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Wagner Group defector reportedly granted temporary residence in Norway but refused full asylum

A Norwegian newspaper says a Russian man who reportedly defected from a high-ranking position in the Wagner Group has been given permission to stay in Norway but was refused permanent asylum.

Blinken pitches the US as an alternative to Russia’s Wagner in Africa’s troubled Sahel

A man claiming to be a former Russian officer wants to give evidence to the ICC about Ukraine crimes

Putin orders former Wagner commander to take charge of ‘volunteer units’ in Ukraine

A month after Prigozhin’s suspicious death, the Kremlin is silent on his plane crash and legacy

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Here’s the latest for Sunday, August 27th: Police say a white man shot and killed three in Florida; At least three marines are killed in aircraft crash on an island off of Australia; Russian authorities confirm the death of Wagner group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin; Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo in China for meetings with officials.

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Landrum’s 19 lead Boston University over Wagner 73-59

Otto Landrum scored 19 points as Boston University beat Wagner 73-59. Landrum also had 14 rebounds for the Terriers. Ethan Okwuosa added 12 points and eight rebounds.

The UK says it will declare Russia’s Wagner mercenary group a banned terrorist organization

The U.K. says it will declare Russia’s Wagner mercenary group a banned terrorist organization. British officials say the group remains a threat to global security even after the death of leader Yevgeny Prigozhin.

The Wagner mercenary group’s second-in-command is buried in a quiet Moscow ceremony

The man who is believed to have given Russian mercenary group Wagner its name has been buried at a military cemetery in Moscow.

Russia’s actions at U.N. terminate Mali sanctions and panel of experts reporting, recently on Wagner

Mali’s military junta succeeded in kicking out the U.N. peacekeeping force, and on Wednesday its Russian allies scored yet another victory against the U.N.: They were able to terminate all U.N. sanctions on Malians and abolish a panel of experts which has been critical of activities of Russia’s Wagn

Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin is buried in private, ending his tumultuous journey

A private burial has been held for Yevgeny Prigozhin, ending a tumultuous journey from St. Petersburg street thug to Kremlin-financed mercenary leader.

Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin challenged the Kremlin in a brief mutiny

Yevgeny Prigozhin made his name as the profane and brutal mercenary boss who mounted an armed rebellion that was the most severe and shocking challenge to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s rule.

Russia says it confirmed Wagner leader Prigozhin died in a plane crash

Russia’s Investigative Committee has confirmed Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was killed in a plane crash.

Prigozhin’s final months were overshadowed by questions about what the Kremlin had in store for him

The final two months of Yevgeny Prigozhin’s life are shrouded in mystery. When the Russian mercenary leader staged a mutiny against the country’s military in June, President Vladimir Putin decried it as “treason” and vowed punishment.

Russia’s Wagner mercenaries face uncertainty after the presumed death of their leader in plane crash

The Wagner Group’s presence extends from Syria to Africa, projecting the Kremlin’s global influence with mercenaries accused of using brutal force.

What we know — and don’t know — about the crash of a Russian mercenary’s plane

The head of a Russian mercenary group who launched a rebellion against Moscow’s military leadership in June is presumed dead after a mysterious plane crash.

The downed Russian jet carried Wagner’s hierarchy, from Prigozhin’s No. 2 to his bodyguards

The manifest of the plane that went down in Russia is essentially a who’s who for the Wagner mercenary group.

US intelligence says an intentional explosion brought down Wagner chief Prigozhin’s plane

A preliminary U.S. intelligence assessment concluded that an intentional explosion caused the plane crash presumed to have killed a Russian mercenary leader.

Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin challenged the Kremlin in a brief mutiny

Yevgeny Prigozhin made his name as the profane and brutal mercenary boss who mounted an armed rebellion that was the most severe and shocking challenge to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s rule.

