ISS launch: New US-Russian crew heads to space station
Image source, ReutersBy Ali Abbas Ahmadi BBC News A SpaceX rocket carrying three US astronauts and one Russian cosmonaut blasted off from Florida on Monday bound for the International Space…
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Ukraine needs enhanced air defenses as Russia expands missile arsenal
With efforts to pass new US military aid to Ukraine still stuck in Congress, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy recently singled out reinforcing the country’s air defenses as one of Kyiv’s…
Alexei Navalny: The magnitude of covering the funeral of Putin’s fierce critic
Image source, ReutersImage caption, Alexei Navalny was one of Putin's most outspoken criticsBy Steve RosenbergRussia Editor We witness events, and we report on them. But in the age of 24-hour…
Ukraine-Russia war: Ukrainian commander-in-chief eyes leadership shake-up
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Ukrainian medical volunteers of the Hospitaliers Battalion evacuated Ukrainian soldiers wounded in the battle for Avdiivka on 20
Alexei Navalny: Crowds chant defiance as they bid farewell to Navalny
To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Media caption, Watch: Terminator 2 song plays at Navalny's burial By Laura GozziBBC News Thousands of Russians have…
Alexei Navalny: ‘No hearse for body’ as family prepares funeral
Image source, EPAImage caption, Barriers were unloaded near the church where Navalny's memorial service will be held on FridayBy Laura GozziBBC News With hours to go until Alexei Navalny's funeral,…
Gulf region markets offer huge growth potential for Ukraine’s IT sector
Ukraine’s IT industry was the only sector of the country’s economy to grow during the first year of Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022. Despite the unprecedented shocks of the Russian…
Putin warns West against sending troops to Ukraine
Image source, ReutersImage caption, The West "provoked" the conflict in Ukraine, President Putin saidBy Laura GozziBBC News Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned Western countries against sending troops to Ukraine.…
Bulgarian decorator accused of spying for Russia appears in court
Image source, ReutersBy Daniel De SimoneBBC News A Bulgarian painter and decorator has appeared in court accused of spying for Russia in the UK. Tihomir Ivanchev, 38, from Acton, West…
Alexei Navalny to be buried on Friday in Moscow
Image source, ShutterstockImage caption, Alexei Navalny was one of Vladimir Putin's most outspoken critics Alexei Navalny will be buried at a cemetery in Moscow on Friday, a spokesperson has confirmed.…