Putin: the beginning of the end?
(AFP) The revolt by the Wagner mercenary group has exposed glaring weaknesses in the position...
Wagner mutiny in Russia raises questions on overseas influence
(AFP) Russian mercenary group Wagner has been seen for years as an armed extension of Moscow’s influence in Syria and...
Serbia frees three captured Kosovo police officers: Kosovo PM
(AFP) Serbia freed three Kosovo police officers taken into custody by its security forces earlier this month, Kosovo’s Prime Minister...
Like dogs, wolves recognize familiar human voices
(AFP) Here, wolfie, wolfie, wolfie! Like dogs, wolves recognize and respond to the voices of familiar humans more than strangers,...
Man pleads guilty in UK over Vietnamese migrant deaths
(AFP) A Romanian man accused of being a ringleader of a people smuggling operation pleaded guilty on Friday to the...
‘We only have this planet’: Barbados PM urges unified climate finance response
(AFP) Between brainstorming ways to fix the global financial system and appearing onstage at a Paris pop concert, Barbados Prime...
Bolsonaro faces political ban as Brazil trial opens
(AFP) Ex-president Jair Bolsonaro faced an eight-year ban on running for office as Brazil’s top electoral court began trying the...
Ukrainian strike hits Crimea bridge
(AFP) A Ukrainian strike damaged a bridge that connects south Ukraine to the annexed Crimean peninsula, a Russian official said...
US regulator approves lab-grown chicken for sale: spokesperson
(AFP) The United States has granted its first ever approvals to two companies to sell chicken grown directly from animal...
Paris explosion destroys building, injuring 16: police
(AFP) A major fire broke out in central Paris on Wednesday, causing the partial collapse of a building and injuring...
Sudan no closer to peace as another breached truce ends
(AFP) The Sudanese capital was again under fire Wednesday, after the latest breached ceasefire between warring generals ended without any...
Lost Rembrandt portraits to be sold after 200 years
(AFP) As family heirlooms go, it doesn’t get much better than a pair of Rembrandt portraits that the world had...
Israelis, Palestinians hold teen funerals after West Bank violence
(AFP) Israelis and Palestinians held funerals Wednesday for teenagers killed in a shooting targeting Israelis and an army raid on...
Kyiv’s allies vow to make Russia pay for Ukraine invasion
(AFP) Western allies on Wednesday promised to make Russia pay for its invasion of Ukraine, as governments and private investors...
Elton John and Guns N’Roses primed as Glastonbury music festival opens
(AFP) The iconic Glastonbury Festival opens its doors on Wednesday, with 200,000 music fans set to descend on a farm...