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Wagner rebellion ‘stab in the back’ to Russia: Putin

Shawdesh desk: President Vladimir Putin on Saturday said that an armed mutiny by Wagner mercenaries was a ‘stab in the back’ and that the group’s chief Yevgeny Prigozhin had ‘betrayed’

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Wagner chief vows to topple Russia top brass

Shawdesh desk: The head of the Wagner mercenary group said on Saturday that he had crossed into Russia with his forces to topple Moscow’s military leadership, saying he and his

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Restaurant explosion kills 31 in northwest China

Shawdesh desk: At least 31 people were killed when an explosion caused by a gas leak ripped through a restaurant in the northwestern Chinese city of Yinchuan, state media said

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Rescuers in all-night race to save Titanic sub crew

Shawdesh desk: A massive search and rescue effort for a missing submersible near the wreck of the Titanic was at a critical stage late Wednesday, with just hours left before

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11 foreign missions express concern over murder of journalist Nadeem

Shawdesh desk: Eleven embassies and high commissions, as members of the Media Freedom Coalition in Bangladesh, on Thursday expressed concern over the deadly attack on journalist Golam Rabbani Nadeem in

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UN expert calls for new approach to Myanmar crisis

Shawdesh Desk: The world must rethink its approach to solving the crisis in junta-ruled Myanmar because it was not working, a United Nations expert said Wednesday. Myanmar has been in

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‘Underwater noises’ detected in hunt for lost Titanic sub

Shawdesh desk: Rescuers searching for a missing tourist submersible near the wreck of the Titanic have detected ‘underwater noises’ in the search area, the US Coast Guard said on Wednesday,

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Xi Jinping holds talks with Blinken in Beijing

Shawdesh Desk: President Xi Jinping hosted Antony Blinken for talks in Beijing on Monday, capping two days of high-level talks by the United States secretary of state with Chinese officials.

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