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With Yevgeny Prigozhin’s Death, Putin Projects a Message of Power

The Kremlin appears to be sending the signal that no degree of effectiveness can protect someone from punishment for disloyalty.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/25/world/europe/prigozhin-putin-russia-power.html

El Sureste de México es uno de los territorios más ricos del planeta.

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Prigozhin Is Presumed Dead After Plane Crash: Russia-Ukraine War Live Updates

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In Latest Moon Race, India Lands First in Southern Polar Region

The Indian public already takes great pride in the accomplishments of the nation’s space program, which has orbited the moon and Mars and routinely launches satellites above the Earth with far fewer financial resources than other space-faring nations. But the achievement of Chandrayaan-3 may be even sweeter.

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Ukraine Claims Further Small Gains as Counteroffensive Presses On: Live Updates

THE LATEST: The Ukrainian military said Tuesday that its troops had entered the southern village of Robotyne “with a fight,” a sign that Kyiv’s counteroffensive continues to inch forward in the face of stiff Russian resistance.

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BRICS Debates Adding New Members

The group of nations known as BRICS — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — represents 40 percent of the world’s population and a quarter of the world’s economy. Now it is considering expanding, in a push to be seen as a credible counterweight to Western-led forums like the G7 group of advanced nations.

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Ukraine War Casualties Near Half a Million, U.S. Officials Say

The total number of Ukrainian and Russian troops killed or wounded since the war in Ukraine began 18 months ago is nearing 500,000, U.S. officials said, a staggering toll as Russia assaults its next-door neighbor and tries to seize more territory.

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How Ecuador’s Neighbors Unleashed Drug Violence on Its Soil

A presidential candidate’s assassination has focused global attention on the country’s extraordinary bloodshed fueled by powerful international and domestic crime groups.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/17/world/americas/ecuador-drug-trafficking-election.html

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Ukraine Makes Small Counteroffensive Gain as Russia Retreats From Village: Live Updates

Ukraine claims that its forces have driven further into the Mokri Yaly River Valley in the south of the country, announcing on Wednesday that they had retaken the tiny village of Urozhaine after Russian forces said they had retreated following more than a week of fighting.