‘Stop yelling’: Top Chechen fighter scolds Russia’s Wagner mercenary chief

MOSCOW (Reuters) – One of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov’s close allies on Thursday publicly criticised Russia’s most prominent mercenary, casting Yevgeny Prigozhin as a blogger who yells all the time about problems, drawing a stern rebuke from a top Wagner fighter. Addressing Prigozhin in a video message using the diminutive of “Zhenya” and the familiar…

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US-China tensions expected to dominate Asia security meeting

By Xinghui Kok and Greg Torode SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Tensions between the United States and China are expected to loom over Asia’s top security meeting this week, as China has declined a bilateral meeting between the superpowers’ defence chiefs. The Shangri-La Dialogue, which attracts top defence officials, senior military officers, diplomats, weapons makers and security analysts…

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