Russia’s unmanned Luna-25 spacecraft has crashed into the Moon after spinning out of control. It was Russia’s first Moon mission in almost 50 years. The craft was due to be the first ever to land on the Moon’s south pole, but failed after encountering problems as it moved into its pre-landing orbit.
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France to pull troops out of Niger following coup
France will end its military presence in Niger as a result of the coup that removed the democratically elected president. The announcement was a significant. If expected, blow to France’s policy in Africa, with French troops having had to pull out of neighboring Mali and Burkina Faso in recent years after coups there.
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Hamas Ressistance On Israeli Tanks And Troops
Israeli tanks and troops pressed towards Gaza City on Thursday but met fierce resistance from Hamas militants using mortars and hit-and-run attacks from tunnels as the Palestinian death toll from nearly four weeks of bombardments mounted.
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Relatives of Ismoil Rakhmonov, the kidnapped teacher are not allowed to get acquainted with the materials of the criminal case
Ismoil Rakhmonov, a 38 year old teacher at the Tajik State University of Commerce, was abducted on July 12. His relatives are concerned that after more than a month, the prosecutor’s office does not give them the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the materials of the criminal case.
