UK sanctions Russia-backed Wagner group successor Africa Corps LONDON: The UK government announced sanctions on Thursday against three private mercenary groups operating in Africa... Published 08 Nov, 2024 08:11am
World Wagner-backed Central African Republic in talks with US firm PARIS: The US private security company Bancroft Global Development says it is in talks with the government of ... Published 27 Dec, 2023 10:24pm
World Putin meets former Wagner commander Troshev MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin was on Friday shown meeting one of the most senior former commanders of the... Published 29 Sep, 2023 10:53am
World UK to declare Russia’s Wagner a terrorist organisation LONDON: The Russian mercenary Wagner Group is set to be proscribed as a terrorist organization by the British... Published 06 Sep, 2023 12:04pm
World White House confident Wagner Group boss Prigozhin died in plane crash WASHINGTON: The White House on Monday said it was increasingly confident that Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny... Published 28 Aug, 2023 11:33pm
World ‘Absolute lie’: Kremlin rejects Prigozhin killed on its orders MOSCOW: The Kremlin rejected Friday rumours it had ordered the death of Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, presumed to... Published 25 Aug, 2023 04:58pm
World Pro-Kyiv Russians urge Wagner Group to revenge Prigozhin’s death A group of Russian militants who fight on the Ukrainian side called on the Wagner Group of mercenaries to switch... Published 25 Aug, 2023 02:16pm
World US believes missile inside Russia likely shot down Prigozhin’s presumed plane, US officials say WASHINGTON: The United States believes a surface-to-air missile originating from inside Russia likely shot down the... Published 24 Aug, 2023 08:03pm
World Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin listed in plane crash with no survivors: authorities MOSCOW: Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was listed as a passenger on a private jet which crashed on... Updated 23 Aug, 2023 11:38pm
World Russia's Prigozhin was told he would no longer fight in Ukraine: lawmaker MOSCOW: Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was told that his Wagner group would no longer fight in Ukraine as... Published 29 Jun, 2023 05:10pm
World Putin pays tribute to Russian pilots killed fighting mutineers Russian President Vladimir Putin paid tribute to pilots killed fighting an aborted mutiny over the weekend,... Published 27 Jun, 2023 10:51am
World Wagner group leader says he did not aim to overthrow govt MOSCOW: The boss of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group broke his silence on Monday, two days after leading an aborted... Published 27 Jun, 2023 06:15am
World Putin says Wagner mutineers can join army or 'go to Belarus' MOSCOW: Russia's President Vladimir Putin on Monday warned that fighters employed by the mercenary outfit Wagner... Published 27 Jun, 2023 01:00am
World Russia’s Wagner group appears to do U-turn on Bakhmut withdrawal MOSCOW: Russia’s Wagner mercenary group appeared on Sunday to ditch plans to withdraw from Bakhmut in eastern... Published 08 May, 2023 06:40am
World Russia advances in east Ukraine, strike on apartments kills civilians KYIV: The situation on the front lines in eastern Ukraine “has become tougher” as Russian forces push for gains that... Published 02 Feb, 2023 10:32am
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