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The Axiom-3 crew was joyfully welcomed to the International Space Station (ISS) by the “Expedition 70” astronauts and cosmonauts. After the welcoming ceremony, the astronauts made speeches for the world and their own countries. The astronauts were equipped with badges placed on their collars afterwards.

“I would like to express my gratitude to Gazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and his comrades, who established the Republic of Türkiye and entrusted it to us, to all our martyrs who died for this country, to our state with its strong will that enabled us to step here, and to our nation for providing us with these opportunities. The future is in the sky,” said the first Turkish astronaut, Alperen Gezeravcı, in Turkish.

The astronauts will conduct numerous scientific experiments focusing on human physiology and industrial developments during their time in space.

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Russia-Azerbaijan Tensions Escalate Amid Detentions and Deadly Raids

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Amid rising tensions between Russia and Azerbaijan, Azerbaijani community leader in Yekaterinburg, Shahin Shikhlinski, and his son Mutvali were briefly detained by Russian police near Baku Plaza shopping mall on July 1. Footage of the harsh detention circulated widely on social media, sparking public outrage in Azerbaijan. Both were released later that evening after giving witness statements.

The detentions follow a deadly Russian security operation on June 27 targeting Azerbaijani nationals in Yekaterinburg. Two brothers, Ziyeddin and Huseyn Safarov, were killed, three others were seriously injured, and nine were detained. The Russian Interior Ministry said the raids were part of a criminal investigation and were supported by the National Guard’s SOBR unit, but did not address the reported casualties.

In response, Azerbaijan summoned Russia’s chargé d’affaires and demanded a full investigation. The Azerbaijani Ministry of Culture also canceled all Russian cultural events. Meanwhile, an investigation was launched into the Baku office of Sputnik-Azerbaijan over alleged illegal financing, leading to further detentions.

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