‘Staggering’: How Western media is responding to Prigozhin’s coup attempt

News outlets in the US and UK are portraying the insurrection as an existential threat to Vladimir Putin As news of the attempted armed coup by the Wagner private military company filtered out to the West, newspaper columnists and pundits rushed to predict the downfall of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s government, a military victory for…

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Greek PM fumes after UK abruptly scraps talks

Athens has voiced “annoyance” with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak over the last-minute change of plans Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has criticized his British counterpart after Downing Street axed a planned meeting in London, where the leader was expected to request the return of Greek antiquities held in UK museums.

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UK factories facing bleakest winter in 50 years – Bloomberg

The British manufacturing industry is facing its worst winter since the 1970s as spiking energy costs could result in blackouts and shutdowns, Bloomberg reported on Friday. The report indicated that the latest purchasing managers’ index, which was published on Thursday, confirmed the steepest contraction in production since the depths of the coronavirus lockdown in May…

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