Wagner mercenary leader, Russian mutineer, ‘Putin’s chef': The many sides of Yevgeny Prigozhin

His name was on the manifest of a passenger plane that crashed in Russia. Just two months ago, Yevgeny Prigozhin was leading a column of his Wagner mercenaries toward Moscow in what the Kremlin called an insurrection.

Mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin is presumed dead in a plane crash outside Moscow

Russia’s civil aviation agency says mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin was on a plane that crashed north of Moscow, killing all 10 people aboard.

Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin said to be recruiting Wagner ‘strongmen’ for Africa

Posts on Russian social media channels indicate that Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin has published his first recruitment video for the Wagner Group since organizing a short-lived mutiny against defense officials in Russia.

Belarus begins military drills near its border with Poland and Lithuania as tensions heighten

Belarus has begun military exercises near its border with Poland and Lithuania. The drills Monday come with tensions already heightened with the two NATO members over the influx of Russia-linked Wagner mercenaries into Belarus after their short-lived mutiny in Russia.

Niger’s junta asks for help from Russian group Wagner as it faces military intervention threat

An analyst says Niger’s new military junta has asked for help from the Russian mercenary group Wagner as the deadline nears for it to release the country’s ousted president or face possible military intervention by the West African regional bloc.

In Niger, the US seeks to hang on to its last, best counterterrorist outpost in West Africa

As several European countries evacuate Niger following a coup, the United States seems intent on staying.

Nervous NATO nations are beefing up security due to Wagner fighters across their borders in Belarus

NATO allies located along the alliance’s eastern front are growing increasingly worried about the presence of Russia-linked Wagner group mercenaries in Belarus.

French embassy in Niger is attacked as protesters waving Russian flags march through capital

Thousands of people backing the coup in Niger marched through the streets of the capital denouncing France, the country’s former colonial power, waving Russian flags, and setting a door at the French Embassy ablaze on Sunday before the army broke up the crowd.

Soldiers declare Niger general as head of state after he led a coup and detained the president

Mutinous soldiers in Niger have declared the general who led a coup as the head of state. The announcement on state television Friday came hours after Gen.

UN lifts last restriction on arms for Central African Republic government, but not for mercenaries

The U.N. Security Council has lifted a requirement that the Central African Republic get advance U.N. approval for arms purchases and transfers for its security forces.

Poland’s ruling party leader vows to protect the EU border with Russia’s ally Belarus

Poland’s ruling party leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski says that the security of the European Union’s border with Russia’s ally Belarus is the Polish government’s top priority.

How the coup in Niger could expand the reach of Islamic extremism, and Wagner, in West Africa

More than 1,000 U.S. service personnel are in Niger to combat the growing threat from various groups of Islamic extremists.

Lawmakers say the UK should ban Russia’s Wagner as a terrorist group

British lawmakers say the U.K. has underestimated the threat posed by the Russian Wagner mercenary group and should ban it as a terrorist organization.

Monitoring group says thousands of Wagner mercenaries have arrived in Belarus since failed uprising

A monitoring group says thousands of Russia-linked Wagner group mercenaries have arrived in Belarus since the group’s short-lived rebellion.

Mali’s army and suspected Russia-linked mercenaries committed ‘new atrocities,’ rights group says

Human Rights Watch says it has found evidence of new summary executions, lootings, forced disappearances and other abuses committed in Mali by the army suspected Russia-linked Wagner group mercenaries.

Russia wants allies, so it’s hosting an Africa summit. Food security and Wagner group top the agenda

A crucial grain deal has been terminated. The Wagner military group’s future is in question. It’s a notable time for Russia to host a summit for African countries that rely heavily on Moscow for agricultural products and security.

Russia arrests a hard-line nationalist who accused Putin of weakness in Ukraine

A prominent hard-line Russian nationalist who accused President Vladimir Putin of weakness in Ukraine has been arrested on charges of extremism, a signal the Kremlin has toughened its approach with hawkish critics after last month’s abortive rebellion by the Wagner mercenary company.