EU) are set to sign a new Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (EPCA), marking a major step in bilateral relations and placing Uzbekistan among the EU’s closest partners in Central Asia.
Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan said the United States and others must do more to push Israel to stop violating the Gaza ceasefire agreement, including the possible use of sanctions or halting arms sales.
Southeast Asian leaders and global partners, including U.S. President Donald Trump, will gather in Kuala Lumpur from 26 to 28 October to discuss trade, regional conflicts and global security, with East Timor set to join ASEAN as its 11th member.
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