By Sabina Alizade

Nuclear power plants (NPP) play a crucial role in the energy supply of many countries, but their impact can extend far beyond electricity generation. In the context of desalination, NPPs can provide key capabilities to address the issue of access to clean drinking water, especially in regions with limited resources.

With regard to NATO's imminent Ukraine special mission, Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said last week that Hungary's "position within the military alliance needs to be redefined".

Meta Platforms (META.O), opens new tab has added safety features to its misinformation tracking tool CrowdTangle for use during European Parliament elections in an attempt to allay EU concerns that triggered an investigation last month into the impact of its decision to phase out the tool, News.az reports.

TotalEnergies, together with the operator Petrobras and their partners in the Atapu and Sépia consortiums, have taken the Final Investment Decision (FID) for the second development phase of Atapu and Sépia fields, located in the prolific pre-salt Santos Basin, offshore Brazil.

Iran has increased its reserves of uranium enriched to 60% by 20.6 kg to 142.1 kg, according to the report of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), News.az reports citing Reuters.

"On the 106th anniversary of its independence, ensuring regional peace, supporting global climate action, and promoting intercultural dialogue are on Azerbaijan's agenda," reads an article by Elin Suleymanov, Azerbaijan's Ambassador to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, published in the London-based "Diplomat" magazine on the occasion of May 28 - Independence Day.

There are some quite serious suspicions regarding the possible political motivation of the International Criminal Court's plan to issue arrest warrants against senior Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant.

Russia and Uzbekistan are holding proactive talks on a significant increase not only in gas but also electricity supplies to the Republic, Russian Energy Minister Sergey Tsivilev has said.

Russia intends to open a consulate general in the Karabakh region of Azerbaijan in 2024, Grigory Karasin, Chair of the Russian Federation Council Committee on Foreign Affairs, said during the meeting with his counterpart from Azerbaijan, Samad Seyidov, News.Az quotes Sputnik Armenia as saying..

The Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping Company (ASCO) has welcomed its first Handysize type vessel into its fleet, marking its entry into a new segment of dry cargo transportation. According to the order of President Ilham Aliyev name of Azerbaijan’s historical land Khojaly was given to the vessel.