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Moscow, Russia |  Xinhua |  Russia’s Federal Agency for Air Transport conformed on Wednesday that Wagner Group private military company’s leader Yevgeny Prigozhin was killed in a plane crash in the Tver Region near Moscow. According to the name list released by the agency on its Telegram account, Prigozhin was …

Moscow, Russia | TASS | The Federal Agency for Air Transport of Russia (Rosaviatsiya) has initiated an investigation of the crash of the Embraer plane that happened in the Tver Region on Wednesday, the agency said in its statement, adding that the name Yevgeny Prigozhin was included in the list …

Wellington, New Zealand | Xinhua | Japan’s decision to go forward with the release of the treated radioactively contaminated water is “not surprising, but certainly disappointing,” a marine expert has said. Despite public concerns and raging opposition from both home and abroad, the Japanese government announced Tuesday it has decided …

Johannesburg, South Africa | Xinhua |  Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Johannesburg to attend the 15th BRICS Summit to be held here, and pay a state visit to South Africa. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, together with South Africa’s International Relations and Cooperation Minister Naledi Pandor, and Nkosazana Clarice …

Quito, Ecuador | Xinhua | Preliminary results showed that Luisa Gonzalez of Citizen Revolution Movement and former legislator Daniel Noboa are expected to beat out six other candidates in the first round of Ecuador’s presidential elections and then face off in the runoff, the National Electoral Council (CNE) said Sunday. …

Beijing, China | Xinhua | Chinese President Xi Jinping left Beijing on Monday for the 15th BRICS Summit to be held in Johannesburg, South Africa, and a state visit to South Africa. Earlier, a signed article by Chinese President Xi Jinping titled “Sailing the Giant Ship of China-South Africa Friendship and …

United Nations, US | Xinhua | The United Nations on Friday commemorated the 20th anniversary of the suicide bombing of its headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq, which killed 22 UN personnel. At a brief ceremony at the UN headquarters in New York, Atul Khare, the UN undersecretary-general for the Department of Operational …

Sydney, Australia | Xinhua | A new name has been etched onto the FIFA Women’s World Cup trophy as Spain became the fifth team to win the title after beating England 1-0 here on Sunday. Olga Carmona took center stage as her 29th-minute strike ensured that Spain become the second country …

Jerusalem, Israel | Xinhua |  Israel announced on Thursday that it will sell its most advanced missile defense system Arrow-3 to Germany, marking the country’s largest-ever military deal. The Israeli and German defense ministries “will sign the landmark 3.5-billion-U.S. dollar defense agreement,” the Israeli Defense Ministry said in a statement. …

Ankara, Turkey | Xinhua |  While it is not certain yet if a cage fight between tech giants Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg will take place, Türkiye has proposed an ancient Roman theatre for staging the potential duel, reminiscent of the gladiator times. A Turkish tourism insider has invited the …