The detention of a US diplomat suspected of espionage, heat in Moscow and solar flares made the headlines this week.
© Photo : Russian Federal Security ServiceRyan Fogle, a US diplomat working as a third secretary in the embassy’s political department, was detained on the night of May 13 as he attempted to recruit an officer from one of Russia's special services. Later the diplomat was declared persona non grata.
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© Photo : Russian Federal Security Service
Ryan Fogle, a US diplomat working as a third secretary in the embassy’s political department, was detained on the night of May 13 as he attempted to recruit an officer from one of Russia's special services. Later the diplomat was declared persona non grata.
© RIA Novosti . Aleksandr Liskin / Go to the mediabankMay 15 marked the 25th anniversary of the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan.
May 15 marked the 25th anniversary of the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan.
© RIA Novosti . Ekaterina Tschesnokowa / Go to the mediabankThe 66th Cannes film festival opened on May 15.
The 66th Cannes film festival opened on May 15.
© RIA Novosti . Sergej Pjatakow / Go to the mediabankOn May 10-15, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia was visiting China.
On May 10-15, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia was visiting China.
© RIA Novosti . Ewgenij Bijatow / Go to the mediabankThe spring weather in Moscow broke temperature records for the second day running on May13-14, reaching almost 29 degrees Celsius
The spring weather in Moscow broke temperature records for the second day running on May13-14, reaching almost 29 degrees Celsius
© Mikhail Metzel On May 14, the Soyuz TMA-07M landing capsule touched the ground in a designated area in Kazakhstan safely bringing back three crewmembers from the International Space Station (ISS), Chris Hadfield of Canada, Roman Romanenko of Russia and Thomas Marshburn of the United States.
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© Mikhail Metzel
On May 14, the Soyuz TMA-07M landing capsule touched the ground in a designated area in Kazakhstan safely bringing back three crewmembers from the International Space Station (ISS), Chris Hadfield of Canada, Roman Romanenko of Russia and Thomas Marshburn of the United States.
© NASA / SDOThe Sun unleashed a trio of powerful solar flares on May 12-13.. None of these flares was pointed toward Earth. Otherwise, they could have triggered massive geomagnetic storms.
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© NASA / SDO
The Sun unleashed a trio of powerful solar flares on May 12-13.. None of these flares was pointed toward Earth. Otherwise, they could have triggered massive geomagnetic storms.