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

Lavanya Ahire -
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

Kylie MacLellan -
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

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

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

Lidia Kelly -
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.

Fall of Bakhmut would not mean Russia regained initiative in war, says US Pentagon chief

Idrees Ali -
Russian artillery have been pounding the last routes out of the city but Wagner mercenary force leading the assault have said troops are being deprived of ammunition by Moscow.

Russia’s position around Bakhmut is at risk unless troops receive ammunition, says Wagner chief

Nick Starkov -
Yevgeny Prigozhin said his troops were worried that the government wanted to set them up as possible scapegoats if Russia lost the war.

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Opinion

Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

+TFP Vir Sanghvi -
In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.

Why legal provisions are necessary to curb the power of trade unions: MH Mody

AI is officially ruining social media. It made brainrot boring

Economy

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

Vrinda Tulsian -
On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Defence

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

Snehesh Alex Philip -
IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

National Interest

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

Shekhar Gupta -
India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.

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