RT News - October 14, 2018 (12:00 MSK)
Barely three minutes in - and at immense speed - a quick-thinking crew were forced to abandon their malfunctioning spacecraft on Thursday, before a nail-biting descent back to Earth. Almost two weeks and still no clarity on the fate of a prominent journalist, who vanished after entering the Saudi embassy in Istanbul prompting speculation that he was murdered there, something Riyadh denies. America's midterm elections are looming - with Democrats and Republicans going all out, as projections put just 6 per cent between them in next month's high-stakes vote.