Defective Russian Mars probe Fobos-Grunt returned to Earth on Sunday, landing in the Pacific Ocean, Interfax news agency reports. Debris from the 13.5-ton space vehicle fell into the ocean at around 1745 GMT, said Russian Defence Ministry spokesman Alexei Zolotukhin. Russian space experts, monitoring the probe’s descent, kept adjusting its predicted trajectory, calculating that chances [...]

China’s rising global influence is straining its strategic partnership with Russia reports Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Decreasing dependence on Russian arms exports and a growing number of alternative energy suppliers mean that China has taken the upper hand in the relationship. The report China’s Energy and Security Relations with Russia: Hopes, Frustrations and [...]