Putin wanted to redeem Russia’s history. He’s now haunted by it.
Washington Post Russia’s president likened the Wagner mutiny to the 1917 crisis that saw the Russian empire slide into the Bolshevik Revolution, appearing to style himself as the flailing, bungling Czar Nicholas II. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/06/27/putin-history-1917-bolshevik-czar-revolution-crisis/
Read MoreSri Lanka takes a 5-day holiday to manage economic shocks as domestic debt-restructuring looms
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The cash-strapped South Asian nation is closing its banks from Thursday to begin a restructuring process linked to the US$2.9 billion loan it received from the IMF earlier this year. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3225461/sri-lanka-takes-5-day-holiday-manage-economic-shocks-domestic-debt-restructuring-looms?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MorePrince Harry’s Lawyers to Make Closing Remarks: What to Know About the Court Case
New York Times The prince has sued a British media company, Mirror Group Newspapers, claiming that reporters hacked his phone more than a decade ago. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/27/world/europe/prince-harry-phone-hacking-lawsuit.html
Read MoreRussian watchdog points to bird flu risks to Kherson Region
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. A group of veterinary professionals continue to deal with the consequences of the collapse of the dam at the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant https://tass.com/society/1638893
Read MoreChina on course to achieve 5% economic growth target in 2023: premier
Hong Kong Free Press China is on course to achieve its five per cent target for economic growth in 2023 set by Beijing earlier this year, premier Li Qiang said Tuesday. China’s Premier Li Qiang. Photo: Wikicommons. “For the whole year, we are expected to achieve the target of about five per cent economic growth…
Read MoreJapan researchers develop wearable robot arms to ‘help us do as we please’: ‘taking them off feels a little sad’
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. ‘In the future we might see wings growing out of people’s backs, or drones attached to people … Maybe someone will come up with a sport that requires six arms,’ said the lead scientist…
Read MorePutin needs Wagner forces, and he will not forgive those who follow Prigozhin – ISW
Pravda Ukraine Analysts at the Institute for the Study of War believe that Russian president Vladimir Putin, with his statements about the mutiny, is trying to keep the Wagner fighters to use them in the war, and he will not forgive those who, instead of joining the Russian Ministry of Defence, follow Prigozhin to Belarus.…
Read MoreDiplomat points to increased US attempts to recruit members of Russian mission to UN
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. “There is no other way to explain the increasingly intrusive recruitment approaches of the host country’s intelligence services, whose officers come up to the mission members on the street and at the airport,” Maria Zabolotskaya said https://tass.com/politics/1638891
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