President Biden has reportedly agreed to send cluster munitions or bombs to Ukraine as part of a new military aid package totaling approximately $800 million. The move is viewed as highly controversial as the weapons are a grave threat to civilians – particularly children – due to their release of …
Read More »Prime Ministers in war of words over Ashes furore
The debate surrounding the so-called spirit of cricket has made it all the way to 10 Downing Street, with UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak weighing in on the latest Ashes debacle. Jonny Bairstow’s dismissal – described by former captain Alastair Cook as ‘dopey’ – at the hands of Alex Carey’s …
Read More »Ukraine war will be permanent- Russia’s former president Medvedev says
Dmitry Medvedev, Russia’s former president, has warned that Moscow’s confrontation with the West will last decades and that its conflict with Ukraine could become permanent. Medvedev, has emerged as one of Russia’s most outspoken war hawks since Moscow launched what it called a “special military operation” in Ukraine in …
Read More »‘Imagine being first’: Eddie delivers Wallabies war cry
Eddie Jones declared it was time to set “a new standard” for Wallabies rugby before the world’s seventh ranked team hopped on a plane for a daunting trip to Pretoria. Jones, starting his second tenure as Wallabies coach, has been alarmed and saddened by the slide of the national team …
Read More »Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 487
As the war enters it 487th day, these are the main developments. This is the situation as it stands on Sunday, June 25, 2023. Wagner mutiny Russia was plunged into crisis after Yevgeny Prigozhin, the 62-year-old chief of the mercenary Wagner group, began an armed mutiny. Prigozhin has become increasingly …
Read More »Civil war in Russia: You chose the wrong path, Russia will have new President soon – Wagner mercenary Group says in response to Putin’s speech
Wagner group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin vowed Saturday to “go to the end” to topple the Russian military leadership and dethrone Vladimir Putin. Prigozhin’s speech comes after Putin made a public speech on Saturday June 24, saying his forces will clamp down on Wagner forces for commiting treason. Putin …
Read More »Civil war in Russia: This is treason, a stab in the back of our troops and the people of Russia – Putin responds to Wagner attack
Russian president, Vladimir Putin has responded to the rebellion by the Wagner Group of mercenaries as a “stab in the back” and vowed “decisive action” would be taken. Putin made the comments in a televised address on Saturday June 24, after Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin announced that military sites …
Read More »Who is Yevgeny Prigozhin? The Wagner Group leader leading a civil war in Russia
Yevgeny Prigozhin, the owner of private military contractor Wagner Group, has marched his mercenary forces into the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don in what many have described as a declaration of civil war on the Russian state. Read here Prigozhin had vowed to take all necessary steps to topple Russia’s military …
Read More »Civil war unfolds in Russia: Wagner mercenary leader Prighozin declares war on Kremlin for allegedly firing missiles towards their base; Sends 25,000 troops towards Moscow (videos)
In a stunning change of events in the Russia-Ukraine war, Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the mercenary Wagner group, has called for a coup against Russia’s military leaders, saying he has 25,000 fighters ready to “end this mess.” Soldiers across Russia were put on high alert on Friday night, …
Read More »Civil war in Russia: Yevgeny Prigozhin holds meetings after capturing Rostov Defense headquarters as his Wagner forces continue march towards Moscow (videos)
Russian Mercenary group, Wagner, has captured the Defence Headquarters of Rostov, a city of over 1 million people in Russia as his forces continue to march towards Moscow to “topple the regime of President Putin.” In an extraordinary turn of events on Friday night, Prighozin announced his forces …
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