Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 570 of the invasion Ukraine claims to have seized village from Russian forces in Donetsk region; Zelenskiy to meet Biden in Washington next week The Guardian - AU · Sep 16, 2023
Mali peace deal under threat following increase in attacks by armed Tuareg groups Armed groups from northern Mali on Tuesday claimed they captured the key town of Bourem, located between Gao and Timbuktu, before pulling out of the town, fuelling fears of the collapse of a peace deal between the ex-rebels and government forces. Radio France Internationale · Sep 13, 2023
The Other Black Girl review – workplace thriller mixes satire with silliness A blunt but mostly entertaining adaptation of Zakiya Dalila Harris’s bestseller explores the complexities of race in the office The Guardian - US · Sep 13, 2023
Tuareg rebels claim control of northern Mali town after weeks of fighting Tuareg rebels says they have seized control of a military camp and posts in Bourem from army and Wagner mercenaries. Al Jazeera · Sep 12, 2023
‘We need food and shelter’: farmers flee for their lives as terrorists attack villages in Mali Civilians who have been displaced by raids want to return home but say there is no protection for them there The Guardian - UK · Sep 11, 2023
‘Weak’ Putin killed Wagner mercenary chief Prigozhin, Zelensky says Ukrainian president also calls for more weapons from the West to fight off Russia’s invasion of his nation The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2023
Cuba arrests 17 for trafficking men to fight for Russia in Ukraine Network based in Cuba and Russia alleged to have facilitated Cubans to join Russia’s war in Ukraine. Al Jazeera · Sep 8, 2023
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 561 As the war enters its 561st day, these are the main developments. Al Jazeera · Sep 7, 2023
Britain to add Russia's Wagner mercenary group to terror list The Russian Wagner mercenary group is to be declared a terrorist organisation by Britain in a move that will make it meaning it illegal to belong to or support the organisation. Radio France Internationale · Sep 6, 2023
Wagner Group set to be declared a terrorist organisation Defence Secretary Grant Shapps defended the time it had taken to make the move. The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2023
The UK says it will declare Russia’s Wagner mercenary group a banned terrorist organization The U.K. says it will declare Russia’s Wagner mercenary group a banned terrorist organization The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2023
Russia’s Wagner group to be declared a terrorist organisation by UK The order will mean that, once passed, it is illegal to be a member of or support Wagner Group Evening Standard · Sep 6, 2023
UK to declare Wagner Group a terrorist organisation Home secretary says Wagner fighters are ‘terrorists, plain and simple’ The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2023
Wagner to be declared a terrorist organisation, Home Office says The order will mean that, once passed, it is illegal to be a member of or support Wagner Group. The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2023
Al Jazeera · Sep 5, 2023 Cuba uncovers network trafficking Cubans to fight for Russia in Ukraine Cuba says it has no part in war in Ukraine and would ‘act vigorously’ against those trafficking Cubans as fighters.
The Conversation · Sep 4, 2023 Russia in Africa: Prigozhin's death exposes Putin's real motives on the continent The apparent assassination of Yevgeny Prigozhin in the crash of his private jet between Moscow and St. Petersburg represents an inflection point in Russian-African relations. Prigozhin, as leader of the notorious Wagner Group, had been the point man for Russia in Africa since Wagner first began operations on the continent…
The Hindu · Sep 3, 2023 The rise and fall of a Russian warlord The message to the world is that the regime in Russia remains stable despite the mutiny, despite Prigozhin’s death and despite the western sanctions
The Guardian - AU · Sep 1, 2023 What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis Wagner founder Yevgeny Prigozhin’s legacy; Ukraine captures key village on the southern Zaporizhzhia front; life on the ISS at a time of war
The Guardian - AU · Sep 1, 2023 Russia-Ukraine war: Swedish lawmakers to boycott Nobel ceremony following Russia invitation – as it happened The Nobel Foundation said invitations for the 2023 events were extended to all countries with diplomatic missions in Sweden and Norway
Al Jazeera · Sep 1, 2023 Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 555 As the war enters its 555th day, these are the main developments.
The Guardian - AU · Aug 31, 2023 Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 555 of the invasion Russia-installed authorities hold elections in occupied parts of Ukraine; Kuleba hits out at critics of counteroffensive
The Guardian - AU · Aug 31, 2023 Russia-Ukraine war: critics of counteroffensive are ‘spitting in the faces of soldiers’, says Kyiv – as it happened Ukraine’s foreign minister also says critics of the offensive’s slow progress should ‘shut up’
The Conversation · Aug 31, 2023 Ukraine recap: fallout from death of Yevgeny Prigozhin will be felt far beyond Moscow Where were you when you heard that Wagner Group boss Yevgeny Prigozhin’s aircraft had crashed and he was presumed dead? For Ukraine watchers it was something of a surreal JFK moment. And, like the Zapruder tape, the video footage of the Russian mercenary group commander’s Embraer Legacy 600 private jet…
France 24 · Aug 31, 2023 What do we know about the videos allegedly showing ‘destroyed’ Wagner cemeteries? A few days after the plane crash that killed Russian oligarch and head of the Wagner private military company Yevgeny Prigozhin, two videos emerged online showing the destruction of cemeteries for Wagner mercenaries – or so social media users claimed. Some people are saying that this destruction is part of…
The Guardian - UK · Aug 31, 2023 Yevgeny Prigozhin spoke of threats to his life days before death, video appears to show Wagner boss apparently seen in Africa saying ‘everything’s fine’ as he addressed rumours about wellbeing