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Armed groups, juntas create dangers for journalists in Sahel

Reporters Without Borders published on Monday an investigation into the colossal dangers journalists face while working in the Sahel, the vast, semi-arid region beset by jihadism, armed groups and instability. The NGO fears this part of West Africa is becoming a no-go area for journalists.

France 24

The Odd Duck of a Royal Hoops Family Is Ready for His Swan Moment

Dan Hurley has often lived in the shadows of his father and older brother, but he has UConn one win away from one of the most commanding March runs ever.

Sports Illustrated

Sahel region increasingly difficult work area for journalists: report

Paris-based media watchdog Reporters without Borders (RSF) says in its latest report that journalists are facing growing difficulties to freely cover events in the Sahel region, especially after military coups in countries like Mali and Burkina Faso.

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Ukraine says Russia 'very far' from seizing Bakhmut, denies Prigozhin claims

Ukraine said on Monday that Russian forces were "very far" from capturing the eastern town of Bakhmut and that fighting raged on around the administration building where the Wagner mercenary group claimed to have raised the Russian flag.

Reuters

Chilling moment Vladimir Putin's chef claims Bakhmut is RUSSIAN as flag planted in ruins

A key Vladimir Putin ally and head of the bloodthirsty Wagner Group has raised a Russian flag over a shelled-out administrative building in Bakhmut despite Ukrainian forces still controlling large parts of the city

Daily Mirror

Putin bestows award on military blogger killed in Russia bombing

Russian officials on Monday detained a 26-year-old woman over the St Petersburg café blast that killed high-profile military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky, who was posthumously decorated by President Vladimir Putin. The arrest came as Ukraine dismissed Russian claims of victory in the eastern battleground city of Bakhmut and as Finland prepared…

France 24

Ukraine Says Russia ‘Very Far’ From Seizing Bakhmut, Denies Prigozhin Claims

Asharq Al-Awsat

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US ‘pushing hard’ for Wall Street Journal reporter’s release, says White House – as it happened

US government ‘keenly, strongly, closely’ tracking Evan Gershkovich’s detention; IAEA chief Rafael Grossi expected to visit on Wednesday

The Guardian - AU

Killer who died fighting for Putin buried 'with honours' as Wagner recruits on porn site

Child murderer Vladimir Shestakov, 42, who had been serving an 18-year jail sentence, was enlisted into the shady Wagner Company militia to fight for Vladimir Putin in Ukraine

Daily Mirror

Global network aims to sue Wagner as a ‘terrorist’ organisation

Ukrainians in exile are mobilising an army of lawyers to seize Wagner’s assets and hobble Russia’s ability to wage war.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine war passes 400 days as Russia suffers major losses in Bakhmut

‘Four hundred days... Four hundred days of our defence against full-scale aggression’

The Independent UK

30,000 soldiers from Putin’s ‘private army’ and regular Russian units killed or wounded in Bakhmut

Around 30,000 soldiers from Vladimir Putin’s Wagner Group “private army” and regular Russian units have been killed or wounded in the battle for the eastern town of Bakhmut, says a top British military expert.

Evening Standard

Ukraine news – live: Moscow to take up UN Security Council presidency as Kyiv blasts ‘absurd’ move

It comes as the International Monetary Fund approves $15.6bn loan for Ukraine

The Independent UK

How a shadowy Russian organisation is making political and economic inroads across Africa

The world is watching Russia's actions in Ukraine. But are we missing what it's doing elsewhere?

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Al Jazeera

Ukraine prepares for counterattack as Putin makes nuclear threats

Western battle tanks begin to arrive as Russian forces remain unable to break through Ukrainian defences.

Reuters

Fugitive Russian father draws Kremlin censure, support from Wagner boss

A Russian father who went on the run to avoid being sent to a penal colony after his daughter drew an anti-war picture at school was criticised by the Kremlin on Wednesday, but defended by the powerful head of the Wagner mercenary group.

Reuters

Russia's Wagner chief says battle for Bakhmut has damaged his forces

The head of Russia's Wagner mercenary group acknowledged on Wednesday that fighting for the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut had inflicted severe damage on his own forces as well as the Ukrainian side.

The Independent UK

Putin using Bakhmut to destroy Wagner Group and ‘put its chief in his place’, says ISW

Analyst says Ukraine battle – in which the Russian side has suffered heavy casualties – is part of a wider Kremlin power play

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Reuters

Russian forces advance in Ukraine's Bakhmut - Russian-installed leader

Russian forces are moving forward in the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut despite fierce resistance and have almost taken full control of a metals plant there, a Russian-installed leader in the region said.

Evening Standard

Ukraine’s defence minister takes Challenger II for ‘a spin’ as he thanks UK for sending tanks

Analysts expect a Ukrainian counter-attack to get under way in earnest as the weather improves and more military aid arrives

WEKU

Vice President Harris pledges aid to Ghana amid security and economic concerns

Vice President Harris opened her weeklong trip to Africa by vowing support for Ghana, a democratic pillar in the region that's being squeezed by an economic crisis and security concerns.

Reuters

Giant advert for Russia's Wagner mercenary group appears near Moscow highway

A giant recruitment advert for Russia's Wagner mercenary force has appeared on the facade of an office building next to a highway in north-east Moscow.

The Independent UK

Harris to meet Ghana's president as she begins Africa trip

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris begins her first full day in Africa on Monday as she meets with Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo

The Independent UK

In Ghana, Kamala Harris 'excited about the future of Africa'

Vice President Kamala Harris has arrived in Ghana to begin a weeklong trip to Africa

Reuters

Russia's war on Ukraine latest: Kyiv marks anniversary of Bucha recapture

March 31 (Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Ukraine would never forgive Russian troops responsible for atrocities in Bucha, as the town near Kyiv marked the anniversary of its recapture after 33 days of occupation.

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