US-Iran relations: Why did the prisoner exchange deal happen now? Critics have argued that the US has given into Iranian blackmail by agreeing to a prisoner exchange deal. Al Jazeera · Aug 26, 2023
Ramaswamy faces curiosity and skepticism in Iowa after center-stage performance in GOP debate Vivek Ramaswamy has charged back into Iowa after his attention-grabbing performance in the first Republican presidential debate The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2023
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 549 As the war enters its 549th day, these are the main developments. Al Jazeera · Aug 26, 2023
Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 549 of the invasion Lukashenko says Prigozhin dismissed warnings about threats to his life; Kremlin denies being behind plane crash; flight recorders and 10 bodies recovered The Guardian - AU · Aug 26, 2023
Russian military pilot ‘defects’ to Ukraine - and brings helicopter with him Previous reports claimed an Mi-8 helicopter landed in Ukraine ‘after getting lost’ but Kyiv claims it was part of a planned operation The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2023
What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis Yevgeny Prigozhin made ‘some serious mistakes’, says Vladimir Putin; Ukraine believed to have destroyed Russian supersonic bomber The Guardian - AU · Aug 25, 2023
‘Absolute lie’: Russia denies role in Yevgeny Prigozhin plane crash Allegations that Moscow was behind aircraft explosion presumed to have killed Wagner boss are untrue, spokesman says. Al Jazeera · Aug 25, 2023
Ukraine aid faces a stress test as some GOP 2024 presidential candidates balk at continued support Strong backing for Ukraine's effort to repel Russia's invasion has been the rare issue where President Joe Biden has mustered bipartisan support The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2023
Nod for game-changer jet engine technology transfer expected soon: U.S. Ambassador Eric Garcetti U.S. Ambassador Eric Garcetti expects Congressional approval for the GE-HAL jet engine deal between India and the U.S. to come through soon. He believes trade ties could be strengthened if India reduces tariffs and has more predictable regulations. Ahead of President Biden's visit to Delhi for the G-20 summit, Mr.… The Hindu · Aug 25, 2023
Who is Vivek Ramaswamy, the rising Republican presidential candidate? US author and entrepreneur is confidently pushing unorthodox, right-wing ideas while promoting unity in 2024 campaign. Al Jazeera · Aug 25, 2023
Is Seasonality A Compelling Reason to Buy Natural Gas? After trading below $1.95 per MMBtu in April 2023, nearby U.S. natural gas prices briefly eclipsed $3 in August before correcting. Natural gas traded to over $10 per MMBtu in August 2022 before collapsing. The April bottom came during a seasonally weak period, and natural gas is moving toward a… Barchart · Aug 25, 2023
Estonia's pro-Ukrainian PM faces pressure to quit over husband's indirect Russian business links Estonia’s strongly pro-Ukrainian prime minister is under increasing pressure to resign, after Estonian media revealed her husband’s role in a company that indirectly did business in Russia after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine last year The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2023
German minister says she hopes someone is indicted for the sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines Germany’s top security official says she hopes prosecutors will find sufficient evidence to indict whomever carried out an ttack on the Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea last year The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2023
Legionnaires' disease kills 7 people in a strategic Polish city on the Ukrainian border Poland's internal security officers are searching for the source of an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease which has killed seven people and infected more than 100 in a strategic city near the border with Ukraine The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Aug 25, 2023 Choreographer Alexei Ratmansky: ‘I don’t want my ballet to be staged in Russia ever again’ When the Ukrainian invasion began, the ballet great left a show at the Bolshoi in protest. Here he reconsiders his past ties with Russia and the silence of the cultural elite in the country of his birth
The Hindu · Aug 25, 2023 Russian President Vladimir Putin not to attend New Delhi G20 summit Russian President Vladimir Putin will not participate in the G20 leaders’ summit to be held here during September 9-10, the Press Secretary to the Russian President Dmitry Peskov has informed the Russian media.
The Conversation · Aug 25, 2023 How Russia is fighting for allies among the Brics countries using 'memory diplomacy' Since the start of the Ukraine war, there have been numerous diplomatic visits by Russian officials to Africa and Latin America aiming at boosting Russia’s global influence.
The Week · Aug 25, 2023 What is the Wagner Group? The head of the Wagner Group of mercenaries has reportedly been killed in a plane crash, putting Russia’s internal security and the future of the controversial military unit in jeopardy.
France 24 · Aug 25, 2023 These photos do not show that Ukrainian children are being sent to the front Since the start of the war in Ukraine, some have claimed that "children" are being recruited into the Ukrainian army. Three viral photos, purporting to show graves of very young soldiers, have been shared since mid-August as evidence of this phenomenon. However, two of these three photos have been manipulated,…
The Guardian - UK · Aug 25, 2023 Yevgeny Prigozhin obituary Multimillionaire Russian businessman and head of the Wagner mercenary army that played a key role in the war in Ukraine
Evening Standard · Aug 25, 2023 Heineken sells Russian business for €1 at loss of £256m Brewing giant Heineken has completed its exit from Russia, roughly 18 months after the invasion of Ukraine.
The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2023 UK: Russian mercenary chief's likely death could destabilize his private army Britain’s defense ministry said Friday that the presumed death of Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin in a plane crash could destabilize the Wagner Group, whose brutal fighters were feared in Ukraine, Africa and Syria and conducted a brief but shocking mutiny in Russia
Evening Standard · Aug 25, 2023 Ukraine launches ‘drone and missile strike’ in one of the largest coordinated attacks to date Ukraine fired up 42 drones at the Russian-occupied Crimean peninsula overnight, the Kremlin has said.
The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2023 Dutch brewer Heineken sells its Russian operations for 1 euro, taking a 300-million-euro hit Dutch brewer Heineken says it has completed its withdrawal from Russia, 18 months after Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine
The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2023 What is the Wagner mercenary group led by Yevgeny Prigozhin? Vladimir Putin has leant on military contractors to claim victories in Ukraine but his former friend’s attempted mutiny and threats against Russia’s defence establishment have exposed cracks in the president’s authority