On Wednesday (Dec. 11), Panama and Austria signed NASA's Artemis Accords, becoming the 49th and 50th nations to commit to the responsible exploration of space for all humanity, according to a statement from NASA.

Officials for Panama and Austria signed the Artemis Accords on Wednesday, becoming the 49th and 50th nations to join the international commitment to responsible space exploration.

Russia’s state-backed gas supplier has had a key European contract terminated in a blow to Vladimir Putin’s war economy. Austria’s OMV said it had cancelled its long-term deal with Gazprom following a long-running legal row over disruption to supplies in 2022 following the invasion of Ukraine.

Austrian oil and gas firm OMV said on Wednesday it had ended its long-term contract with Russian energy giant Gazprom after the latter ceased supplying

Austria's OMV said on Wednesday it had terminated its long-term gas supply contract with Gazprom after the Russian firm stopped deliveries last month amid a row that has been highly politicized due to the war in Ukraine.