G20 talks overshadowed by tensions over Russia as ministers clash over Ukraine
Deep divisions over Russia's war in Ukraine overshadowed a G20 foreign ministers' meeting in Atlanta on Friday, as European officials criti...
The Russian Ministry of Finance has approved 4.5 trillion rubles for a new national project dedicated to space exploration, Roscosmos Director General Dmitry Bakanov announced today.
Bakanov stated that "4.5 trillion has been requested, this has been approved by the Ministry of Finance, so we have no problems here," adding that the Ministry of Finance "met us halfway and added this federal project to the space atom and space science, and indexed it by year," indicating a structured financial plan.
The announcement occurred during the CIPR conference, an event highlighting Russia's developments in digital industries, which is being held from June 2 to 5. Additionally, the Global Digital Forum, focusing on Russia's collaborations with other countries in information and communication technologies, is scheduled within the CIPR framework for June 5-6.
This forum is expected to host more than 1,500 foreign guests on-site, with an additional 10,000 participating virtually. Representatives from Niger, Congo, Malawi, Cameroon, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, South Ossetia, Senegal, Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Bahrain, the Union of the Comoros, and other participating countries are slated to attend.
The forum will address reducing the digital gap, effective technology transfer, capacity building in the Global South, and international information security, all within the context of achieving the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals for 2030. This investment in space exploration highlights Russia's ongoing participation in the global space sector.
The Middle East conflict remains tense as diplomatic efforts continue alongside renewed Houthi attacks. Iran says it remains open to mediation, while the Saudi-led coalition says it intercepted a ballistic missile fired towards the kingdom.
Evacuations and the provision of humanitarian aid in the Russian-occupied southern Ukrainian town of Oleshky have begun, a senior Ukrainian official said on Friday. In a statement on Telegram, David Arakhamia said a six-day ceasefire was holding, and that more details would follow.
Rescuers searched the wreckage of two high-speed trains in central Spain on Thursday as the death toll rose to a provisional 74, making it the country's second fatal high-speed rail disaster this year.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia remains willing to rebuild relations with European countries but warned that any wider conflict on the continent would leave no winners, as he commented on recent diplomatic contacts with Nordic leaders and growing security concerns in the Baltic region.
Qatari mediators returned to Tehran on Friday as part of efforts to reach a deal between the U.S. and Iran, according to an official briefed on the talks.
Deep divisions over Russia's war in Ukraine overshadowed a G20 foreign ministers' meeting in Atlanta on Friday, as European officials criticised Moscow's participation and refused to join a traditional group photograph with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
The U.S. has approved the sale of 500 Patriot PAC-3 missiles to Ukraine in a deal worth an estimated $2.1 billion, but Kyiv could face years of delays before receiving the weapons it urgently needs to defend against intensifying Russian attacks.
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the global body responsible for monitoring money laundering and terrorist financing risks, has removed four countries from its so-called “grey list” after determining they had made sufficient progress in addressing weaknesses in their financial cr
The death toll from the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has surpassed 5,000, according to government figures released on Friday, as health authorities continue to struggle to contain the country's worst-ever Ebola epidemic.
A hacking group linked to North Korea is widely believed to be behind the theft of $6.3 billion from cryptocurrency giant Binance, a cyberattack that experts describe as the largest cryptocurrency heist on record.
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