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Russian cosmonaut Valery Polyakov has died at the age of 80.
Polyakov holds the record for the longest-ever trip to space – a massive 437 full days orbiting the Earth between 1994 and 1995 on the Mir space station.

America’s president Joe Biden has said his country will defend Taiwan if China were to attack them. 

Hurricane Fiona knocked out all electricity on the US island of Puerto Rico, as the winds reached 86mph.

Alla Pugacheva – one of Russia’s biggest music stars, has condemned the invasion of Ukraine and called on Russian authorities to declare her a “foreign agent”, in solidarity with her anti-war husband Maxim Galkin.

The Metro says Vladimir Putin has admitted that Chinese President Xi Jinping has ‘questions and concerns’ over his invasion of Ukraine.

The Metro says Vladimir Putin is now believed to have survived seven attempts on his life after reports his limousine was allegedly attacked earlier this week.

The Guardian says A federal judge has named Raymond Dearie, a senior US district judge with experience handling US national security matters, as an independent arbiter to vet records seized by the FBI from Donald Trump’s Florida estate in an ongoing criminal investigation.

The Guardian says The world may be edging toward a global recession as central banks simultaneously raise interest rates to combat persistent inflation, the World Bank has warned.

The i says Students in light blue dresses and navy blue blazers walk briskly through the gate at Queen Elizabeth Girls High School in Harare, Zimbabwe’s capital to attend lessons that start at 8am. In the city’s central business district, however, the Queen Elizabeth Hotel is up for sale, the owners have recently announced.

A strike on Friday by French air traffic control will disrupt travel for tens of thousands of passengers.