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All eyes are on the Russian mercenary group Wagner in the aftermath of a mysterious plane crash that presumably killed the group’s leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin, and his right-hand man, Dmitry Utkin, last week. Angry over what many suspect was an assassination plot ordered by Russian President Vladimir Putin himself, many…

AP 4 Sep, 2023 11:13 PM2 mins to read A US official says that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un may travel to Russia soon to meet with President Vladimir Putin as the Kremlin tries to acquire military equipment for use in its war in Ukraine. The official, who was…

Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan are to meet in Sochi on Monday for talks on resuming the shuttered Black Sea Grain Initiative. Photo by Sergei Chirikov/EPA-EFE Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday demanded an easing of Western sanctions on his…

Following talks with Russia's Vladimir Putin Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said it would soon be possible to revive the grain deal.Russia quit the deal in July, complaining that its own food and fertiliser exports faced obstacles.Putin has said Russia could return to the grain deal if the West fulfils a separate memorandum agreed…

By ANDREW WILKS and ELISE MORTON Updated : , ,   ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with Vladimir Putin on Monday, hoping to persuade the Russian leader to rejoin a deal allowing Ukraine to safely export grain. Moscow withdrew from the agreement in July. But Putin made…

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Tony Shaffer, the current president of the London Center for Policy Research, and a former intelligence operation officer who has spent 35 years working in global and national security, all but confirmed Jack Posobiec’s suspicions that “the Kremlin is up to something,” telling the Human Events senior editor that he…

With Chicago police leaders saying it’s most likely gunfire that struck two women late Friday at a White Sox game originated inside the ballpark, a lawyer for one of those injured issued a statement disputing any notion his client brought a weapon through security and accidentally fired it. The woman,…

A private memorial service was held for deceased Wagner leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin on Tuesday morning, as reported by his spokespeople. While specifics about the funeral were not released to the public, one striking detail emerged. Global News reported that Vladimir Putin announced he would not be in attendance, confirmed by…

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — President Vladimir Putin is not planning to attend the funeral for Yevgeny Prigozhin, the Kremlin said, following reports that the mercenary chief who challenged the Russian leader’s authority would be buried Tuesday. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov wouldn’t say where or when the chief of the…