The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and France signed a strategic cooperation deal in the energy sector, according to a statement made by the French government on Monday. The partnership aims to identify joint investment projects in France, the UAE or elsewhere in the sectors of hydrogen, renewable and nuclear energy, the French government said in […]
US plans to develop satellite system to track hypersonic weapons
The U.S. Pentagon on Monday said it plans to spend $1.3 billion on the development of advanced satellites to more effectively track hypersonic missile threats, announcing two freshly inked contracts set to launch the new systems by 2025. Derek Tournear, director of the Space Development Agency, said the contracts will provide 28 satellites, as the […]
Google fined $373M in Russia over Ukraine content
A Russian court handed a 21.1 billion ruble ($373 million) fine to Alphabet’s Google on Monday for a repeated failure to remove content Moscow deems illegal, such as “fake news” about its invasion of Ukraine. Moscow has long objected to foreign tech platforms’ distribution of content that falls foul of its restrictions. But the simmering […]
Matter of ‘life or death’: EU sees Turkey-mediated grain deal this week
The European Union’s chief diplomat on Monday expressed hope that diplomatic efforts led by Turkey to help export grain from Ukraine would bring an agreement this week, easing a growing global food crisis. EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell warned Russia’s blockade of Ukrainian ports threatens grain supplies to tens of thousands of people vulnerable […]