The approval notice lays out extensive conditions. For example, employees of Rosatom and TVEL are barred from entering the plant. “Access is only permitted in justified exceptional cases and when accompanied by the nuclear regulatory authority,” explained a spokesperson for the Lower Saxony Ministry of the Environment. The regulations also stipulate extensive safety inspections of the […]
Continue ReadingAt the same time, Berlin planned a competition involving Boeing Defence Australia and its MQ-28; German startup Helsing and Hensoldt and its CA-1 Europa; and Airbus and U.S. manufacturer Kratos with their XQ-58 Valkyrie. A NATO flag flies at the organization’s headquarters in Brussels on Sept. 12, 2025. | Simon Wohlfahrt/AFP via Getty Images But […]
Continue ReadingThe military alliance also agreed to raise its common funding budget to “up to EUR 6.5 billion” for next year, and signed off on its investment priorities for the next five years. For 2026, allies had agreed on a budget of €5.3 billion. Countries have held negotiations for months on the revamp of the alliance’s […]
Continue ReadingFederal agencies have committed more than $5 billion to an Energy Department-led effort to use artificial intelligence to accelerate scientific research, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Director Michael Kratsios announced Wednesday. The funding marks one of the clearest signs yet of the Trump administration’s effort to reshape federal science spending, steering research dollars toward […]
Continue Reading“Why now? I have no answer on this question. I can’t see any reason for it,” said Bidnyi, a former bodybuilder. “Undermining the collective pressure that the international community has been building against the aggressor … it’s not a very honorable role for this organization.” The IOC said that the reversal did not represent any […]
Continue ReadingThe central bank has had to keep interest rates painfully high to keep a lid on inflation, at a time when the budget deficit is widening sharply. Its key rate currently stands at 14.25 percent. Businesses typically have to pay well above that rate for credit, and things aren’t made easier by the Kremlin competing […]
Continue ReadingPresident Donald Trump on Tuesday announced a plan to impose a 100 percent tariff on generic drugs starting in August 2028 as part of a bid to push pharmaceutical production back to the United States. The tariff would then jump to 200 percent in 2029, if implemented, the president said in a social media post. “Effective August […]
Continue Reading“We will jointly determine an updated strategy of our defense [and] steps to continue the reform of the corps system, to fulfill the supply requests of combat commanders,” Zelenskyy said in an address to the nation on Tuesday evening. He also expressed gratitude to Syrskyi for previous successful operations in 2022 in Kyiv and Kharkiv […]
Continue ReadingTuesday’s prices represent a 50 percent increase from the previous month. They also reflect concern that gas supplies will be further squeezed by the combination of depleted European reserves and high summer temperatures in Asia, which analysts expect will drive up demand for air conditioning. The latest price spikes have fueled concern that unrest in […]
Continue ReadingAt this month’s NATO leaders’ summit in Ankara, alliance Secretary-General Mark Rutte hailed a deal as imminent. “Allies are taking a historic step to enhance NATO’s fuel supply chain to ensure our forces have the energy supplies they need,” he told reporters. “While allies continue to finalize the details, we know that this €27 billion […]
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