WAGNER GROUP

The Wagner Group has decided to pull out of Mali after spending over three years fighting against Islamist rebels. This move comes after the group successfully helped the Malian junta regain control of key regional areas. The Wagner Group's departure does not mean Russia is completely leaving Mali. Instead, another Russian-controlled paramilitary force, known as the...

You might think an American in a Russian prison would be cut off from the world, but Paul Whelan proved that's not always the case. During his five-and-a-half-year detention, he managed to feed vital information to Western officials. How? Well, fellow prisoners who were fighting in Ukraine would pass on intel, and Whelan would relay it to the US, UK, Canada, and Irel...