*[Enwl-eng] Yevgeny Prigozhin: a death foretold?

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                  Global Edition - Today's top story: Wagner group's Yevgeny 
Prigozhin reportedly died in private jet crash – if confirmed, it wouldn't 
be first time someone who crossed Putin met a suspicious demise View in 
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                   Global Edition | 24 August 2023







                  News that Yevgeny Prigozhin, the notorious Russian warlord 
and leader of the mercenary group Wagner, had died in a plane crash 
yesterday was first met with some scepticism and disbelief. Was it really 
true? The first reports came from Russia’s state newswire RIA Novosti which 
quoted Russia’s emergency ministry saying that 10 people on the plane, 
including three crew members, had died in a crash. As the day drew to a 
close social media posts from Wagner supporters seemed to confirm that 
indeed it was. Gregory F. Treverton sets out what the warlord’s death tells 
us about Vladimir Putin's Russia.

                  The military coup in Niger adds to an already volatile 
security and political situation in the region. It’s the 6th coup that west 
Africa has faced within the past three years. Because Niger is a central 
player in the region, explains Mohammad Dan Suleiman, the effects on 
neighbouring countries will be significant. He shares four worrying 
implications.

                          Caroline Southey

                        Founding Editor



                  Wagner group’s Yevgeny Prigozhin reportedly died in 
private jet crash – if confirmed, it wouldn’t be first time someone who 
crossed Putin met a suspicious demise
                  Gregory F. Treverton, USC Dornsife College of Letters, 
Arts and Sciences

                  The lesson in the presumed death of the mercenary leader 
two months after his mutiny against Putin: Don’t make yourself an enemy of 
Russia’s leader.


                  Niger is a key player in the Sahel region - 4 security 
implications of the coup
                  Muhammad Dan Suleiman, Curtin University

                  Economic infrastructure that affects several African 
countries runs through Niger.


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hurdles.

                          b.. 8 GOP candidates debate funding to Ukraine, 
Trump’s future and – covertly, with dog whistles – race
                          Jordan Tama, American University School of 
International Service; Brian Kalt, Michigan State University; Calvin 
Schermerhorn, Arizona State University

                          From immigration and federal spending to Ukraine 
and the state of American schools, eight GOP presidential candidates had a 
lot to say.

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questions answered
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                          A womb transplant can be life changing for the 
recipient, but there are serious ethical considerations too.

                          d.. Is Hercule Poirot autistic? Here are seven 
clues that he might be
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Bernthal-Hooker, University of Suffolk

                          Agatha Christie never explicitly said so, but many 
of her Belgian detective’s character traits could be interpreted as being 
autistic.




                  Faith Kipyegon lifts gold: from walking to school in rural 
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University

                  With three world records to her name, Faith Kipyegon is 
competing for two gold medals at the World Athletics Championships.






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