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Can Wagner survive, even if Prigozhin didn’t?
August 26, 2023
Can Wagner survive, even if Prigozhin didn’t?
CNN — Yevgeny Prigozhin turned the Wagner Group from a shadowy band of mercenaries into a feared military powerhouse operating…
Niger orders French ambassador to leave the country within 48 hours
August 26, 2023
Niger orders French ambassador to leave the country within 48 hours
CNN — Niger’s junta ordered the French ambassador in Niamey on Friday to leave the country within 48 hours, according…
US envoy meets family of German-Iranian sentenced to death in Iran
August 26, 2023
US envoy meets family of German-Iranian sentenced to death in Iran
CNN — A US envoy for Iran met on Friday with the family of Iranian-German national Jamshid Sharmahd, who has…
SpaceX, NASA set to launch four astronauts from four countries
August 26, 2023
SpaceX, NASA set to launch four astronauts from four countries
CNN — Four astronauts — representing four nations and space agencies across the globe — are preparing to launch aboard…
Donald Trump surrenders in Atlanta in fourth criminal case brought against ex-president this year
August 25, 2023
Donald Trump surrenders in Atlanta in fourth criminal case brought against ex-president this year
CNN — Donald Trump surrendered Thursday at the Fulton County jail on more than a dozen charges stemming from his…
Ukrainian forces appear to widen breach of Russian defenses on southern front lines
August 25, 2023
Ukrainian forces appear to widen breach of Russian defenses on southern front lines
CNN — Signs are growing that Ukrainian forces have penetrated the first line of Russian defenses along part of the…
India’s Modi and China’s Xi agree to ‘intensify efforts’ to deescalate border issue following rare meeting
August 25, 2023
India’s Modi and China’s Xi agree to ‘intensify efforts’ to deescalate border issue following rare meeting
CNN — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese leader Xi Jinping agreed to “intensity efforts” to deescalate tensions at…
Four million children in Pakistan have no safe water, a year after deadly floods
August 25, 2023
Four million children in Pakistan have no safe water, a year after deadly floods
CNN — One year after catastrophic floods devastated swathes of Pakistan, some four million children in the South Asian nation…
Wagner boss Prigozhin’s apparent death may be the stuff of a second-rate thriller, but it might pay dividends for the Kremlin
August 25, 2023
Wagner boss Prigozhin’s apparent death may be the stuff of a second-rate thriller, but it might pay dividends for the Kremlin
CNN — If Yevgeny Prigozhin’s final chapter has indeed been written, he lived as he apparently died: Violently, flamboyantly and…
China is launching an ‘unprecedented’ crackdown on corruption in its health industry as economic woes pile up
August 25, 2023
China is launching an ‘unprecedented’ crackdown on corruption in its health industry as economic woes pile up
CNN — China has launched a sweeping anti-corruption campaign targeting its hospitals, pharmaceutical industry and insurance funds as it grapples…