Revenue from crude oil sales earned Nigeria $11 billion in the first five months of 2023. This is according to the data obtained from the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Revenue Factsheet released by the US Energy Information Administration…
Belarus leader welcomes Wagner boss Prigozhin into exile
The leader of Russia’s 24-hour mutiny, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has arrived in Belarus, three days after his Wagner mercenary group’s mutiny came to an end 200km (125 miles) south of Moscow. “Yes, indeed, he’s in Belarus today,” leader Alexander Lukashenko announced,…
Wagner boss says march on Moscow halted to ‘avoid bloodshed’
Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin says he ordered his mercenaries to halt their march on Moscow to avoid “shedding Russian blood”. Prigozhin said while his men are just 200km (120 miles) from Moscow, he decided on Saturday to turn them back…
Ukraine responds to Wagner mutiny in Russia with caution, hope
Ukraine’s top military expert has said that Kyiv has to make a “strategic, principal decision” on how to benefit from the unfolding turmoil in Russia. One such move could be an order to invade western Russia to bypass massive defence…
Russia legalises recruitment of offenders for military service
The Russian parliament legalised the recruitment of criminals for military service in Ukraine, according to a statement published on the Russian State Duma’s website on Tuesday. It said the validity of the document did not extend to those who had…
Navalny’s new trial to start Monday in his prison camp
A controversial trial of prominent Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was scheduled to officially start on Monday, his lawyer said. The Moscow Municipal Court travelling some 260 kilometres to the prison camp where Navalny is being held for the proceedings. Navalny…
Cybercrime gang hits BA, Boots and BBC with ultimatum after mass hack
British Airways, Boots and the BBC have been hit with an ultimatum from the Russian-speaking cybercrime group Clop to begin ransom negotiations after it stole personal details of more than 100,000 staff across the organisations. The demand, posted on Clop’s…
Russian dies in shark attack off Egypt’s Red Sea coast
A Russian man was killed on Thursday when a shark attacked him off the coast of Egypt’s Red Sea resort city of Hurghada, authorities said. “An attack by a tiger shark on a beachgoer… led to his death,” Egypt’s environment…
Türkiye’s Erdogan discusses Ukrainian crisis with Putin
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had a phone talk with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Wednesday and discussed the conflict between Ukraine and Russia. Erdogan stressed that the continuation of consultations with the United Nations to remove obstacles to…
Cider drink poisoning death toll in Russia’s Ulyanovsk region rises to 18
Regional health ministry on Tuesday said two people have died after getting poisoned by surrogate alcohol in western Russia’s Ulyanovsk Region, bringing the total death toll to 18. On Monday, the Russian Investigative Committee (IC) opened criminal cases after 16…
