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Yevgeny Prigozhin: Wagner chief presumed dead after Russia plane crash Yevgeny Prigozhin – the Wagner group leader – was on a jet that crashed in Russia, according to Russia’s civil aviation authority. Social media lined to the Wagner group say Prigozhin’s private jet was shot down by Russian air defences. He died “as a result of actions of traitors to Russia”, the Grey Zone Telegram channel posted. Prigozhin led a mutiny against Russia’s armed forces in June, despite only lasting around 24 hours, it was seen as the biggest threat to Putin since his invasion of Ukraine. The plane was…

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North Korea’s second spy satellite launch fails North Korea’s attempt to put a spy satellite into space has failed, three months after its first attempt failed. The latest attempt on Thursday morning failed during the third stage of its flight, state media said. North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un has been pushing for a spy satellite for his country as it would allow monitoring of incoming attacks and more accurate plotting of his own. A third attempt will take place in October, according to Pyongyang’s space agency. South Korea said it detected the launch of the rocket at around 03:50…

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Chandrayaan-3: India lunar rover Pragyaan takes a walk on the Moon India is making more space history, as just one day after the country became the first to land near the south pole, the Moon rover has now taken its first steps on the lunar surface. Chandrayaan-3’s rover “ramped down” from the lander and “India took a walk on the Moon!” the Indian space agency said. India is now only the fourth country to achieve a soft landing on the Moon, after the US, the former Soviet Union and China. The rover, called Pragyann, was carried to the Moon in…

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