Russia’s Long-Range Aviation has received a modernized Tu-22M3 strategic bomber, while two Tu-160M planes have been submitted for flight tests, the state-run United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) announced on Friday. The Tu-22M3 was given a number of tweaks aimed at boosting its capabilities, the UAC said in a statement. After a …
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Parliament passed the bill on its third reading on Thursday, voting to amend two previous pieces of legislation that took effect in 2002 and 2012 in order to empower authorities to go after suspected terrorists. Should the law receive final royal approval, anyone determined to be “planning” or making “other …
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Officials in numerous parts of the country fear a combination of pleasant spring weather and the break-up of some schools for holidays could encourage people to gather in groups, thus risking the increased spread of the virus. Police chiefs in the capital will launch a “large-scale” operation involving 4,000 officers …
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