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August 24, 2019

Docking aborted for Russia’s first humanoid robot in space

An unmanned spacecraft carrying Russia’s first humanoid robot to be sent into orbit failed to dock at the International Space Station on Saturday, in a new setback for Moscow. “Russian cosmonauts issued a command to abort the automated approach of…

August 24, 2019

Ukraine soldiers hold unofficial march after Kiev cancels event

Some 20,000 people, most of them soldiers in uniform, turned out in Kiev Saturday for an unofficial march to mark Ukrainian Independence Day after the president cancelled a traditional military parade. New leader Volodymyr Zelensky, who came to power with…

August 24, 2019

Soyuz spacecraft carrying humanoid robot fails to dock with space station

A Soyuz spacecraft carrying Russia’s first humanoid robot on Saturday failed to dock automatically with the international space station, Moscow news agencies reported. The craft launched a repeat of the docking manoeuvres after the failure of the first attempt, which…

August 23, 2019

Turkey’s Erdogan to visit Moscow on Tuesday after convoy hit by air strike in Syria

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will visit Moscow on Tuesday for a meeting with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, days after a Turkish convoy was hit by an air strike in Syria, the presidency said in a statement. Erdogan will pay…

August 23, 2019

Ex-US marine says injured by Russian prison guards

A former US marine who was arrested in Moscow on espionage charges said Friday he has been injured by guards in the prison where he is being held awaiting trial. “I was injured in the prison… the prison doesn’t want…

August 23, 2019

Putin, Erdogan to ‘activate’ cooperation on Syria: Kremlin

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday agreed to “activate mutual efforts” to ease the situation in Syria’s Idlib region, the Kremlin said. “They discussed the issues of Russian-Turkish cooperation in the context of…

August 23, 2019

Russia launches floating nuclear reactor in Arctic despite warnings

Russia launched the world’s first floating nuclear reactor, sending it on an epic journey across the Arctic on Friday, despite environmentalists warning of a “Chernobyl on ice.” Loaded with nuclear fuel, the Akademik Lomonosov left the Arctic port of Murmansk…

August 23, 2019

Putin opponent Navalny freed after 30 days in jail

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was released on Friday after serving 30 days in jail for planning opposition protests, which have grown into a movement that has shaken Moscow since last month. Police were present outside the prison on his release…

August 23, 2019

Putin vows ‘symmetric response’ to US missile test

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday he has ordered the military to prepare a “symmetric response” after Washington tested a formerly banned missile. Putin said he had ordered an analysis of “the level of threat for our country created…