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Applause, cheers and gunshots as Wagner group leaves captured Russian city on Sunday.
Wagner mutiny: Prigozhin’s soldiers rage while others cry conspiracy
MOSCOW — Yevgeny Prigozhin may have boasted he had the loyalty of all 25,000 members of his mercenary army, but it seems that may have shifted as quickly as the Wagner group’s rebellion petered out.In online messages analyzed by BBC Verify, Wagner troops and their relatives raged against Prigozhin’s decision to halt his dramatic march on Moscow and withdraw from the captured city of Rostov.“The bald waste of space destroyed Wagner PMC with his own hands. And screwed everyone he could,” fumed one online poster claiming to be a Wagner fighter on a Telegram channel with 200,000 followers.“It’s been another senseless revolt,” they added. Telegram is the social media platform of choice for Wagner soldiers and pro-war circles in Russia, allowing often anonymous communication with...
June 26, 2023

Wagner mutiny: Prigozhin’s soldiers rage while others cry conspiracy

Yevgeny Prigozhin spoke from Rostov-on-Don after his troops occupied the city on Saturday. — courtesy Reuters
Russia still investigating Wagner boss Prigozhin for treason
MOSCOW — The leader of the Wagner mercenary group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, remains under Russian investigation despite the Kremlin saying criminal charges against him had been dropped, state media say.Prigozhin said on Monday the aim was to “avoid the destruction of Wagner” in his first message since the rebellion.His troops were called off under a deal that would see him move to Belarus and charges dropped. Many felt the deal not to prosecute him showed weakness from Vladimir Putin.The Kremlin tried to project an image of business as usual on Monday.Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu was shown in a video, allegedly at a forward command post for the war on Ukraine. It is not clear exactly when that was filmed.Wagner had been demanding that Shoigu be sacked for his alleged mistakes on the...
June 26, 2023

Russia still investigating Wagner boss Prigozhin for treason

The EU foreign ministers agreed on Monday to add seven more people to the EU’s sanctions list over “serious human rights violations in Iran”.
EU adds seven more Iranians to sanctions list
BRUSSELS — The EU foreign ministers agreed on Monday to add seven more people to the EU’s sanctions list over “serious human rights violations in Iran,” including judiciary members and high-ranking civilian officials responsible for “crackdown” on protests.The new listings include a public prosecutor and a deputy judge from Isfahan province “who are responsible for the trials against the protestors Saleh Mirhashmi, Majid Kazemi and Saeid Yaqoubi, subsequently executed in May 2023,” the Council of the European Union said in a statement.The European Union (EU) Monday decided to impose a ninth package of sanctions on an additional seven individuals responsible for serious human rights violations in Iran.The new listings include the Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor of...
June 26, 2023

EU adds seven more Iranians to sanctions list

Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a televised address to the nation in Moscow, Russia, on Saturday. — courtesy  Sputnik/Kremlin pool
Instability ratchets up pressure on Putin
MOSCOW — After a weekend of mayhem, I’m beginning to understand why Russia’s national symbol is the double-headed eagle: two heads staring in opposite directions.First, Yevgeny Prigozhin declares he’s ready to “go all the way” in his mutiny against the Russian military. Then he makes a sudden U-turn and orders his Wagner fighters back to base.In a TV address, President Vladimir Putin declares the rebellion “a criminal adventure... a grievous crime... treason... blackmail and terrorism.”Yet just a few hours later, as part of an agreement with Prigozhin, it’s revealed that all criminal charges against the Wagner leader are being dropped.So much for “grievous crime”.The Kremlin leader’s mixed messages have been raising eyebrows here and changing perceptions of...
June 26, 2023

Instability ratchets up pressure on Putin

The Prince of Wales launches a five-year project to cut homelessness and change public attitudes. — courtesy Kensington Palace
Prince William risks row to tackle homelessness
LONDON — Prince William is launching a major five-year campaign to end homelessness, which he says should not exist in a “modern and progressive society”.The Prince of Wales’s charitable foundation is putting in £3 million of start-up funding to help make homelessness “rare, brief and unrepeated”.Six locations across the UK will be used to test ideas to cut homelessness.“Everyone should have a safe and secure home and be treated with dignity,” said Prince William.This “Homewards” initiative is likely to be one of the defining projects for the Prince of Wales — a commitment which he will be aware comes with the risk of being accused of straying into politics.Ahead of the launch, Prince William has spoken to Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer, Levelling Up Secretary...
June 26, 2023

