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POLITICS10h agoJapan’s FM urges Russia to release journalist detained on SakhalinJapanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi on Friday urged Moscow to immediately release a Japanese journalist detained on suspicion of espionage and take steps to achieve a just and lasting peace in Ukraine during a meeting with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov.Ukrinform [en]
SCI & TECH13h agoWhy are US, Russia and China racing to put nuclear reactors on the moon?Reactors could revolutionise moon exploration, providing energy for bases and mining, but risks of contamination remain.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICS17h agoJapan demands release of national in meeting with Russia's LavrovJapanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi met Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on the sidelines of a ‌G20 meeting in Atlanta on Friday and demanded the release of a…Japan Today
POLITICS21h agoJapan, Russia foreign ministers hold talks on fringes of G20Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held a meeting Friday on the sidelines of a Group of 20 foreign ministers meeting in the…Japan Today
CYBER1d agoNorth Korean hackers linked to Russia suspected in Binance crypto exchange hackMeduza [en]
POLITICS1d agoSteinmeier urges China to use its influence on Russia to end war against UkraineGerman Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has called on China to use its influence over Russia to secure an end to Russian attacks on Ukraine and the start of serious peace negotiations.Ukrinform [en]
MILITARY2d agoRussian Help Would Make North Korea’s Missile-test Flurry Worse NewsThe Diplomat
WORLD2d agoNorth Koreans being recruited into forced labour in Russia, report saysAl Jazeera [en]
CYBER3d agoTreasury sanctions North Koreans, Russians over IT worker schemeCBS News
CYBER3d agoTreasury sanctions North Koreans, Russians for alleged IT fraudThe Treasury Department on Wednesday sanctioned 10 individuals and one entity involved in an alleged scheme to defraud American businesses to benefit the North Korean military. The department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned eight North Korean nationals and two Russian nationals, accusing them of facilitating a government-run information technology (IT) scheme to generate…The Hill
POLITICS3d agoUkraine's Zelenskyy irked by US-Russia-China summitVolodymyr Zelenskyy has voiced his concerns about a probable meeting between the leaders of the US, China and Russia next month. Plus, a localized truce appeared to be holding in the town of Oleshky.DW News [en]
POLITICS3d agoWhy Are Russia and China Cooperating on ‘Patriotic Education’?China has decades of experience in “patriotic education.” What it can learn from Russia is how to use education to support a war effort.The Diplomat
BUSINESS3d agoPhilippines holds oil storage talks with Saudi Arabia, Russia, USThe Philippines is in talks with Saudi Arabia, Russia and the United States to store oil in the fuel-import-dependent nation, in a bid to hedge against fuel price spikes driven by the Iran war. The Southeast Asian nation, which imports nearly all ‌its energy needs, also planned to increase diesel and gas-fired power output to make up for an estimated 60 per cent decline in hydropower and 20 per cent fall in solar output in the first half of 2027 due to the El Nino weather phenomenon, Energy...South China Morning Post
POLITICS4d agoRubio invokes China, Russia to defend disputed Venezuela oil dealUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio has defended Washington’s oil agreement in Venezuela as an alternative to Chinese and Russian involvement, pushing back against criticism from opposition leader Maria Corina Machado. Speaking to reporters on Monday, Rubio said most of the oilfields controlled by the company partnering with Washington had previously been held or operated by Chinese or Russian firms. He argued that the agreement would help revive production while securing US access to reserves in...South China Morning Post
WORLD4d agoChina and Russia are redrawing Arctic trade. Can Europe fight back?China and Russia are tightening their grip on Arctic shipping routes, turning the rapidly warming region into a new geopolitical battleground with Europe.CNBC
WORLD4d agoJapan embassy official meets reporter nearly 2 weeks after Russia detentionA Japanese Embassy official in Russia conducted a consular visit Monday with a Japanese journalist detained in the country nearly two weeks ago, according to the Japanese Foreign…Japan Today
BUSINESS6d agoGold market and central banks: Russia, Kazakhstan sell as Poland, China buyRussia and Kazakhstan are offloading some central-bank gold, while Poland's is buying more. What does this reshuffle mean for individual gold investors?EuroNews [en]
CONFLICTOct 23North Korea may be the biggest winner of Russia’s war in UkrainePyongyang is gaining combat experience, technology, and money by supporting Russia's invasion, raising security risks for the Indo-Pacific. The post North Korea may be the biggest winner of Russia’s war in Ukraine appeared first on Atlantic Council.Atlantic Council
POLITICSOct 23Japan-Russia ties erode as journalist sits in Moscow jailJapan is demanding access to a journalist who was arrested by Russian security services. The Kremlin claims that Japan is using journalists as spies.DW News [en]
BUSINESSOct 23An Arctic Traffic Jam Highlights Doubts Over Russia's Northern Sea Route To ChinaThe Kremlin has heavily invested in the promise that retreating Arctic sea ice opens up a once impassable route that is further from the reach of Ukrainian drone attacks or European naval interdiction of shadow fleet vessels. But officials are learning that cutting a path through ice isn't easy.RFE/RL
SCI & TECHOct 23China’s head transplant advocate Ren Xiaoping completes landmark spinal surgery in RussiaRen Xiaoping, who once vowed to perform the world’s first human head transplant, has operated on a patient’s severed spinal cord in a 12-hour landmark operation in Moscow, according to the Chinese surgeon and Russian state sources. Ren said the procedure was carried out at the Sklifosovsky Research Institute for Emergency Medicine in Russia last week. “It was our Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine Second Affiliated Hospital and the Russian team working together,” Ren told the South China...South China Morning Post
POLITICSOct 23Growing practical cooperation boosts China - Russia ties - People Daily OnlineIncreasing practical cooperation is strengthening the ties between China and Russia. This indicates a deepening of their bilateral relationship, which has geopolitical significance.en.people.cn · China
POLITICSOct 23Treasury proposes curbs on high-tech investments in China, Russia, North KoreaThe Treasury Department on Thursday proposed a rule to curb American high-tech investments, including AI, outbound to U.S. adversaries like China, Russia, North Korea and other “countries of concern.” The rule expands restrictions in the Outbound Investment Security Program (OISP) on hypersonic systems and quantum information technologies, high-performance computing and supercomputing, as well as AI.…The Hill
CYBEROct 22Russia and Iran are making copycats of China’s Great FirewallThe repressive leaders of Iran and Russia seek to carve their people off from the global internet to maintain their hold on power.The Hill