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Amid violence and allegations of corruption during the first round, Guatemala's election is proceeding to a run-off, with the Organization of American States urging Guatemalans to honor the outcome and show respect.

Mainstream media is buzzing about Yevgeny Prigozhin and the Wagner group's "coup," but who are Prigozhin and the Wagner group? What is the future of Russia now?

Lukashenko on Tuesday boasted that he "suggested Putin should not rush" to "eliminate those involved" in Prigozhin's uprising. He claimed he convinced Putin to not "wipe out" Prigozhin when tensions were at their peak over the Wagner chief's call for a rebellion against the Russian army.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has softened her once strident anti-EU views but the ratification of a reform to the eurozone's bailout fund has left her in a quandary.

Experts believe Wagner Group's chief was tricked into going to Belarus and that he "would still be in danger." Some analysts say Prigozhin may pose a threat again if Wagner mercenaries decided to follow him to Belarus.

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko also claimed that he stopped Russian President Vladimir Putin from destroying the Wagner group.

The Russian government spent more than 160 billion rubles to fund the Wagner group and its owner, Concord company.

Russian President Vladimir Putin may have "dropped" the supposed deal his Belarusian counterpart brokered with Wagner Group's Yevgeny Prigozhin over the weekend as the two sides reignited tensions over comments they made Monday. Putin slammed the insurrection's "organizers" while Prigozhin said he doesn't regret the short-lived march to Moscow.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-CA, also claimed Putin is likely feeling vulnerable after the Wagner group's insurrection.

Experts say Putin's failure to keep Yevgeny Prigozhin in check makes Russia's power structure appear weak to Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva revealed the nation's plan to raise the issue of de-dollarization at the next meeting of BRICS.

Wagner's Yevgeny Prigozhin previously accused the Russian military of bombing his war camps and killing his fighters in Ukraine.

Former President Donald Trump claimed Russian President Vladimir Putin would never have invaded Ukraine if he won the 2020 election.

Russian President Vladimir Putin stuttered during a meeting with pro-Russian military bloggers.

"If you are punished with a counterfeit passport, only me will receive it," Kwon reportedly said.

Russian President Vladimir Putin also said the nuclear weapons serve as Moscow's "guarantee" amid the war.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet China's top envoy and potentially President Xi Jinping Monday, on the final day of a trip to Beijing aimed at improving severely strained ties.

French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday hosts Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for talks in Paris, seeking to nudge the de-facto leader of the oil-rich kingdom into more full-throated support of Ukraine against the Russian invasion.

Emmanuel Macron might once again be the key to keeping Kylian Mbappe in France.

Latvian President-elect Edgars Rinkevičs warned that Russia's neighboring countries should be on "alert day and night" in case Moscow does end up losing the war in Ukraine.

Silvio Berlusconi, who dominated Italian public life for decades as a billionaire media mogul, businessman and prime minister, has died aged 86.

Russian Senator Valentina Matviyenko, who is also chairwoman of the Federation Council, also said the country will remain a "world power" amid sanctions from the West and Europe following its invasion of Ukraine.

Cuba, which was at center stage in 1962 for the missile crisis that put JFK and the Soviets on the verge of a nuclear war for 13 days, has reportedly reached a deal with China for the latter to build a spying facility on the island. Cuba and the U.S. have both denied the report.

A Ukrainian intelligence official said Russian President Vladimir Putin's body doubles are kept in different places.

While former Finance Minister Milojko Spajić confirmed he knew Kwon, he denied the crypto executive's claim and called him a "fraudster who defrauded millions of people."

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he never gave out orders to target the gas pipelines.

There have been speculations that Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin wants to plot a military coup against Russian President Vladimir Putin.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed human rights with Saudi Arabia's crown prince Tuesday during a trip aimed at boosting ties with the long-time ally, which has forged closer relations with Washington's rivals.

Marat Tambiev's court appearance is set for Monday, during which the prosecutor aims to confiscate all of his alleged unlawfully acquired funds.