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The coffin carrying the veteran firebrand Russian ultra-nationalist Vladimir Zhirinovsky leaves the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow. The politician -- who was reported to have been in grave condition after being hospitalised in early February with Covid -- died after a "serious and prolonged illness", the head of the lower house of parliament, Vyacheslav Volodin, said on Wednesday. IMAGES
Russians MPs observe a minute of silence during a session at the State Duma after the death of Vladimir Zhirinovsky. The firebrand Russian nationalist politician, a key figure in the country's post-Soviet history, is dead at the age of 75, according to the head of the lower house of parliament Vyacheslav Volodin. IMAGES
President Vladimir Putin visits the site where Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin landed after completing the legendary flight that made him the first man in space. Gagarin landed in a potato field in front of a five-year-old girl, Rita Nurskanova, and her grandmother in the southern city of Engels on the banks of the Volga River. A memorial now stands in the spot to honour the historic flight. IMAGES
Portland, Oct 20 (EFE / EPA) .-The Democratic candidate for the United States Senate, Sara Gideon, met this Tuesday with Shannon Trainor, executive director of Crossroads, a drug rehabilitation center in Portland, Maine.Gideon will challenge incumbent Republican Senator Susan Collins of Maine in the upcoming November 3 election. (Camera: CJ GUNTHER) SHOT LIST: DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE TO THE UNITED STATES SENATE, SARA GIDEON, AT A CROSSROADS TREATMENT CENTER IN PORTLAND, MAINE (USA).
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal meets with Luxembourg's Foreign Minister Xavier Bettel during a visit aimed at reiterating the Luxembourg government's support for Ukraine, against a backdrop of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. IMAGES