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MEPs campaign to stop Amazon from selling Soviet-themed products | #TheCube

A letter signed by 27 members of European Parliament has been sent to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, demanding the company halt sales of goods featuring Soviet symbols

Finland

Finland summons Russia ambassador over jammed GPS during NATO drills

Helsinki have summoned Russia’s ambassador to Finland to sit down with the State Secretary on Monday after accusing Moscow of interfering with their global positioning system (GPS) signal during NATO exercises.

World News

Chechen leader gives boy Mercedes for completing 4,105 push-ups

Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has given a five-year-old boy a Mercedes after he completed 4,105 push-ups.

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Russian official sacked after photoshopping landfill site pictures

A Russian official has been sacked after photoshopping pictures of a landfill site.

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Russia

Watch: Russian rock music fan auctions skin tattooed with autographs

Rock music fan Yuri Galaktionov wants his skin to be auctioned off after he dies.

USA

US: What's next for the Robert Mueller probe?

Protecting Special Counsel Robert Mueller will be one of the main issues discussed at the US Congress held today at a post-election session.

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Russian fashion designer creates costumes from rubbish

Artur Brazhe, an eco-fashion designer from the western Russian city of Kursk, believes that one man's trash is another man's treasure.

Ukraine

Voting in disputed elections underway for new local leaders in Donetsk and Luhansk

Disputed elections got underway for new local leaders in the two self-proclaimed peoples' republics of Donetsk and Luhansk in Eastern Ukraine

Finland

Russia may have jammed Finland's GPS signal, Sipila says

Finland’s GPS signal was intentionally disrupted during the recent NATO war games in Scandinavia, and Russia may have been responsible, Finnish Prime Minister Juha Sipila has said.

Ukraine

Kyiv & West condemn "Illegal" votes in Eastern Ukraine

US, EU and NATO line up behind Kyiv in condemnation of he Sunday votes in the Donetsk & Luhansk Peoples' Republics.

World News

Austrian military officer accused of spying for Moscow

Allegations that one of its senior military officers spied for the Kremlin prompts Austria's foreign minister to cancel a planned trip to Russia

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Moscow holds historic military parade on Red Square

Russian servicemen dressed in historical uniforms marched through Moscow's Red Square on Wednesday (November 7) to mark the 77th anniversary of the 1941 parade when Soviet soldiers headed to the front lines of World War Two.

Ukraine

Ukraine threatens Russian visitors to Crimea with prison

Ukraine's president signed a bill on Wednesday, which threatens Russians flying into Crimea with a short time in prison.

World News

Russia planning moon base manned by robots

Russia's space agency says it is considering establishing a base on the moon, possibly manned by robot avatars.

Russia

Russia calls out NATO on Twitter over war games

Russian officials have taken to Twitter to criticize the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) for threating Russia during it’s current military exercises, Trident Juncture, which are taking place between October 25 and November 7 in and around Norway.

World News

Russian fighter jet flies 'dangerously close' to US military plane

A Russian SU-27 fighter jet flew dangerously close to a US military reconnaissance plane in international airspace over the Black Sea on Monday, according to the Pentagon.

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What a hoot! Moscow cafe lets owls roam free

If you're a night owl, then a visit to this Moscow cafe would be a wise choice.

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Putin lays flowers at Red Square memorial for National Unity Day

Putin was joined by Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill and other religious leaders as he laid red flowers at a memorial to Russian Duke Dmitry Pozharsky and merchant Kozma Minin.

Russia

Dramatic onboard footage captures Soyuz rocket launch failure

The Russian space agency has released dramatic onboard footage of last month’s failed Soyuz rocket launch, as investigators announced that a faulty sensor was responsible for the incident.

Russia

Russia imposes financial sanctions on Ukraine's political elite

Russia has signed a decree imposing financial sanctions on Ukraine's political elite, freezing their property and financial assets in Russia. Hundreds of politicians and officials, as well as dozens of Ukrainian owned businesses are said to be targeted in response to similar measures taken by Kiev.

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