NASA and Russia’s space agency Roscosmos have signed an agreement to integrate flights to the International Space Station, allowing Russian cosmonauts to fly on U.S.-made spacecraft in exchange for American astronauts being able to ride on Russia’s Soyuz, the agencies said Friday. “The agreement is in the interests of Russia and the United States and… Read More NASA, Roscosmos sign agreement to share space station flights
The European Commission on Friday approved a 5.4-billion-euro (an equivalent of $5.4 billion) hydrogen project jointly funded by 15 EU countries and 35 companies including Alstom and Daimler to boost the bloc’s competitiveness and economy. Called IPCEI Hy2Tech, the project hopes to attract another 8.8 billion euros in private investments. The 27-country bloc has in… Read More EU launches €5.4billion hydrogen project with Alstom, Daimler, others
A Russian court sentenced opposition activist Andrei Pivovarov to four years in jail on Friday for running an outlawed political movement, the court’s press service said in a statement. Pivovarov is a former director of Open Russia, a now defunct opposition group linked to exiled former oil tycoon and longtime Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky. Pivovarov… Read More Russian court sentences opposition activist Andrei Pivovarov to four years imprisonment
Britain’s foreign office on Friday summoned Russian Ambassador Andrei Kelin to express “deep concern” over reports of the death of a British aid worker. “I am shocked to hear reports of the death of British aid worker Paul Urey while in the custody of a Russian proxy in Ukraine. Russia must bear the full responsibility… Read More UK summons Russian envoy over death of British aid work in breakaway eastern Ukraine region
A Briton who was detained by Russian-backed separatists in Ukraine and accused of being a mercenary has died, an official in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) said on Friday. The death of Paul Urey, 45, was confirmed by a British charity which described him as a humanitarian worker and denied he had any military… Read More British aid worker dies in detention in eastern Ukraine
Iran on Friday announced its first drone division in the Indian Ocean, state TV said, as U.S. President Joe Biden visits the Middle East to rally Arab support to counter Iranian threats. The TV report did not say how many vessels or drones were included in each unit, only that one ship carried 50 drones.… Read More Iranian navy announces drone division in Indian Ocean
The new Estonian coalition has voted to reappoint Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, in a move likely to ensure stability in the European Union state until a March 2023 election. The three-party coalition of Kallas’ liberal Reform Party, the conservative Isamaa Party and the centre-left Social Democratic Party combined have 55 members in the 101-seat parliament.… Read More Estonian parliament reappoints Kaja Kallas as prime minister
U.S. President Joe Biden promised on Friday not to give up efforts to end the decades-long Israeli Palestinian conflict, though he offered no new proposals to restart the stalled political dialogue between the two sides. As he wrapped up the first leg of a Middle Eastern trip before departing for Saudi Arabia, Biden visited a… Read More U.S. President Joe Biden pledges multi-year $100million aid to Palestine
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