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POLITICS12h 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]
MILITARY20h agoRussian Help Would Make North Korea’s Missile-test Flurry Worse NewsThe Diplomat
WORLD1d agoNorth Koreans being recruited into forced labour in Russia, report saysAl Jazeera [en]
CYBER1d agoTreasury sanctions North Koreans, Russians over IT worker schemeCBS News
CYBER1d 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
POLITICS1d 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]
POLITICS1d 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
BUSINESS1d 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
POLITICS2d 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
WORLD3d 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
WORLD3d 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
BUSINESS5d 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]
CONFLICT6d agoNorth 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
POLITICS6d agoJapan-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]
BUSINESS6d agoAn 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
POLITICSOct 22Chinese premier says China , Russia work side by side in complex , turbulent worldThe Chinese premier stated that China and Russia are collaborating in a complex global environment. This highlights ongoing diplomatic cooperation and strategic alignment between two major global powers.en.people.cn · China
POLITICSOct 21Is China a Russia-allied Arctic threat to Europe or a potential polar partner?Europe should work with Beijing to develop shipping through the Arctic rather than trying to advance its transatlantic security alliance by framing China as a threat linked to Russia. That was the assessment of Chinese analysts following the release of the European Union’s Arctic policy on Tuesday. In addition to identifying Russia as its main threat, the policy warns of Beijing’s growing strategic ambitions in the European Arctic through its deepening alignment with Moscow. “With our new...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHOct 20Can Japan succeed where a Russian space mission failed? Tokyo’s new probe aims to bring home soil from Phobos, one of Mars’ two moons.Late on October 19, Moscow time, the Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) spacecraft, developed by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), launched toward Mars. Its mission is to study the Red Planet’s moons, Phobos and Deimos, and bring back a soil sample from one of them. The mission could mark a major milestone in space exploration: Scientists have never recovered a soil sample from a Martian moon. Samples from Phobos could contain a substantial proportion of material from the Red Planet itself. Roscosmos planned a similar mission in 2011, but a launch error thwarted Russian scientists’ aMeduza [en]
POLITICSOct 20EU unveils Arctic strategy to counter increasing Russia, China influenceThe European Commission has presented an updated strategy for the Arctic as climate change and rapidly melting ice open up the remote but resource-rich region. “With Russia and China increasing their footprint and ambition, the Arctic has become a front line of global power competition,” said European Union foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas on Tuesday. With the new strategy, the commission aims for the EU to keep pace with rivals as new shipping routes and mining opportunities, including for...South China Morning Post
WORLDOct 20N . Korean workers treated as slave at Russian drone plantNorth Korean workers are reportedly being subjected to slave-like conditions at a Russian drone plant. This highlights severe human rights abuses and potential illegal labor practices in an international context.dw.com · Germany