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Wagner: UK defence ministry: Kremlin may no longer fund Wagner Group
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Wagner: UK defence ministry: Kremlin may no longer fund Wagner Group

Britain’s defence ministry said on Sunday there was a realistic possibility that Russia no longer funds the activities of the mercenary Wagner Group. The defence…

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Wagner chief Prigozhin kept 'secret harem' of young women: Report
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Wagner chief Prigozhin kept ‘secret harem’ of young women: Report

NEW DELHI: Yevgeny Prigozhin, the Wagner group chief who led a short-lived revolt against Russian president Vladimir Putin, allegedly maintained a secret harem of young…

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Vladimir Putin: Putin says Russian mercenary group has no legal basis so 'doesn't exist' | World News
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Vladimir Putin: Putin says Russian mercenary group has no legal basis so ‘doesn’t exist’ | World News

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the Wagner private military company ‘simply doesn’t exist’ as a legal entity, in comments adding to the series…

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Wagner chief is still in Russia, not Belarus: President Lukashenko
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Wagner chief is still in Russia, not Belarus: President Lukashenko

MINSK: According to Belarus president Alexander Lukashenko, Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the Wagner group, remains in Russia rather than Belarus, despite an agreement with…

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Jens Stoltenberg: Nato agrees to extend boss Stoltenberg's term by a year | World News
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Jens Stoltenberg: Nato agrees to extend boss Stoltenberg’s term by a year | World News

BRUSSELS: Nato decided on Tuesday to extend Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg’s contract by a further year, opting to stick with an experienced leader as war…

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Ukraine says Russian troops advancing in 'fierce fighting'
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Ukraine says Russian troops advancing in ‘fierce fighting’

KYIV: Russian troops are advancing in four areas of the front line in eastern Ukraine amid “fierce fighting”, Ukraine’s deputy defence minister said on Sunday….

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Satellite photos, reports suggest Belarus building army camp for Wagner fighters
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Satellite photos, reports suggest Belarus building army camp for Wagner fighters

MINSK: Satellite images analysed by the Associated Press on Saturday showed what appeared to be a newly built military-style camp in Belarus, with statements from…

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Wagner’s exit from Ukraine won’t radically alter the war’s course
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Wagner’s exit from Ukraine won’t radically alter the war’s course

MOSCOW: When troops from Russia’s Wagner group left Ukraine’s battlefields for last weekend’s aborted uprising across the border, officials in Kyiv could barely conceal their…

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Putin claims he’s back in control. Russia’s elite isn’t so sure
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Putin claims he’s back in control. Russia’s elite isn’t so sure

MOSCOW: Vladimir Putin tried this week to show he was firmly in control after the dramatic attempted mutiny by mercenary commander Yevgeny Prigozhin.But among the…

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Prigozhin has moved to Belarus, and Russia won't press charges for mutiny
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Prigozhin has moved to Belarus, and Russia won’t press charges for mutiny

Yevgeny Prigozhin, owner of the private army of prison recruits and other mercenaries who have fought some of the deadliest battles in Russia’s invasion of…

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