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Topic: Wagner

UK to declare Russia’s Wagner Group a terrorist organisation, calls it ‘violent & destructive’

Once declared, it will be illegal to be a member or support the organisation, and punishable by up to 14 years in jail.

‘Highly likely, but no definitive proof’: UK on Wagner chief Prigozhin’s apparent death

Russian authorities have said that Prigozhin was listed as a passenger on a plane that fell from the sky in the northwest of Moscow Wednesday evening.

Wagner chief Prigozhin says not recruiting fighters now but may do so in future

The future of Wagner and Prigozhin has been unclear since he led a short mutiny against the Russian defence establishment in late June.

Russian General Sergei Surovikin was sympathetic towards Wagner rebellion, US officials say

Surovikin, nicknamed 'General Armageddon' by the Russian media for his reputed ruthlessness, is a veteran of wars in Chechnya and Syria who has been decorated by Putin.

Belarusian President says he persuaded Putin to not ‘wipe out’ Wagner chief Prigozhin

Prigozhin halted what he called was 'march of justice' on Moscow from the southern city of Rostov-on-Don within 200 kilometres of the capital after Lukashenko's intervention.

On Camera

Why Pinarayi Vijayan is going soft on an Ezhava leader’s anti-Muslim hate speech

Pinarayi Vijayan once called Vellappally Natesan, the general secretary of SNDP Yogam, Kerala’s Pravin Togadia. Now he is giving his hate speech a free pass.

500% tariffs ahead for India? Trump’s lined up a big bad Bill for countries buying Russian oil

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says bill will be 'well-timed, as Ukraine is making concessions for peace and Putin is all talk, continuing to kill the innocent'.

2025: Pakistan’s deadliest year in over a decade

Islamabad-based think-tank PICSS's new report says Pakistan saw 'pronounced escalation' in violence last year, with 3,413 conflict-related deaths compared to 1,950 in previous year.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.