[ad_1] CNN — A planned spacewalk by the Russian space agency Roscosmos has been called off following the discovery of a coolant leak coming from the Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft, which is currently docked to the International Space Station. NASA’s Rob Navias, speaking on a late Wednesday evening NASA TV broadcast, …
Read More »Donetsk: Ukraine launches ‘most massive strike’ on occupied region since 2014, Russia-installed mayor says
[ad_1] CNN — Ukrainian forces have unleashed the biggest attack on the occupied Donetsk region since 2014, according to a Russia-installed official, in the wake of heavy fighting in the east of the country. Donetsk has been held by Russian-backed separatists for eight years and it is one of four …
Read More »Biden welcomes African leaders for summit as China and Russia expand influence
[ad_1] Washington CNN — President Joe Biden welcomes nearly 50 leaders from Africa on Wednesday for a summit intended to reset Washington’s commitment to a region where China and Russia are also working to expand their influence. The gathering, coming nearly two years into Biden’s term, will focus on issues …
Read More »Brittney Griner is back in the US and dunking again after almost 10 months detained in Russia
[ad_1] CNN — Fresh off her elated return to the US after months in Russian custody, Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner is back on a basketball court. But her reintegration into American life is far from over, as is the fight by WNBA players for equity as US professional athletes. …
Read More »Europe’s power crisis has ‘very little to do with Putin’: CEO
[ad_1] This image, from Sept, 2022, shows a liquefied natural gas tanker arriving at a port in the Netherlands. Siese Veenstra | AFP | Getty Images The power crisis gripping Europe has little to do with Vladimir Putin and it could be argued that the Russian leader’s actions have helped …
Read More »Biden and Zelensky speak by phone to discuss recent US assistance for air defense
[ad_1] CNN — President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke on Sunday to discuss Russia’s invasion and recent US efforts to strengthen Ukraine’s air defenses. Zelensky thanked Biden for an additional $275 million in security assistance, which the Pentagon announced Friday, as well as for the wider and …
Read More »Brittney Griner release: After release from Russian custody, focus is on providing Brittney Griner and her family additional support, officials say
[ad_1] CNN — After being imprisoned in Russia for nearly 10 months, WNBA star Brittney Griner’s safe return to the US on Friday was marked by a stop at a Texas military medical facility for a routine evaluation, the US State Department said. Griner arrived at Brooke Army Medical Center …
Read More »Brittney Griner arrives in the US after being released from Russian custody in a prisoner exchange
[ad_1] San Antonio CNN — Brittney Griner, the American basketball star detained by Russian authorities in February, has safely returned to the United States after being released from custody in a prisoner exchange. Griner, 32, “arrived at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas early Friday … and was taken …
Read More »Ilya Yashin: Moscow court sentences Kremlin critic to eight and a half years for spreading ‘false information’
[ad_1] CNN — A Moscow court on Friday sentenced Kremlin critic Ilya Yashin to eight years and six months imprisonment after finding him guilty of spreading “false information” about the Russian army, according to Russian state media RIA Novosti. It is unclear if Yashin’s prison sentence includes the time he …
Read More »GCAP: Japan, Britain and Italy team up to build sixth-generation fighter jet
[ad_1] CNN — The United Kingdom, Japan and Italy announced Friday they are teaming up to build a sixth-generation fighter jet, designed to rival or eclipse the best warplanes now employed by the likes of China and Russia – and possibly even the United States, the main ally of the …
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