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A day after renegade Wagner mercenaries almost sparked a civil war in Russia, the top US diplomat has said the uprising showed “real cracks” in Vladimir Putin’s government and may offer Ukraine a crucial advantage as it conducts a counteroffensive that could influence the outcome of the war. Antony Blinken,…

Heavily armed Russian mercenaries who advanced most of the way to Moscow halted their approach, de-escalating a major challenge to President Vladimir Putin's grip on power, in a move that their leader said would avoid bloodshed. Yevgeny Prigozhin, a former Putin ally and founder of the Wagner army, said his…

Russian military helicopters opened fire on Saturday afternoon on a convoy of rebel mercenaries already more than half way towards Moscow in a lightning advance after seizing a southern city overnight. President Vladimir Putin vowed to crush an armed mutiny he compared to Russia's Civil War a century ago. Fighters…

Topline Russian President Vladimir Putin warned of a possible civil war—accusing the mercenary Wagner Group of “treason,” and promising to extinguish its rebellion on Saturday—as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine becomes suddenly, violently divided from within. Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the Wagner Group of "treason." Sputnik Key Facts Russia’s Federal…

Topline Russian President Vladimir Putin’s chief enemy in what has been described as an attempted coup is longtime Russian oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin, who has been tied to Putin for over 30 years, played a role in multiple warzones worldwide, and even admitted to helping orchestrate Russia’s interference in the 2016…

The head of the Wagner mercenary group threatened to attack Russia’s Defense Ministry after what he said was a missile strike that killed “huge” numbers of his men, as tensions surged between the two feuding Russian camps over the war in Ukraine. The Defense Ministry denied the claims by Yevgeny…

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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, who is in Russia as part of a peace-seeking delegation, on Saturday, told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that the conflict in Ukraine had to stop. "This war must be settled... through negotiations and through diplomatic means," said Ramaphosa. He added that his delegation, consisting…

Several African leaders met with Russian President, Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg on Saturday, hoping to help bring an end to the war in Ukraine. A statement released by the office of South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa confirmed his arrival in St. Petersburg, alongside the leaders of Zambia, the Comoros,…

Jiangning, a district within China’s Nanjing City, has signaled a desire to advance its metaverse development in a bid to compete with other Chinese cities. The city’s ambitious plan was disclosed at a summit bordering on metaverse and artificial intelligence-generated content (AIGC) at the Jiangning High-tech Development Zone. Jiangning’s roadmap outlines a…