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  • Former US Marine Robert Gilman, who serves a prison sentence for assaulting a Russian police officer in 2022, attends a court hearing in Voronezh, Russia, on April 6.
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    American detained in Russia is ‘near death,’ advocate says
  • Mandatory Credit: Photo by Xinhua/Shutterstock (15432095a)
This file photo shows a manned lunar lander during a trial at a test site in Huailai County, north China's Hebei Province. China on Thursday announced that it has successfully completed a comprehensive test for the landing and takeoff of its manned lunar lander at a test site in Huailai County, Hebei Province.
 The test completed on Wednesday represents a key step in the development of China's manned lunar exploration program, and it also marks the first time that China has carried out a test for extraterrestrial landing and takeoff of a manned spacecraft, said the China Manned Space Agency.
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    A new space race is unfolding at the moon’s south pole. Here’s what to know about China’s game plan
  • Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives to lay a wreath during a ceremony at the Unknown Tomb in Moscow, on June 22, 2026.
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    US intel assesses Putin could launch attack aimed at testing NATO unity
  • The US Capitol building on July 4.
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    Senate passes Russia sanctions bill named in honor of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham
  • TOPSHOT - This photograph shows fire and smoke rising from a warehouse destroyed during massive Russian ballistic missile and drone strikes on the outskirts of Kyiv early on August 5, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Russian strikes on Ukraine's capital and surrounding region killed at least two people and wounded dozens more, authorities said on August 5, 2026, after fresh overnight missile and drone attacks. (Photo by Roman PILIPEY / AFP via Getty Images)
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    How Russian ballistic missiles are exploiting holes in Ukraine’s air defenses
  • LEIPZIG, GERMANY - AUGUST 5: Police investigators work on the tarmac with a robot capable of defusing explosives near a  Ukrainian Antonov cargo plane at Leipzig/Halle Airport on August 5, 2026 near Leipzig, Germany. Airport workers reportedly discovered a drone yesterday on the tarmac near an Antonov at the airport that was equipped with an explosives detonator and an unidentified substance. Additionally, a DHL cargo plane that took off from the airport late last night collided with a small object, causing minor damage. (Photo by Jens Schlueter/Getty Images)
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    Germany warns of ‘new threat’ after explosives-packed drone targets airport
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  • People protest against Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's decision to replace Mykhailo Fedorov as defence minister, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, July 17, 2026. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
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  • A motorist fills up his gas tank in a gas station in Belleville-en-Beaujolais in France on June 04, 2026.
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    The world no longer has an oil problem. It has a gasoline problem
  • NOVOSIBIRSK, RUSSIA - JULY 03: A view of the fuel stations as long queues formed from the early hours of the morning in Novosibirsk, Russia on July 03, 2026. The number of regions in Russia where restrictions have been imposed on gasoline and diesel fuel sales has exceeded 40, while the government is considering additional measures, including a complete ban on diesel exports, to address supply shortages in the domestic market. (Photo by Rostislav Netisov/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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    Russia bans diesel exports after Ukrainian attacks, straining tense global market
  • Goodzone shopping mall in Moscow, Russia, on April 23, 2026.
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    What a deserted mall in Moscow says about Russia’s economic woes
  • Oil pump jacks outside Almetyevsk in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, on June 4, 2023.
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    The Iran conflict is a boon for Russia’s ‘war machine.’ And it’s not just about oil
  • A view of the liquefied natural gas production facility in Qatar's Ras Laffan Industrial City on March 3, 2026.
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  • Former US Marine Robert Gilman, who serves a prison sentence for assaulting a Russian police officer in 2022, attends a court hearing in Voronezh, Russia, on April 6.
    Vladimir Lavrov/File/Reuters
    American detained in Russia is ‘near death,’ advocate says
  • Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives to lay a wreath during a ceremony at the Unknown Tomb in Moscow, on June 22, 2026.
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    US intel assesses Putin could launch attack aimed at testing NATO unity
  • The US Capitol building on July 4.
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    Senate passes Russia sanctions bill named in honor of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham
  • Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan and Alsu Kurmasheva, who were released from detention in Russia, look on at Kelly Field in San Antonio, Texas, U.S., August 2, 2024. REUTERS/Kaylee Greenlee Beal
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    The stars, a family hug and the difficult road back from Russian detention
  • President Donald disembarks Marine One after landing at the Ellipse near the White House on July 27.
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    Does Trump even care if Russia helps Iran target US troops?

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