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Moscow Airports Halt Flights After Alleged Drone Attack

Moscow Airports Halt Flights After Alleged Drone Attack

All 4 major airports in Moscow closed after the alleged drone strike. Russian air defenses intercepted a drone that flew over the city. Fragments from the downed drone fell near Expocentre, but no one was injured. In the early hours of Friday morning, all four major airports in Moscow were temporarily closed after an alleged … Read more

Griner: U.S. b-ball star goes on trial in Russia on drug charges

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U.S. b-ball star Brittney Griner went being investigated in a court on the edges of Moscow. Friday to hear drug charges that could see her serve as long as 10 years in a Russian prison. Griner, 31, was officially told at this first hearing that she was accused of purposefully bringing opiates into Russia. She … Read more

Griner: Russia to open preliminary against U.S. ball star

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Brittney Griner is being investigated in Russia on drug charges that could see her have to do with 10 years in prison. Griner plays place for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA and is a seven-time WNBA All-Star. Griner, a headliner in the U.S.- based Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA), was confined at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo … Read more

Brittney Griner’s return from Russia remains ‘top priority’: US State Department

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The return of Brittney Griner to the United States remains a “high priority,” according to a US State Department spokeswoman, following the release of Trevor Reed in a prisoner swap with Russia. Griner, a seven-time All-Star with the Mercury and a two-time Olympic gold champion with Team USA, was detained in February at Sheremetyevo International … Read more