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ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) — President Donald Trump said Sunday that the Donbas region of Ukraine should be “cut up,” leaving most of it in Russian hands, to end a war that has dragged on for nearly four years. “Let it be cut the way it is,” he told reporters aboard Air Force One. “It’s cut up right now,” …

Institute of Biomedical Problems When humanity ventures out into the final frontier, we won’t be alone. I’m not talking about extraterrestrial life, but the Earth-based life that we’ll bring with us. Russia returned a research satellite last week that was carrying 75 mice, over 1,500 flies, microorganisms, plant seeds and cell cultures. …

​ This is an excerpt from an opinion article by former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. For decades, Israel has tried, sometimes against our better instincts, to work with the United Nations. I have personally sat in numerous meetings with U.N. officials, painstakingly negotiating frameworks to ensure humanitarian aid reached civilians in Gaza. I oversaw budgets, coordinated secure passageways for convoys, …

When Vietnamese singer Duc Phuc held aloft the crystal cup trophy in Moscow’s Live Arena on Saturday night, he became the inaugural winner of new song contest Intervision — a Russian answer to Eurovision that some say is as much about politics and power as it is about performance. In a show overflowing with thundering vocals and pyrotechnics, Duc Phuc’s …

Facebook Tweet Email Link With cheering crowds, glowing lights, a hint of political intrigue and a winning act in Vietnamese singer Duc Phuc, Russia’s answer to the Eurovision song contest – “Intervision” – gave off similar vibes as the competition that inspired it when it returned to Moscow on Saturday. Fans dressed in their national colors thronged the streets outside …

With cheering crowds, glowing lights, a hint of political intrigue and a winning act in Vietnamese singer Duc Phuc, Russia’s answer to the Eurovision song contest – “Intervision” – gave off similar vibes as the competition that inspired it when it returned to Moscow on Saturday. Fans dressed in their national colors thronged the streets outside the “Live Arena” on …

The Bank of Russia lowered benchmark rates again on Friday and denied the economy is in a recession, even after its own data showed GDP has been shrinking this year. The latest cut brought rates down by 1 percentage point to 17% and marked the third reduction since June as sky-high borrowing costs have helped cool inflation but are also …

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Russia‘s mysterious ‘Doomsday Radio’ came to life on Monday, sending out two cryptic voice messages to unknown listeners. The Cold War-era shortwave station has been broadcasting a continuous, monotonous buzzing sound since the 1970s. Located about 18 miles from Moscow, it is believed to be part of a secret military communications network, possibly even a failsafe linked to Russia’s nuclear …

A vaccine that could change the way we fight cancer is making headlines. Russia’s Enteromix has reportedly achieved 100% efficacy in preclinical trials, showing both safety and strong tumour-fighting abilities, according to a report by Tass. Veronika Skvortsova, head of the Federal Medical and Biological Agency (FMBA), revealed the results at the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF). “The research spanned several …