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US Military Says Sent Seized Iran Weapons, Ammunition To Ukraine
Washington has given Ukraine small arms and ammunition that were seized while being sent from Iranian forces to Tehran-backed rebels in Yemen, the US military said Tuesday.
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Red Sea Container Shipping Declined By Nearly 30% Over Houthi Attacks: IMF
Container shipping through the Red Sea has dropped by nearly one-third this year as attacks by Yemen's Huthi rebels continue, the International Monetary Fund said Wednesday.
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Yemen's Houthis In Russia Discuss "Pressure" On US, Israel To End Gaza War
A Houthi delegation discussed on Thursday during a rare visit to Moscow "the need to increase efforts to pressure" the United States and Israel to end the Gaza war, a spokesman for the Yemeni rebels said.
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Amid Attacks On Ships, Houthi Official Promises Safe Passage For China, Russia
A senior Houthi official has promised safe passage for Russian and Chinese vessels through the Red Sea, where the Iran-backed Yemeni rebel group has been carrying out attacks on commercial ships in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.
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Yevgeny Prigozhin: 5 Facts On Wagner Boss Who Rebelled Against Putin
Here are some key facts about Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder of Russia's Wagner Group mercenary force, who Russia's civil aviation authority said was on the passenger list of a plane that crashed north of Moscow on Thursday.
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Russian Air Strike Targeting Syria Rebel Base Kills At Least 8 Fighters
"Russian warplanes carried out air strikes on the western outskirts of Idlib city, targeting a military base belonging to Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS)... killing at least eight fighters," said the head of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
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Is Putin Losing Grip? Russia's Short Rebellion Leaves Behind Big Question
Wagner mercenaries headed back to their base on Sunday after Russia's President Vladimir Putin agreed to allow their leader to avoid treason charges and accept exile in neighbouring Belarus.
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"Putin Probably Hiding Somewhere," Says Zelensky Amid Mutiny In Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday that Russia's Vladimir Putin is likely "very scared" and hiding someplace as rebel mercenaries advance on Moscow.
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Russian Rebel Group "Moving Across" Lipetsk Region, 400 Km South Of Moscow
Russian Wagner mercenaries were "moving across" the Lipetsk region some 400 kilometres (250 miles) south of Moscow, the governor said Saturday, en route to Moscow after vowing to overthrow Russia's military leadership.
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Chechnya War To Wagner Group's Mutiny: Key Events In Putin's Life
From the rise of the former KGB officer to the Kremlin to his invasion of Ukraine and a mutiny by the Wagner rebels who backed him, AFP looks at key moments in Vladimir Putin's rule.
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Mercenary Group Nears Moscow, Gets Fired At By Russian Army Helicopters
Russian military helicopters opened fire on Saturday afternoon on a convoy of rebel mercenaries already more than halfway towards Moscow in a lightning advance after seizing a southern city overnight.
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Rebel Mercenaries March Towards Moscow, Kyiv Sees "Window Of Opportunity"
Rebellious Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin today claimed that he has taken control of the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don as part of an attempt to oust the military leadership amid what the authorities said was an armed mutiny.
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Hour By Hour In A Ghost Town On Ukraine's Frontline
The civilians of Avdiivka in eastern Ukraine have been in the crossfire of fierce fighting since pro-Russian rebels seized control of nearby Donetsk in 2014.
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Pro-Russia Separatists Claim Ukraine's Mariupol Port Under Their Control
A pro-Russia rebel leader said Monday that separatist forces in eastern Ukraine have taken control of the port of the strategic city of Mariupol.
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May Vote On Joining Russia, Says Ukraine Rebel Region
The head of Ukraine's Lugansk separatist region said Sunday it may hold a referendum on becoming part of Russia, after Moscow sent troops into its pro-Western neighbour.
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US Military Says Sent Seized Iran Weapons, Ammunition To Ukraine
Washington has given Ukraine small arms and ammunition that were seized while being sent from Iranian forces to Tehran-backed rebels in Yemen, the US military said Tuesday.
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Red Sea Container Shipping Declined By Nearly 30% Over Houthi Attacks: IMF
Container shipping through the Red Sea has dropped by nearly one-third this year as attacks by Yemen's Huthi rebels continue, the International Monetary Fund said Wednesday.
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Yemen's Houthis In Russia Discuss "Pressure" On US, Israel To End Gaza War
A Houthi delegation discussed on Thursday during a rare visit to Moscow "the need to increase efforts to pressure" the United States and Israel to end the Gaza war, a spokesman for the Yemeni rebels said.
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Amid Attacks On Ships, Houthi Official Promises Safe Passage For China, Russia
A senior Houthi official has promised safe passage for Russian and Chinese vessels through the Red Sea, where the Iran-backed Yemeni rebel group has been carrying out attacks on commercial ships in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.
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Yevgeny Prigozhin: 5 Facts On Wagner Boss Who Rebelled Against Putin
Here are some key facts about Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder of Russia's Wagner Group mercenary force, who Russia's civil aviation authority said was on the passenger list of a plane that crashed north of Moscow on Thursday.
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Russian Air Strike Targeting Syria Rebel Base Kills At Least 8 Fighters
"Russian warplanes carried out air strikes on the western outskirts of Idlib city, targeting a military base belonging to Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS)... killing at least eight fighters," said the head of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
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Is Putin Losing Grip? Russia's Short Rebellion Leaves Behind Big Question
Wagner mercenaries headed back to their base on Sunday after Russia's President Vladimir Putin agreed to allow their leader to avoid treason charges and accept exile in neighbouring Belarus.
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"Putin Probably Hiding Somewhere," Says Zelensky Amid Mutiny In Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday that Russia's Vladimir Putin is likely "very scared" and hiding someplace as rebel mercenaries advance on Moscow.
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Russian Rebel Group "Moving Across" Lipetsk Region, 400 Km South Of Moscow
Russian Wagner mercenaries were "moving across" the Lipetsk region some 400 kilometres (250 miles) south of Moscow, the governor said Saturday, en route to Moscow after vowing to overthrow Russia's military leadership.
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Chechnya War To Wagner Group's Mutiny: Key Events In Putin's Life
From the rise of the former KGB officer to the Kremlin to his invasion of Ukraine and a mutiny by the Wagner rebels who backed him, AFP looks at key moments in Vladimir Putin's rule.
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Mercenary Group Nears Moscow, Gets Fired At By Russian Army Helicopters
Russian military helicopters opened fire on Saturday afternoon on a convoy of rebel mercenaries already more than halfway towards Moscow in a lightning advance after seizing a southern city overnight.
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Rebel Mercenaries March Towards Moscow, Kyiv Sees "Window Of Opportunity"
Rebellious Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin today claimed that he has taken control of the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don as part of an attempt to oust the military leadership amid what the authorities said was an armed mutiny.
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Hour By Hour In A Ghost Town On Ukraine's Frontline
The civilians of Avdiivka in eastern Ukraine have been in the crossfire of fierce fighting since pro-Russian rebels seized control of nearby Donetsk in 2014.
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Pro-Russia Separatists Claim Ukraine's Mariupol Port Under Their Control
A pro-Russia rebel leader said Monday that separatist forces in eastern Ukraine have taken control of the port of the strategic city of Mariupol.
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May Vote On Joining Russia, Says Ukraine Rebel Region
The head of Ukraine's Lugansk separatist region said Sunday it may hold a referendum on becoming part of Russia, after Moscow sent troops into its pro-Western neighbour.
