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Agreement on Rasht-Astara section important for North-South corridor development — Kremlin

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. This step is really absolutely mutually beneficial for all states https://tass.com/economy/1618701

Finland has no plans to shut down missions in Russia over assets freeze — Foreign Minister

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Previously, it was reported that Russia blocked accounts of Finnish diplomatic missions https://tass.com/world/1618699

ESA chief expects Moon, low Earth orbit to be new economic zones

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. It is noted that Europe shows great excellence in space fields such as Earth observation, science, telecommunications, satellite navigation https://tass.com/science/1618697

Target Earnings Squeezed by Slowdown in Sales

Wall Street Journal Shoppers cut back on nonessential items as quarterly sales came in flat. https://www.wsj.com/articles/target-tgt-q1-earnings-report-2023-d66508c6

President’s Office confirms South African president wants to visit Ukraine with “peace initiative”

Pravda Ukraine South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a phone call that he wants to come to Ukraine with a mission from several African countries. Source: Presidential spokesman Serhii Nykyforov in a comment to Ukrainska Pravda Quote: “During a telephone conversation on 13 May, President of South Africa Cyril…

Morgan Stanley Raises $500 Million So Far for 1GT Climate Investments

Wall Street Journal The investment bank’s 1GT growth strategy ties its share of profits to the achievement of carbon-reduction targets. https://www.wsj.com/articles/morgan-stanley-raises-500-million-so-far-for-1gt-climate-investments-a1aae1da

Germany: Russian assets could be used to pay for Ukraine war damages

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-743325

Russia Freezes Finnish Embassy Bank Accounts – Finnish FM

Moscow Times “Russia has not yet given an official explanation why the accounts have been frozen,” Finland’s foreign minister said. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/05/17/russia-freezes-finnish-embassy-bank-accounts-finnish-fm-a81177

Macron feels like US vassal but can do nothing about it, says Lavrov

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Sergey Lavrov also said that Russia had always been a Euro-Pacific power https://tass.com/politics/1618695

No guarantees when negotiating with China: Ex-UK PM Liz Truss

Taipei, May 17 (CNA) Former U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss said Wednesday that negotiating with Beijing provides no guarantees for Taiwan, as she does not believe “the actions of China have shown that they live by the promises they make.” https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202305170017