‘Things do go wrong’:Why Russia’s moon lander mission failed
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‘Things do go wrong’:Why Russia’s moon lander mission failed

More than 60 years on from its Soviet era heyday – launching the first dog and then the first man into space – Russia is on the backfoot as old and new global competitors race for the moon.

  • byLucy Cormack

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Russian sub commander who posted workout route on app shot dead on morning run

Russian sub commander who posted workout route on app shot dead on morning run

Stanislav Rzhitskiy publicly posted on the app the route of the six-kilometre path he regularly ran. Russian media say the post might have made things easier for his killer.

‘I’m for peace’:Russian players back Ukrainians’ special treatment at Wimbledon

‘I’m for peace’:Russian players back Ukrainians’ special treatment at Wimbledon

Russia’s Andrey Rublev is one of the few high-profile Russians who have spoken out against Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.

  • byRob Harris
Coup threat revives concern:How secure are Russia’s nukes?

Coup threat revives concern:How secure are Russia’s nukes?

The recent potential coup in Russia has raised questions about the security of Russia’s nuclear arsenal.

  • byJonathan Landay
Amid infighting among Putin’s lieutenants,Prigozhin appears to have taken a step too far

Amid infighting among Putin’s lieutenants,Prigozhin appears to have taken a step too far

After more than two decades of rigidly controlled rule by Putin,the worst infighting spilled out in the open among his top lieutenants.

Europe’s new economic security plan is aimed at the country whose name shall not be spoken

Europe’s new economic security plan is aimed at the country whose name shall not be spoken

The European Commission this week unveiled a new economic security plan aimed at limiting its exports of strategic technologies to China while strengthening screening of sensitive inbound investments to Europe.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
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‘Red lines long gone’:Russia sought to kill defector in Florida

‘Red lines long gone’:Russia sought to kill defector in Florida

The clandestine operation,seeking to eliminate a CIA informant in Miami,represented a brazen expansion of Putin’s campaign of targeted assassinations.

  • byRonen Bergman,Adam Goldman andJulian E. Barnes
‘Shhh’:Ukraine has quietly begun its fightback against Russia

‘Shhh’:Ukraine has quietly begun its fightback against Russia

It’s believed Ukraine’s long-awaited counteroffensive against Russia has begun,with the release of a glossy new ad campaign.

  • byLucy Cormack
War of words over Ukraine after Svitolina refuses to shake Sabalenka’s hand

War of words over Ukraine after Svitolina refuses to shake Sabalenka’s hand

The most heated exchanges involving Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina and Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka were off the court at Roland-Garros on Tuesday.

‘Mobs with pitchforks’:The coming Russian revolution will unleash horrifying new demons

‘Mobs with pitchforks’:The coming Russian revolution will unleash horrifying new demons

One thing we should not expect to see is an emergent regime that wants to end the war,usher in a new democracy and establish cordial relations with the West.

  • byColonel Richard Kemp
Ukraine under attack as Russia blames US for alleged Putin kill attempt

Ukraine under attack as Russia blames US for alleged Putin kill attempt

As Moscow points the finger at the US,gunfire and repeated heavier explosions have been heard near the centre of Kyiv.

  • byPavel Polityuk