Source link The current year could prove even more profitable for Russian banks than record-breaking 2023, Central Bank Deputy Governor Olga Polyakova said at a conference on Tuesday. Last year, a sharp rise in mortgages as well as consumer and corporate lending resulted in banks posting profits of 3.3 trillion rubles ($35.4 billion), despite Western […]
Source link The use of Kaspersky Lab’s products is seen as a threat to national security, officials in Washington reportedly say Washington is planning to bar US businesses and individuals from using software created by the Russian cybersecurity company Kaspersky Lab, CNN reported on Tuesday, citing unnamed government officials familiar with the matter. The move […]
Source link Smaller American products aimed for military use are too expensive and vulnerable to electronic warfare, the newspaper has said Small drones sent to Ukraine by US manufacturers have largely proved ineffective on the battlefield due to Russian electronic countermeasures, according to the Wall Street Journal. The Ukraine conflict has seen the widespread use […]
Source link Jacob Zuma is seeking a seat in the National Assembly after previously leading the country for more than eight years Former South African president Jacob Zuma can run for office as a lawmaker in the upcoming general election, the country’s Electoral Court has ruled, reversing an earlier verdict that had blocked him from […]
Source link Elon Musk’s EV giant is considering a joint venture with Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance to set up local manufacturing Tesla is in talks with Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries, owned by Asia’s richest man, Mukesh Ambanifor its widely anticipated electric vehicle (EV) venture in the country, the Hindu Business Line reported on Wednesday. Elon Musk’s […]
Source link Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has rejected a plan for making peace with Russia involving territorial concessions, which has reportedly been devised by Donald Trump. The proposed deal was outlined by the Washington Post this week, and would involve Kiev acknowledging Russian sovereignty over some of the territories currently claimed by Ukraine. The newspaper […]
Source link The technology is becoming much more intelligent than people, and could take over, Geoffrey Hinton says The world could encounter major disasters before the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) weapons is regulated in a proper manner, according to Turing Award-winning scientist Geoffrey Hinton, seen as a pioneer of the technology. The former Google […]
Source link Nations on the continent are keen to cooperate with Moscow on marine research, the Russian president has said Africa is keen on collaborating with Moscow to conduct research on fish and shellfish resources along its coastlines, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday. During a meeting with the head of the Federal Agency […]
Source link Attacks on Russia’s Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) could result in a nuclear disaster, the EU high representative for foreign affairs and security policy has warned. Josep Borrell was commenting on a series of strikes carried out by kamikaze drones on the nuclear power station in the city of Energodar, in Zaporozhye Region. […]
Source link Western military technology can enable Kiev to launch a new counteroffensive against Russia, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky believes. While Ukrainian forces are presently being pushed back on the battlefield, Kiev hopes to turn the tide thanks to Western aid, the Ukrainian leader told the German tabloid Bild this week. “Russia has more men, […]
Source link Those responsible for the Crocus City Hall massacre cannot be called believers, Russia’s top Muslim cleric has said The aim of those who ordered the terrorist attack on the Crocus City concert hall outside Moscow was to spoil relations between Russia and the Islamic world, Russian Grand Mufti Ravil Gainutdin has said. Gainutdin […]
Source link New Delhi has followed Beijing’s strategy to attract EV manufacturers, but subsidies and tax cuts may not be enough – India’s real strength lies elsewhere India is rapidly turning into a hotspot for electric vehicles with Elon Musk‘s Tesla reportedly looking at sites for a $3 billion manufacturing facility, and Korean auto giants […]
Source link Washington has intercepted and transferred to Kiev thousands of Kalashnikov assault rifles and machine guns, with over half a million rounds of ammunition, as well as grenade launchers and sniper rifles, the US Central Command announced on Tuesday. The transfer took place on April 4 and included “enough materiel” to equip a single […]
Source link The US, UK and Australia are engaging “like-minded” defense partners to ensure “stability” in the Indo-Pacific Japan could soon join the US, UK and Australia in the AUKUS security partnership to facilitate the transfer of military technology in such areas as cyber warfare, artificial intelligence, quantum technologies, undersea drones and hypersonic capabilities. AUKUS […]
Source link The influx of volunteers is more than enough to achieve Moscow’s current military goals in Ukraine, Andrey Kartapolov has suggested Russia does not need to announce another wave of mobilization to strengthen its army ranks, amid a constant flow of those willing to sign a contract with the military, the head of the […]