Sun 27 August 2023: The death of Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Wagner paramilitary group, following a plane crash on Wednesday has been confirmed by formal genetic analysis, Russia’s Investigative Committee has said. “According to their results, the identities of all 10 victims were established, they correspond to the list stated in the flight list,” […]
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Sun 27 August 2023: Chinese President Xi Jinping has made a rare visit to Xinjiang, calling on officials to conserve “hard-won social stability” in a region where Beijing is accused of abuses that the United Nations has said could amount to “crimes against humanity”. The Chinese government has pursued a years-long campaign against what it […]
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Sun 27 August 2023: Emmerson Mnangagwa, the president of Zimbabwe, has been elected to his second and last term in office, an outcome that has been criticized by the opposition and questioned by observers. Analysts claimed the election was heavily skewed in favor of the ZANU-PF party, which has ruled the nation since independence and […]
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Sat 26 August 2023: A second bulk cargo ship has left Ukraine’s Black Sea port of Odessa despite Russia’s naval blockade and unilateral decision in July to cancel an international deal allowing grain exports. The ship, now named Primus and sailing under a Liberian flag, left port on Saturday morning, according to ship tracker MarineTraffic. […]
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Sat 26 August 2023: The EU on Saturday voiced concerns over “rapid” rise in refined petroleum products made from Russian crude oil in India finding way to the European market, saying it defies the purpose of the sanctions against Moscow that are aimed at reducing its ability to finance the war with Ukraine. The European […]
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Sat 26 August 2023: The International Space Station received a successful Saturday launch carrying a four-person international crew, according to NASA. According to a statement from NASA, the launch occurred at 3:27 a.m. EDT (0727 GMT) from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center. The seventh commercial crew rotation trip to the International Space Station, according to the […]
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Sat 26 August 2023: Saudi Arabia is considering a Chinese bid to build it a nuclear power plant, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, a decision that could derail US plans in the Kingdom, Reuters reports. State-owned China National Nuclear Corp (CNNC) has bid to build a nuclear plant in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province, near the border with […]
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Sat 26 August 2023: After Yevgeny Prigozhin and Dmitry Utkin, the leaders of the Russian Wagner mercenary group, appeared to perish in a plane crash, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko claimed that he had warned them to be on the lookout for potential threats to their lives. He also insisted that Wagner fighters would remain in […]
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Fri 25 August 2023: Niger’s military administration on Friday gave the French ambassador 48 hours to leave the country. “In reaction to the note sent on August 8 to Niger’s former Ambassador in France, and French Ambassador Sylvain Itte’s refusal to reply to an invitation by the ministry for a discussion on Friday August 25 […]
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Fri 25 August 2023: The Niger junta, which took power in a military coup on July 26, has forged a military alliance with neighboring Burkina Faso and Mali, whose rulers also took office in coups. On Thursday, the foreign ministers of the three countries made a joint declaration in Niamey, Niger’s capital. The foreign ministers […]
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