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Former MI6 spy chief says all signs suggest Wagner boss Prigozhin was ‘taken out’ by Putin

Second former intelligence officer suggested a bomb in a ‘wine crate’ may have downed the jet

The Independent UK

Biden points finger at Putin as Prigozhin’s reported death seen as a warning to ‘elites’

Joe Biden ‘not surprised’ by apparent death of Yevgeny Prigozhin, the Wagner founder, in plane crash, while Kremlin and Russian president stay silent

The Guardian - AU

Russian villagers report explosion before ‘Prigozhin’ plane crash

The Wagner boss was listed as a passenger on the private jet, but the Kremlin has not confirmed his death.

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‘It all adds up’: What Russians are saying about Prigozhin’s possible death

The Kremlin is yet to confirm the details of Wednesday’s plane crash in Russia. Commentators are speculating.

Al Jazeera

OPINION - Prigozhin’s exit signals Putin is clearing way for new phase in the war

Wagner Group chief’s exit appears to change little in the war in Ukraine

Evening Standard

Ukrainians express fear and hope as Russia’s war rages on Independence Day

Ukraine declared independence from the Soviet Union on August 24, 1991.

Al Jazeera

Yevgeny Prigozhin: will ‘predictable’ death of Wagner chief backfire on Putin?

Yevgeny Prigozhin, who led a failed coup against Vladimir Putin two months ago, was on a plane that crashed in Russia, according to officials.

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Wagner troops ‘plotting march to Russia to avenge leader’s death’

Wagner mercenaries were on Thursday reported to be trying to head back into Russia after threatening retaliation over the suspected killing of their leader Yevgeny Prigozhin in a plane crash on the orders of Vladimir Putin.

Evening Standard

Final flight path for Russian private jet that crashed ‘with Wagner boss onboard’

Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin reported to be among 10 killed as plane comes down northwest of Moscow

The Independent UK

Ukraine picks up momentum, retakes second town in a week

Ukraine may have begun to break through Russian minefields and front-line artillery, reaching secondary defences.

Al Jazeera

Yevgeny Prigozhin: From 'Putin's chef' to mutineer

Mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, whose death was announced by Russia following a plane crash near Moscow, was a Kremlin confidant catapulted to infamy by Russia's offensive in Ukraine before he turned his troops on Russia's capital.

France 24

Wagner chief Prigozhin reportedly killed, but has Putin cooked his own goose?

Perhaps the most unexpected thing about the plane crash that reportedly killed Yevgeny Prigozhin, the bombastic head of Russia’s infamous Wagner group, is that it happened a full two months after he brought Russia to what President Vladimir Putin warned at the time was the brink of civil war.

The Conversation

Minister warns against jumping to conclusions over Wagner chief’s reported death

Yevgeny Prigozhin has reportedly been killed in a plane crash two months after staging a failed mutiny against Russia’s military leaders.

The Independent UK

Yevgeny Prigozhin: Wagner Group boss joins long list of those who challenged Vladimir Putin and paid the price

Two months after challenging Vladimir Putin’s leadership in an apparent but abortive “mutiny”, Yevgeny Prigozhin – the former owner of the mercenary private military company Wagner Group – has joined a long list of prominent Russians to die in mysterious circumstances.

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Radio France Internationale

Kremlin silent on reported death of Wagner boss Prigozhin in plane crash

As the world reacts to the reported death of Wagner mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin in a plane crash late Wednesday, the Kremlin has remained tight-lipped. Prigozhin led a failed mutiny against Rissian President Vladimir Putin in June.

Evening Standard

Russia extends jailtime of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich by three months

Evan Gershkovich will be locked in a Russian jail on spying charges until at least November 30

The Guardian - UK

Russian court extends detention of WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich

Journalist arrested on espionage charges in March set to remain in jail until at least 30 November

The Independent UK

Plane crash believed to have killed Russian mercenary chief seen as Kremlin's revenge

Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin and top officers of his private military were presumed dead in a plane crash that was widely seen as an assassination, two months after they staged a mutiny that dented Russian President Vladimir Putin’s authority

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Evening Standard

What is Brics? Trump threatens 10 per cent extra tariff over 'anti-American' policies

Donald Trump has set strict rules for any country “aligning themselves with the Anti-American policies of BRICS”

The Independent UK

Ukrainian official eviscerates Lars von Trier for ‘Russian lives matter’ post: ‘Siding with the executioner’

‘War is not a movie where actors play life and death. Behind every living Russian terrorist, there is a dead Ukrainian,’ secretary of the National Security and Defense Council wrote

The Independent UK

Prigozhin seen laughing about death in video released by Wagner-linked channel: ‘We’ll all go to hell’

Wagner chief’s close aide Dmitry Utkin – also feared dead in Wednesday’s plane crash – remarks that ‘death is not the end, just the beginning of something else’ in same video

The Guardian - AU

Putin confirms Prigozhin death; Pentagon says surface-to-air missile claim is ‘inaccurate’ – as it happened

Russian president says former head of Wagner made ‘serious mistakes’. This live blog is now closed

Newslaundry

From the ‘Moon is Indian’ to ‘Modi first, Moon next’: Front pages on Chandrayaan milestone

Days after Russia’s Luna-25 crashed during a similar attempt, India has become the first country to land on the Moon’s south pole, and most prominent dailies hailed the triumph with banner headlines.

Al Jazeera

Can BRICS dethrone the US dollar? It’ll be an uphill climb, experts say

The world’s reserve currency is facing a challenge from Global South countries who want options beyond the greenback.

The Independent UK

Republicans tear into Ramaswamy as Trump absence looms over combative first debate

The lack of anyone named Donald Trump at the first GOP debate didn’t make the two-hour session boring

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