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In Togo, an Armed Forces helicopter was involved in an accident on Sunday afternoon at the Nioukpourma military camp. After suffering a terrorist attack on October 2, the Togolese army lost one of its combat aircraft. On Sunday October 6, a Russian-made MI-23 helicopter crashed shortly after taking off from …

A study published in a scientific journal has revealed that lunar soil samples brought back by China’s Chang’e-5 space mission in 2020 contain traces of water. This statement testifies to the scientific importance of China’s space ambitions, which aim to send a manned mission to the Moon by 2030. According …

At least six people were killed and 35 others injured this Monday morning, May 6, in a Ukrainian attack by explosive drones in the Russian region of Belgorod, bordering Ukraine and regularly targeted by Kiev forces, announced the local governor. “Two small trucks (…), which were transporting employees to their …

The BRICS Film Festival, now in its eighth year, kicked off in Russia on Friday as part of the Moscow International Film Festival. It is an annual event organized by the rotating presidency of the BRICS countries. The Moscow program features eight films from Russia, India, China, Brazil, Iran, South …

The International Olympic Committee suspended the Russian National Olympic Committee (NOC) this Thursday “with immediate effect” for having placed several organizations in occupied Ukrainian regions under its authority, the organization’s spokesperson announced. This decision automatically deprives the Russian body of Olympic funding, but has no consequences on the possible presence …

Russian authorities have issued a search warrant for Pole Piotr Hofmanskithe, President of the International Criminal Court without specifying the reason. “The Pole is wanted in connection with a criminal investigation,” the Interior Ministry said in its database of wanted persons, according to the state agencies Tass and Ria Novosti. …

Russia, Bamako’s ally, vetoed on Wednesday a UN Security Council resolution extending sanctions against Malians threatening peace in the country, which the Malian junta was demanding be lifted. The resolution which planned to extend for one year the sanctions regime put in place in 2017 against individuals endangering the 2015 …

At least 33 people were killed and dozens more injured in an explosion and fire at a gas station in Dagestan, a Russian republic in the Caucasus, according to a new report released on Tuesday by the Russian Situations Ministry. emergency. “A total of 102 people were injured as a …

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a new law on Monday July 24 banning sex change operations, local media reported. The text prohibits “any medical intervention” for gender reassignments, including surgical operations and hormonal therapies. Changing the gender designation in identity documents will also be prohibited. The bill had passed …

At least 13 people including 3 children have died after a fighter-bomber plane crashed into a building in the southern city of Yeysk, the Russian Defence ministry said. According to a report from the pilots, who jettisoned from the plane, the reason for the crash was a fire in one …