Wagner mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin deepens fog of Ukraine war while redirecting blame
Ukraine immediately scented a bluff. Its deputy defence minister said Wagner was actually bringing in fighters from other parts of the front line to try to complete the capture of Bakhmut in time for Russia’s World War Two Victory Day celebrations next Tuesday. Reuters could not independently verify those movements.
Sudan’s warring army factions meet in Jeddah for talks mediated by Saudi Arabia and US
Burhan’s special envoy, Dafallah Alhaj, said that the army will not sit down directly with any delegation the “rebellious” RSF might send. Despite multiple ceasefire declarations, the fighting has showed no sign of abating. However regional broadcasters said there was no exchange of gunfire in and around Khartoum in the early hours of Saturday.
Starved of ammo and felled on frontline, Russia’s Wagner plan to exit Bakhmut, but Ukraine warns mercenaries reinforcing
Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin said his men had been starved of ammunition and would expect the army to take their place in Bakhmut next Wednesday, jeopardising what has long been Russia’s main target in its attempt to carve up its neighbour.
Trump braces for new round of rape charges as he prepares for Republican presidential ticket
Given a chance to rebut Carroll’s accusations on the witness stand, Trump declined to make an appearance, instead traveling overseas. He told reporters in Ireland that he may still testify in person, although his attorney said in court that he will not and that they will not present other witnesses
Ukrainian President Zelensky wants Russian President Putin tried at International Criminal Court
The Netherlands has been a strong supporter of Ukraine, with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte in February saying he did not rule out any kind of military support for Kyiv as long as it did not bring NATO into conflict with Russia.
Reports: Ukrainian army uproots enemy forces from Bakhmut with 100,000 Russian troops killed
Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of Wagner, said on Telegram on Monday that his fighters needed some 300 tonnes of artillery shells a day for the assault on Bakhmut, but were receiving only a third of that amount.
Axed Fox News talk-show host Tucker Carlson raps corrupt US media for telling lies about Covid
Tucker Carlson – who later on his show interviewed Kennedy – said mainstream media channels other than Fox News “maligned” Kennedy for his skepticism of the Covid-19 products.
Pork barrel: Uganda’s President Museveni half-brother, Gen Salim Saleh, has Somali genes and that complicates conflict in Somalia
Many poor and needy Ugandans who have been fortunate enough to access Gen Salim Saleh see him as man of charity. Although it is often said blood is thicker than water, it is not yet easy to say to what extent Somali refugees have gained from the vantage position of General Salim Saleh Akandwanaho, personally in the NRM regime, although as pointed out above, many have set up flourishing businesses in Uganda, while those of Ugandans collapse easily.
Revelations of massive theft of salaries for Ugandan troops in Somalia poses a threat to containment of Al Shabaab terror group
The EU explains that Atmis funds flow from the European Commission to the AU Commission, which is responsible for channelling them to the troop-contributing countries. This means that the payment of the allowances to the soldiers is not responsibility of the EU, but of the EU’s African partners involved in Somalia, namely: Uganda, Kenya, Djibouti, Ethiopia and Burundi.
Trump vows to investigate prosecutors if he wins US presidency, says Biden represents anarchy
Trump faces at least four criminal investigations including a federal probe into his alleged role in the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol by his supporters and a recent New York indictment related to a hush money payment to a porn star. Trump has denied wrongdoing and called the investigations politically motivated.
