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Prigozhin: Kremlin 'chef' and mercenary supremo
Prigozhin: Kremlin 'chef' and mercenary supremo
World
by  AFP

From taking a big Kremlin catering contract to personally recruiting convicts in a prison yard to fight in Ukraine, secretive businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin appears to have a unique role in President Vladimir Putin's Russia. The Concord catering group he founded at one point worked for the Kremlin, earning Prigozhin the soubriquet of "Putin's chef".

UN chief urges end to 'era of nuclear blackmail'
UN chief urges end to 'era of nuclear blackmail'
World
by  AFP

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres renewed his call Monday for the global abolition of nuclear weapons as concerns grow over Russia's threat to use them in the Ukraine war. "Decades after the fall of the Berlin Wall, we can hear once again the rattling of nuclear sabers," Guterres told a special General Assembly session on nuclear disarmament.

UK PM Truss under fire as pound sinks
UK PM Truss under fire as pound sinks
World
by  AFP

The government of new British Prime Minister Liz Truss on Monday came under pressure after the pound hit a record low against the dollar following last week's huge tax-cutting budget.

China, Russia face historic scrutiny at UN rights council
China, Russia face historic scrutiny at UN rights council
World
by  AFP

China and Russia face possible action by the UN's top rights body following historic draft resolutions against the two powerful permanent members of the Security Council. Western nations have taken unprecedented steps against the two giants, despite fears that a failed resolution would signal a shifting power balance and weaken the 47-member council.