Year: 2023

Wagner’s finale? Prigozhin’s death marks Russian shift in strategy.

Wagner’s finale? Prigozhin’s death marks Russian shift in strategy. | View caption Hide caption His death most probably spells the end of the Kremlin’s reliance on freelance military groups, especially in Africa, in favor of direct state control. Earlier this week Mr. Prigozhin issued a militant video manifesto, purportedly shot in Africa, proclaiming that the…

Hungary PM Orban’s claim Trump re-election only way to end Ukraine war

Donald Trump has received huge praise after Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orban claimed the only way to end the Ukraine war is for the US to re-elect the former president. Orban – known as Vladimir Putin’s closest ally in the European Union – made the starling claims during a sprawling interview with former Fox News…

Judge rejects former Trump aide Peter Navarro’s executive privilege claim, paving way for trial in contempt case

A federal judge on Wednesday denied ex-White House adviser Peter Navarro’s bid to escape contempt charges by claiming former President Donald Trump had invoked executive privilege over his potential testimony to a congressional panel investigating the events leading up to and including the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. The ruling paves the way…