Overview - botlt_test

Big blow to Putin as Wagner forces take control of Southern Military building in Rostov | World News – India TV (www.indiatvnews.com)

Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin warned his forces would “destroy everything” in their way.

Wagner Boss Says He’s En Route to Moscow and ‘Ready to Die’ With 25,000 Fighters (www.thedailybeast.com)

Moscow has announced an “anti-terrorist operation” as the mercenary group says it’s engaging in battles with the regular Russian military.

Russian mercenary group Wagner chief Prigozhin moves against The Kremlin (www.politico.eu)

Wagner Chief Claims His Forces Downed Russian Military Helicopter (www.barrons.com)

The chief of mercenary group Wagner Yevgeny Prigozhin said early Saturday that his forces had shot down a Russian military helicopter.

Wagner mercenary chief calls for armed rebellion against Russian military leadership (abcnews.go.com)

Russia’s Wagner mercenary group founder, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has said the Kremlin’s justifications for invading Ukraine were based on lies.

US Senate proposes that radioactive contamination of NATO territory caused by Russia be considered as attack on Alliance (news.yahoo.com)

The US Senate has introduced a resolution which proposes that the actions of Russia, Belarus “or proxy of Russia” be considered as an attack on NATO, if their actions lead to radioactive contamination of the allies’ territory.

Russia is a ‘cancer’ that could destroy the world, Lithuania’s first post-Soviet leader says (www.politico.eu)

Kenya plots vile anti-homosexuality law to ‘kick LGBT people out the country completely’ (www.thepinknews.com)

Kenya officials hope to pass an anti-homosexuality law, similar to Uganda, with Tanzania and South Sudan also making ant-LGBTQ+ plans.

Orcas attack Dutch team in Ocean Race (nltimes.nl)

Three orcas attacked the Dutch sailing team JAJO during a leg of the Ocean Race on Thursday. The team managed to film the killer whales banging their heads against the rudders of their sailing yacht. Luckily, the damage was limited, and the sailors and orcas all escaped the incident unharmed.

Russia must pay to rebuild Ukraine, says Germany (www.dw.com)

The US, Britain and the EU have pledged €60 billion to help Ukraine rebuild. But Germany’s development minister says it’s “obvious” that Moscow should ultimately foot the bill for the destruction caused by the war.

Nobel-winning economist calls for climate tax as carbon costs lives (www.dawn.com)

Russia launches "Xi Jinping Thought Research Laboratory" to study Xi Jinping ideology (www.politico.eu)

Facebook to end news sharing in Canada as parliament passes bill to compel payment (www.reuters.com)

Meta Platforms Inc plans to end access to news on Facebook and Instagram for all users in Canada once a parliament-approved legislation requiring internet giants to pay news publishers comes into effect, the company said on Thursday.

Former Titan submersible passenger who took 4 dives in it, including to the Titanic, said communication with the surface ship was lost 'every single time' (www.yahoo.com)

Mike Reiss said on one dive he took in OceanGate’s Titan submersible, they returned to the surface as soon as they lost communication.

Russian Thermonuclear Bomb Creator Found Dead in Moscow (www.yahoo.com)

Wikimedia Commons / Luis KurbosA nuclear physicist who helped create Russia’s first hydrogen bomb was found dead in a Moscow apartment this week, having reportedly committed suicide.Grigory Klinishov, 92, left behind a suicide note in which he said sorry to his family and confessed that he’d been unable to cope with his...