West African bloc seeks solution to Niger coup as deadline nears
West African defense chiefs were set to wrap up discussions about possible intervention in Niger on Friday, as mediators from the regional bloc push coup leaders in Niamey to restore…
Putin swears mutinous Wagner leaders ‘will be brought to justice’ in first speech since attempted coup
Russian President Vladimir Putin swore retaliation against the leaders of the Wagner Group rebellion Monday in his first address to the nation after the attempted coup. “The organizers of this…
Exhilaration in battered Ukraine as coup arises in Russia
After a night of Russian missile strikes on Kyiv apartment buildings killed three people, you’d expect the mood Saturday to be somber. The air-raid alerts started more than two hours…
Putin vows to crush ‘armed mutiny’ after Russian mercenary boss tries to oust top brass
Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed to crush what he called an armed mutiny after the private army of mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin seized control of a southern city as part…