Prince William risks row to tackle homelessness

Some 35 UK local authorities use Dahua cameras, a Freedom of Information request found.
Tech flaw that lets hackers control surveillance cameras
LONDON — Chinese-made surveillance cameras are in British offices, high streets and even government buildings — and Panorama has investigated security flaws involving the two top brands. How easy is it to hack them and what does it mean for our security?In a darkened studio inside the BBC’s Broadcasting House in London, a man sits at his laptop and enters his password.Thousands of miles away, a hacker is watching everything he types.Next, the BBC employee picks up his iPhone and enters the passcode. The hacker now has that, too.A security flaw in the surveillance camera on the ceiling — manufactured by the Chinese firm Hikvision — means it’s now vulnerable to attack.“I own that device now — I can do whatever I want with that,” said the hacker. “I can disable it... or I...
June 26, 2023

Tech flaw that lets hackers control surveillance cameras

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin pose for a photo during their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Monday, March 20, 2023.
China throws support behind Russia after Wagner insurrection challenges Putin
HONG KONG — China has voiced support for Russia after a short-lived insurrection posed the gravest challenge to the 23-year rule of Vladimir Putin, a close partner of Chinese leader Xi Jinping in his push for a new world order and strategic alignment against the US.A day after Wagner mercenary fighters turned back from their march toward Moscow, ending a brief and chaotic uprising by warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin, Beijing released its first comment on what Putin had called an “armed rebellion.”“This is Russia’s internal affair,” a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said in a terse statement posted online late on Sunday night.“As Russia’s friendly neighbor and comprehensive strategic partner of coordination for the new era, China supports Russia in maintaining national...
June 26, 2023

China throws support behind Russia after Wagner insurrection challenges Putin

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in this file photo.
Sunak urges people to hold their nerve on interest rates
LONDON — The UK prime minister has urged homeowners and borrowers to “hold their nerve” over rising interest rates aimed at bringing down stubborn inflation.Rishi Sunak told Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg: “I want people to be reassured that we’ve got to hold our nerve, stick to the plan and we will get through this.”This week the Bank of England raised interest rates to a 15-year high of 5%. Millions of people are facing higher mortgage repayments following the rise.Meanwhile, those who rent could face higher payments or the prospect of squeezed landlords selling their property, according to the National Residential Landlords Association.Sunak continued to back the Bank of England despite some Conservatives saying it has not done enough to bring inflation back to its 2%...
June 25, 2023

Sunak urges people to hold their nerve on interest rates

British Defense Minister Ben Wallace seen in this file photo.
UK says it intercepted 21 Russian aircraft on NATO borders
LONDON — The UK intercepted 21 Russian aircraft at the border of NATO airspace over the past three weeks, said British Defense Ministry Sunday.In a statement, the Ministry noted that its Typhoon fighter jets stationed in Estonia have intercepted 21 different Russian aircraft.In turn, British Defense Minister Ben Wallace affirmed, “These interceptions are a stark reminder of the value of collective defense and deterrence that NATO provides.“The Royal Air Force has been working alongside our allies over the past three weeks to ensure the protection of Member States and our partner countries.“They can be sure of our continued support in strengthening European security along with those who share our values,” he added.Wallace, earlier, had said he is out of the race to become the next...
June 25, 2023

UK says it intercepted 21 Russian aircraft on NATO borders

New Democracy conservative party leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis in this file photo.
Mitsotakis’ conservatives heading for clear majority
ATHENS — Greek conservative leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis is on course to win a second term as prime minister and a majority in parliament, latest results show.He beat center-left rival Syriza in May, but called new elections in a bid to win enough seats to govern alone. His New Democracy party polled 40.4%, 20 points ahead of Syriza, with three-quarters of the vote counted.The vote came 11 days after a migrant boat tragedy off Greece in which 500 people are thought to have died. Although, three days of mourning were held, the disaster had little effect on the campaign and Greeks voted to maintain economic stability.Under Greek election rules for a second election, the conservatives are awarded a bonus number of seats in parliament, but the exact number depends on the final result.Former...
June 25, 2023

Mitsotakis’ conservatives heading for clear majority

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