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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.

Ex-president Donald Trump is reportedly plotting a Twitter comeback. People close to him say he may have a specific purpose this time.

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.

Former congresswoman Cheney is unsure if the Republican Party can be saved amid a "tectonic shift" in the country's politics. She says the GOP will crumble if Trump is chosen to challenge Biden in 2024.

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.

The House has moved to put ChatGPT in fetters that it can loosen or tighten whenever it wants as lawmakers continue to grapple with how AI will be regulated. The new guardrails on generative AI use in Congress follows Sen. Chuck Schumer's call for faster work on regulating the fast-evolving technology.

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.

Robert "Bobby" F. Kennedy Jr. is gaining popularity among some conservatives, including ousted Fox News host Tucker Carlson and TV commentator Joe Rogan.

Half of Americans believe U.S. President Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden, received preferential treatment from prosecutors who reached a deal that would allow the younger Biden to plead guilty to tax charges but avoid a gun-related conviction, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found.

Rep. Lauren Boebert's attempt to force a House vote on President Joe Biden's impeachment isn't getting a lot of support from lawmakers as Kevin McCarthy led the opposing side in calling for GOP leaders to reject the resolution. McCarthy said Boebert bypassed other GOP members about her bid to get a quick floor vote.

The Global Gender Gap score for 146 countries in the report was 68.4% this year, a slight improvement of 0.3 percentage points from the 2022 score of 68.1%.

The Biden administration has reportedly reached out to the Cuban government to try to block the deal from moving forward. Washington is concerned that the facility, if established, could lead to China deploying its troops and conducting its security or intelligence operations on the island.

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

Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, will plead guilty to two federal tax charges in a deal struck with the Department of Justice.

The State Department confirmed that Antony Blinken would meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping Monday, but based on the readout of Blinken's meetings with two senior Chinese officials, it appears there has been little progress made on the secretary of state's original agenda for his China state visit.

"It's just irresponsible action that places our service members at risk, places our nation['s] security [at] risk. You cannot have these documents floating around. They need to be secured," Esper said.

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.

The catalog featured nearly 10,000 photos taken between 2008 and 2019 showing First Son Hunter Biden.

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.

Yurii Ihnat, the spokesperson for Ukraine's Air Forces Command, said Russia has a shortage of missiles to use in the war in Ukraine.