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What Is Wagner? Inside Prigozhin’s Secret War Company
Since the beginning of Russia’s war in Ukraine, Yevgeny Prigozhin’s Wagner paramilitary group has emerged from the shadows to become a potent political and cultural force in Russia—and one with the potential to derail the Kremlin’s long-term plans. Prigozhin initially built a fighting unit of well-armed men to defend his business interests, which chiefly revolved…
Read MoreWagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin listed in Russian plane crash with no survivors
Russia’s most powerful mercenary Yevgeny Prigozhin was on board a plane which crashed on Wednesday evening north of Moscow with no survivors, the Russian authorities said, two months to the day after he led an abortive mutiny against the army top brass. There was no official comment from the Kremlin or the Defence Ministry on…
Read MoreSecond Ecuador politician killed in less than a week
A local party leader has been killed in Ecuador, the second politician to be assassinated in the space of a week. Pedro Briones was shot dead by gunmen on a motorcycle at his home in northern Esmeraldas province. His killing comes just five days after presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio was gunned down in the capital,…
Read MoreMayor of Ecuador port city slain in shooting that kills 1 other, wounds 4
The mayor of Ecuador’s third largest city was slain Sunday in a shooting that killed one other person and wounded four more, including two suspected attackers, officials said. Agustín Intriago, a 38-year-old lawyer, belonged to the local Better City movement in the port city of Manta and was recently re-elected to a term that began…
Read More2 Birmingham firefighters shot in potentially targeted attack, suspect at large: Police
Two firefighters have been shot inside a Birmingham, Alabama, fire station in what police say may be a targeted attack. Both firefighters were hospitalized in serious condition after the shooting, which took place at about 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, Birmingham police told reporters. The suspect and motive are unknown, police said, adding that it’s “extremely unusual…
Read MoreSurgeon at Tennessee clinic fatally shot by patient
One person is dead and another is detained after a shooting at a Collierville clinic Tuesday afternoon. Collierville Police said a healthcare worker was fatally shot by a patient in an exam room at the Campbell Clinic on Poplar Avenue. A witness who was in the building told WREG a patient had been threatening someone…
Read MoreCharles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten released from prison after 53 years
Former Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten was released from prison on Tuesday after serving 53 years behind bars, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. According to her attorney, Van Houten is now in a “transitional living facility.” She was released to parole supervision and “will have a three-year maximum parole term…
Read MoreFrance riots: 40,000 officers deployed across country after fatal police shooting of teenager in Paris
France’s government has announced the deployment of 40,000 extra police across the country following days of riots after the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old boy by an officer during a traffic stop. “The state must be firm in it’s response, tonight 40,000 police officers will be mobilised, including 5,000 in the Paris region, versus 9,000…
Read MoreClub Q mass shooter accepts plea deal; Receives 5 life sentences without parole plus 2,208 years
The person accused of committing the mass shooting at the Colorado Springs LGBTQ+ mass shooting accepted a plea deal, waiving his right to a jury trial. Anderson Aldrich, 23, pleaded guilty to five counts of murder in the first degree and 46 counts of attempted murder in the first degree. Anderson also pleaded no contest…
Read MoreLebanon’s Militant Hezbollah Group Says It Shot Down An Israeli Drone Near The Southern Border
Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group said its fighters shot down on Monday an Israeli drone that was flying near the border and over southern Lebanon. The group gave no further details about the type of the drone that it claimed was downed near the village of Zibqine just north of the border with Israel. There was…
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