While insisting he has cooperated with authorities, actor Alec Baldwin has been reluctant to give up his cell phone to police, despite the search warrant they secured for the device related to the shooting of a cinematographer. Baldwin still hasn’t handed over the phone, the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office …
Read More »Russia & India have ‘tremendous potential’ in energy cooperation – India’s energy minister
“There’s a lot of ongoing cooperative work in the sector of petroleum and natural gas [between Russia and India]. It contains tremendous potential,” India’s minister of petroleum and natural gas and head of his country’s delegation to Russia’s Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) said. He noted that Russia has many ongoing …
Read More »Sign of increasing cooperation? Since Biden’s inauguration, Russia & US have held four discussions on cybersecurity, Moscow says
On the topic of Russian-American dialogue on urgent nuclear issues, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov explained that Moscow has spoken to the new US administration four times about the subject, but he did not reveal any results. The revelation came after Ryabkov was asked a question regarding a recent announcement …
Read More »Russia & Eurasian partners gear up for Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s 20th anniversary, body represents 3.2 billion people
The institution will hold its summit in Tajikistan’s capital, Dushanbe, this September. Before that, the members’ foreign ministers will meet from July 13-14. Over the years, the SCO has established itself as one of the top players on the world stage, as well as a “reliable and predictable partner,” Russian Foreign Ministry …
Read More »Russia is seeking ‘pragmatic cooperation’ with US, not outright conflict, America’s own national intelligence director claims
In an unclassified report released on Tuesday by Avril Haines, the US director of national intelligence, officials were optimistic about their Russian counterparts’ intentions to strengthen bilateral ties. “We expect Moscow to seek opportunities for pragmatic cooperation with Washington,” the analysis stated. However, it added that the Kremlin would insist …
Read More »Turkey backs Ukraine’s NATO bid, says military industry cooperation with Kiev is ‘not aimed against 3rd countries’
“Our main goal is that the Black Sea continues to be a sea of peace, tranquility and cooperation,” Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said at a joint press conference following three-hour-long talks with Ukrainian leader Volodymir Zelensky in Istanbul on Saturday. The Turkish president said Ankara does not want “escalation” …
Read More »To boldly go: Russia & China increase cooperation in space, agree to jointly build scientific research station on Moon
While Russia has a long history of space exploration, China has only recently begun to make exploring the cosmos one of its priorities. On Tuesday, Dmitry Rogozin, the CEO of the Russian space agency, Roscosmos, and his Chinese counterpart Zhang Kejian put pen to paper on a bilateral memorandum of …
Read More »Duterte threatens to end military cooperation with US if he gets ‘hard info’ on nukes stored in Philippines
While there appear to have been no recent statements from American officials about plans to place nukes in the Philippines, Duterte was on Sunday asked about the possibility during a press conference. “We do not want it… but I am warning you that if I get hold of hard information …
Read More »Iranian FM warns Biden the ‘window for cooperation is closing rapidly,’ as Tehran threatens to deviate further from nuclear pact
“With the new government in Washington, there is an opportunity to try a new approach, but the current window is closing rapidly,” Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Wednesday. Zarif said the Iranian government was ready to take new retaliatory action and further deviate from the Joint Comprehensive Plan …
Read More »‘One step at a time’: EU welcomes Biden’s ‘victory’, but says it’s too early to discuss cooperation
The European Union has expressed tacit support for what it described as “the victory in the election of Joe Biden” while stopping short of officially congratulating him on his projected win. Still, it appeared to be in no rush to comment on any future plans on cooperation with its allies …
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