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November 16, 2018 at 10:27 am

Cargo ship launch clears crewed mission to space station

MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian Soyuz rocket sent a cargo ship on its way to the International Space Station on Friday, a successful launch that...

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November 12, 2018 at 2:08 am

Envoy: Russia plays Afghanistan broker due to US ‘failure’

MOSCOW (AP) — A senior Russian diplomat said Monday that Moscow is trying to be an Afghan peace broker because it considers the U.S. has...

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November 9, 2018 at 12:14 am

Russia hosts meeting on Afghanistan VIEW

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Friday voiced hope that a conference on Afghanistan taking place in Moscow could help pave the...

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Russian soldiers dressed in Red Army World War II uniforms march during the Nov. 7 parade in Red Square, in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018. The event marked the 77th anniversary of a World War II historic parade in Red Square and honored the participants in the Nov. 7, 1941 parade who headed directly to the front lines to defend Moscow from the Nazi forces. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) XAZ106 XAZ106

November 7, 2018 at 7:29 am

Russia marks anniversary of 1941 military parade VIEW

As the fate of Moscow was hanging in the balance on Nov. 7, 1941, Soviet troops marched in a parade to join the front lines....

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November 2, 2018 at 8:41 am

Putin praises Russian GRU military intel for its 100 years VIEW

MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin congratulated Russia's GRU military intelligence on its centenary Friday, hailing the agency that has been accused by the West...

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November 2, 2018 at 6:53 am

Russia and Cuba vow to expand their ‘strategic’ ties VIEW

MOSCOW (AP) — The leaders of Russia and Cuba vowed Friday to expand what they called their "strategic" ties and urged the United States to...

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November 1, 2018 at 10:00 am

Cuban president arrives in Russia for economic talks

MOSCOW (AP) — Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel arrived in Russia on Thursday for talks expected to focus on expanding economic ties between the two nations....

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October 25, 2018 at 3:26 am

Russian rocket puts satellite into orbit, 1st since failure

MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian Soyuz rocket put a military satellite in orbit on Thursday, its first successful launch since a similar rocket failed earlier...

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October 24, 2018 at 9:53 am

Putin says Russia will target nations hosting US missiles

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Wednesday that if the United States deploys intermediate-range missiles in Europe, Russia will have to target the...

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October 24, 2018 at 3:37 am

Russian, Italy vow to expand ties despite EU sanctions VIEW

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin and Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte pledged Wednesday to boost economic ties between their countries despite European Union...

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