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Added on the 19/01/2022 10:14:53 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
State leaders from the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), a Moscow-led military alliance in Eurasia, take a group photo ahead of a summit in Armenia, Erevan. IMAGES
Russian-led troops that were sent to help restore order after peaceful protests over an energy price hike gave way to violence and looting, leaving dozens dead in the country's largest city, Almaty, take part in a ceremony as they prepare to leave Kazakhstan. IMAGES
A space capsule carrying the International Space Station (ISS) crew of Russian cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev, Dmitri Petelin and NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, lands on the Earth's surface in Kazakhstan. IMAGES
Two Russian cosmonauts, Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub, and American astronaut Loral O'Hara rocket toward the International Space Station as tensions between Moscow and Washington rise over Ukraine. The crew is expected to dock at the ISS three hours later. The launch comes after Russia's first lunar mission in nearly 50 years failed last month. IMAGES
US NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara and Russian Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub, members of the International Space Station (ISS) Expedition 70-71 main crew, bid farewell to their relatives and visitors gathered ahead of the launch from the Russian leased Baikonur facility, in Kazakhstan. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.