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Russian spacewalk will prepare space station for new module
Two Russian cosmonauts suited up for a spacewalk outside the International Space Station Wednesday to begin preparing the Pirs airlock and docking compartment for removal next year to make way for attachment of a new laboratory module. The excursion, starting around 9:30 a.m. EST, also will validate using the Poisk […]
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Watch Live: Russian spacewalk aims to prepare International Space Station for new module
Two Russian cosmonauts suited up for a spacewalk outside the International Space Station Wednesday to begin preparing the Pirs airlock and docking compartment for removal next year to make way for attachment of a new laboratory module. The excursion, starting around 9:30 a.m. EST, also will validate using the Poisk […]
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Irina Salvina death: EU calls for inquiry into Russian journalist who set herself on fire
The EU’s lead spokesperson for foreign affairs and security policy, Peter Stano, said in a tweet Monday that the EU was “shocked about the tragic death of journalist Irina Slavina.” Slavina, whose real name was Irina Murakhtaeva, set herself on fire on Friday in the city of Nizhny Novgorod, 400 […]
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Trump Campaign Asks People to ‘Support Our Troops’ in Ad with Photo of Russian Jets
MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images Donald Trump Oops: A new digital ad for President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign called on people to “support our troops” while reportedly using a stock photo of Russian-made fighter jets. The ad, created by the Trump Make America Great Again Committee, ran over several days […]
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Trump Campaign’s ‘Support Our Troops’ Ad Features Photo of Russian Fighter Jets
An online ad released by President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign purports to show support for American troops but actually depicts Russian jets and weapons instead. The artwork features the silhouettes of servicemembers who are seen walking forward as fighter jets fly overhead. “That’s definitely a MiG-29,” Pierre Sprey, an expert […]
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Air ambulance flies Russian opposition leader Navalny to Germany
An air ambulance took off from the Siberian city of Omsk on Saturday carrying Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny to Germany for treatment of a suspected poisoning, after a day-long standoff over his medical evacuation. The 44-year-old lawyer and anti-corruption campaigner, one of President Vladimir Putin’s fiercest critics, fell into […]