Wigs, gold bars and pictures of severed heads: Inside Wagner boss’s lavish Russian mansion - OLD Pro-Kremlin media reported that a raid on the Wagner chief’s flat had been conducted by Russian forces The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2023
Ukraine-Russia war – live: Kyiv claims new gains made against Putin’s troops near Bakhmut Update from Kyiv signals its counteroffensive is gradually making progress The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2023
US says Russian fighter jets again harass Reaper drones in Syria Russian fighter jets accused of conducting dangerous manoeuvres for second day near US military drones over Syria. Al Jazeera · Jul 7, 2023
US to send cluster bombs to Ukraine despite humanitarian concerns The weapons, banned by more than 120 countries, will be in the new aid package expected to be announced on Friday. Al Jazeera · Jul 7, 2023
NATO tracks movements of Russia’s Wagner mercenaries: Stoltenberg NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg says Western military alliance is monitoring movements of Russian mercenary force. Al Jazeera · Jul 7, 2023
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 499 As the war enters its 499th day, these are the main developments. Al Jazeera · Jul 7, 2023
Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 499 of the invasion 10 people killed in Lviv missile strike; US poised to send cluster munitions to Ukraine The Guardian - AU · Jul 6, 2023
Why the US is willing to send Ukraine cluster munitions now The Biden administration has agreed to provide controversial cluster munitions to Ukraine that it says could help its forces penetrate Russia's defensive lines, but that many nations have pledged not to use again due to risks to civilians The Independent UK · Jul 6, 2023
Biden set to send cluster munitions to Ukraine despite concern President Joe Biden has agreed to send cluster munitions to Ukraine, fulfilling a request from President Volodymyr Zelenskyy despite concern from arms control groups and human rights activists about the potential harm to civilians. Tribune News Service · Jul 6, 2023
Russian fighter jets 'harass' US drones over Syria in dramaticnewly released video The near misses between US Air Force drones and Russian jet fights is just the latest incident in a long line over eastern Syria where 900 troops are still based Daily Mirror · Jul 6, 2023
Kallas calls for tribunal to hold Russia accountable TALLINN -- Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas continues to emphasize the need to hold the current Russian leadership accountable for the invasion of Ukraine. Her conviction is rooted in her personal experience growing up under the control of the Soviet Union, as the northernmost Baltic state had been in the… The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jul 6, 2023
What are cluster bombs and why are they controversial? Biden administration confirms it has approved providing Ukraine with weapons opposed by human rights groups The Guardian - US · Jul 6, 2023
Internationalising the rupee without the ‘coin tossing’ A start could be made to push for making the rupee an official currency in international organisations, thereby giving it a higher profile and acceptability The Hindu · Jul 6, 2023
Wagner chief Prigozhin is in Russia, says Belarus president Lukashenko Prigozhin is meant to have fled the country following a deal in the wake of his short-lived mutiny The Independent UK · Jul 6, 2023
The Independent UK · Jul 6, 2023 US to provide cluster munitions to Ukraine as part of a new military aid package: AP sources The Biden administration has decided to provide cluster munitions to Ukraine and is expected to announce on Friday that the Pentagon will send thousands as part of the latest military aid package for the war effort against Russia
The Guardian - US · Jul 6, 2023 US expected to provide cluster bombs to Ukraine Human Rights Watch calls for immediate halt and urges US not to supply bombs amid reports Biden is to include them in aid package
WEKU · Jul 6, 2023 Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin is back in Russia, says Belarus' Lukashenko That's in contrast to the deal worked out after the failed uprising last month. The Kremlin had said the Wagner group leader would be exiled to neighboring Belarus but would not face charges.
The Independent UK · Jul 6, 2023 Pope Francis' trip to Mongolia in September will be closely watched by Russia and China Pope Francis travels to the periphery of Roman Catholicism this summer when he becomes the first pontiff to visit Mongolia
The Conversation · Jul 6, 2023 Ukraine recap: Yevgeny Prigozhin and the mystery of the mutiny that never was Ukrainian units are forcing their Russian foes back by what on some days seems like a few metres at a time. But on June 24, at least some Russian troops moved much more rapidly toward their own capital.
Al Jazeera · Jul 6, 2023 Analyst: ‘Uneasy ceasefire’ between Wagner, Russia after mutiny Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin was expected to relocate to Belarus, but Lukashenko says he’s in Russia.
The Independent UK · Jul 6, 2023 Russia expels Finnish diplomats, shuts down consulate in a tit-for-tat move Russia’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday announced the expelling of nine Finnish diplomats and shutting down Finland’s consulate in St. Petersburg, Russia’s second-largest city, in retaliation for Finland expelling nine Russian diplomats last month
Tribune News Service · Jul 6, 2023 Wagner chief Prigozhin is back in Russia, Lukashenko says The chief of the Wagner private army that staged an aborted rebellion against the Kremlin’s military leadership last month is back in Russia, according to Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.
The Conversation · Jul 6, 2023 Russia's kidnapping of Ukrainian children is not unique – Putin and others have long used children as political pawns Since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Russian soldiers have forcibly taken an estimated 16,000 Ukrainian children to Russia. Over 300 children have since returned home, but it is not clear what happened to most of the rest.
Daily Mirror · Jul 6, 2023 Brit injured after being blasted by Russian landmine while on Ukraine frontline James Smith, from the Wirral, was working with a team to clear a number of landmines about 20 metres away from Russian trenches when he stepped on a landmine
The Hindu · Jul 6, 2023 As envoy says G-20 summit is key event for Russia, Putin visit now a possibility The G20 summit in India is one of the “most important” events for Moscow, said a senior Russian diplomat, indicating the possibility that Russian President Vladimir Putin could attend the summit.