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The fate of the Wagner mercenary group is not necessarily linked to that of its leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, according to Columbia University political scientist Prof Kimberly Marten. The Wagner groups is a

Ukraine military officials say Wagner fighters are being sent to Bakhmut to reinforce their positions, not withdraw. The Ukrainian military has brushed aside claims by the head of Russia’s Wagner mercenary force that he

At least 78 people have been killed in a crush at a school in Yemen’s rebel-held capital, Sanaa, during a charity event for Ramadan, officials say. The incident began after hundreds crowded

If you want to know why Sudan matters to so many other countries, just take a look at a map. There’s a reason why the fighting that has erupted there over the

A metal sphere that washed up on a beach in Japan, perplexing locals and setting off widespread speculation, has been removed, according to local media. Pictures showed a heavy lifting machine picking

The US has shot down a giant Chinese balloon that it says has been spying on key military sites across America. The Department of Defence confirmed its fighter jets brought down the

Germany’s foreign minister Anna Baerbock has said she “would not stand in the way” of Poland if they were to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine. Ukraine has called on the West

Fire put out at site of a gas pipeline explosion in northern Lithuania with no signs of attack or casualties. A gas pipeline connecting Lithuania and Latvia was hit by an explosion

Far-right security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said waving the Palestinian flag is an act in support of ‘terrorism’. Israel’s new far-right Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir has instructed police to remove Palestinian flags from

Belarus also asked to be allowed to export its own fertiliser products, which are currently subject to Western sanctions. Belarus told the United Nations that it would allow, without conditions, the transit