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Prigozhin has made plenty of enemies – including Putin. This is the result

Reports of the Wagner founder being in a deadly jet crash should suprise nobody in the wake of his failed mutiny against the Russian president. Kim Sengupta speaks to Ukranian troops fighting against Moscow’s forces in eastern Donbas – who believe it would mark a fitting end

The Independent UK

Biden responds to Wagner chief’s alleged plane death and implies Putin involvement: ‘I’m not surprised’

It hasn’t been confirmed whether Prigozhin is alive or dead or even if he boarded the plane

The Independent UK

Who is Russia’s ousted air force chief ‘General Armageddon’?

Sergei Surovikin not seen in public since Wagner Group mutiny two months ago

The Independent UK

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Who is Yevgeny Prigozhin? Wagner Group mercenary chief feared dead in plane crash

The former jail convict and ally of Vladimir Putin became an increasingly vocal critic of the Kremlin’s defence chiefs during the war in Ukraine

The Independent UK

Chandrayaan-3 | A testament to India’s progress in science: Russia

Several others including the Foreign Minister of Nepal, ambassador of Turkey and noted astronauts and officials of NASA also congratulated India on the success.

The Hindu

Wagner chief Prigozhin on board crashed plane, says Russia's aviation agency

The head of the Wagner group that in June attempted to topple Russia's military leadership was on board the plane that crashed Wednesday, Russia's aviation agency said.

France 24

Russia’s ‘General Armageddon’ removed from post – having not been seen in public since Wagner mutiny

Sergei Surovikin has not been seen in public since the short-lived rebellion by Yevgeny Prigozhin and his mercenaries

The Independent UK

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PM Modi, Xi likely to attend East Asia Summit, ASEAN meetings in Jakarta

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is now considering plans to fly to Jakarta for a very short visit on September 6, and return to India on September 7 just prior to the G20 summit, which begins on September 9.

The Hindu

What each of the Republican candidates have said about the war in Ukraine

Leading candidates in GOP field favour withdrawing US from international stage, while lower half pack have more traditional Republican foreign policy ideas

The Independent UK

Putin defends invasion of Ukraine in Brics summit address

Russian president seeks to rally leaders meeting in South Africa to Moscow’s side by blaming west

The Guardian - UK

India ‘fully supports’ BRICS expansion as summit continues

South African officials say more than 40 countries from the Global South have shown interest in joining the BRICS bloc.

Al Jazeera

Expansion and a common currency on agenda at BRICS summit

Leaders of some of the developing world's most important economies turned Wednesday to the main business of their summit in South Africa, a day after a speech by Russian President Vladimir Putin gave the gathering an anti-Western tinge that officials had been hoping to avoid.

France 24

Putin claims his war on the dollar is 'gaining momentum' in 17-minute video tirade

The Russian leader said the West's actions of financial sanctions and freezing assets were tantamount to "trampling upon all the basic norms and rules of free trade."

Fortune

No explanation after China's Xi Jinping misses key speech at Brics summit

Chinese President Xi Jinping unexpectedly skipped a speech he'd been due to give at the Brics summit in South Africa – instead sending his commerce minister to speak about the strength of the Chinese economy and to denounce wealthy nations who seek to contain the growth of developing ones.

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The Independent UK

Russia's 'General Armageddon' reportedly dismissed after vanishing in wake of Wagner uprising

Gen. Sergei Surovikin, a former commander of Russia’s forces in Ukraine who was linked to the leader of an armed rebellion, has been dismissed from his job as chief of the air force, according to Russian state media

Inverse

Did NASA Just Enter A New Space Race? A Space Policy Expert Says It Would Be a Mistake

Space policy expert Ian Christensen says the U.S. is gearing up for a new “space race,” what exactly is at stake, and how it’s likely to play out.

The Independent UK

China, Russia and other emerging economies turn to main summit agenda in South Africa

Leaders of some of the developing world’s most important economies are turning to the main business of their summit in South Africa after a speech by Russian President Vladimir Putin gave the gathering an anti-Western tinge

Al Jazeera

‘Hegemonism not in China’s DNA’: Xi calls for BRICS expansion

Xi says China seeks a more just and equitable international order, rejects ‘bloc confrontation’.

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The Independent UK

Shapps visits Kyiv as UK announces support for Ukraine’s nuclear energy supply

The Government said the support will bring the UK’s non-military financial assistance to Ukraine to nearly £5 billion.

The Guardian - UK

Toto Cutugno whose song L’Italiano was No 1 across Europe dies at 80

Singer’s big hit, stuffed with cliches about Italian life, was irresistible to millions as far away as Russia and Georgia

The Guardian - US

Putin says Brics should become trading bloc representing ‘global majority’

Russian president addresses group at South Africa summit, blaming western sanctions for causing volatility in global markets

The Independent UK

Poland's leader says Russia's moving tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus, shifting regional security

Poland’s President Andrzej Duda says that Russia already is in the process of shifting some short-range nuclear weapons to neighboring Belarus

The Conversation

First Republican debate set to kick off without Trump – but with the potential to direct the GOP's foreign policy stance

When Republican presidential hopefuls take the stage in Milwaukee on Aug. 23, 2023, for the first debate of the 2024 campaign season, attention will center on how the candidates position themselves vis-à-vis former President Donald Trump and his four criminal indictments.

Radio France Internationale

Wagner boss claims to be making Africa 'freer' in unverified video

Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin appears to have posted his first video address since leading a short-lived mutiny in late June. In the unverified footage published Monday, Prigozhin said the Wagner group was making Africa "freer", adding that it was also recruiting fighters.

Al Jazeera

Can BRICS end ‘apartheid’ against the Global South?

As the grouping of five emerging economies meets in South Africa, here’s what to expect.

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