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CNN publishes a photo-driven retrospective tracing humanity’s space journey—from Sputnik I’s 1957 launch and Yuri Gagarin’s 1961 orbit to Apollo 11’s lunar landing, early spacewalks, and milestones like the ISS, Voyager probes, the Hubble and James Webb telescopes, and recent lunar missions—showing how each achievement expanded our reach beyond Earth.
Azerbaijan has detained Sputnik executives amid escalating tensions with Russia, following a police raid on the Russian state media office in Baku and recent deadly Russian raids on Azerbaijanis in Yekaterinburg, leading to diplomatic protests and a deterioration of relations between the two countries.
Azerbaijan police raided the offices of Russia's Sputnik news agency in Baku amid escalating tensions between the two countries, including recent arrests of Azerbaijanis in Russia and diplomatic disputes following a plane incident and violence against Azerbaijanis in Russia. The move was condemned by Russia as unfriendly, highlighting worsening relations.