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Russia Targets Opposition Leader Navalny With Mass Raids

Navalny instructed supporters to vote strategically in the elecitons to block allies of Putin
Russian investigators on Thursday raided dozens of regional offices of top protest leader Alexei Navalny, as well as the homes of his supporters, after mass opposition rallies this summer.Navalny said the raids were the result of Kremlin "hysteria" after allies of President Vladimir Putin suffered major losses in local elections in Moscow on Sunday.Navalny, who had instructed supporters to vote strategically to push out pro-Kremlin candidates, said on YouTube: "Putin got upset and is stomping his feet."
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) says he enjoys a "special" relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin

India Challenging China’s Influence In South China Sea With Russia's Backing

India and Russia have agreed to launch a sea route that will extend from Vladivostok, a major port city in Eastern Russia, to Chennai, on the Bay of Bengal in eastern India. The agreement could present a challenge to China as the maritime route will include parts of the South China Sea where China continues to flex its muscle.
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Russia aims high with new passenger plane

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Russian humanoid robot boards space station after delay

It was second time lucky on Tuesday as an unmanned spacecraft carrying Russia's first humanoid robot docked at the International Space Station following a failed attempt over the weekend."Sorry for the delay. Got stuck in traffic. Am ready to carry on with work," the robot's Twitter account said in a jokey first tweet from space.Copying human movements and designed to help with high-risk tasks, the lifesize robot, Fedor, is due to stay on the ISS until September 7.

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