Russia ready to supply military equipment to allies and train foreign soldiers, Putin says
From CNN's Uliana Pavlova
Russia is ready to supply military equipment to allied countries in Latin America, Asia, and Africa and Moscow is open to training foreign fighters, Russian President Vladimir Putin said during the “Army-2022” opening ceremony on Monday.
“Russia sincerely cherishes historically strong, friendly, truly trusting ties with the countries of Latin America, Asia, and Africa. (We) are ready to offer our allies the most modern types of weapons, from small arms to armored vehicles and artillery to combat aviation and unmanned aerial vehicles," Putin said during opening remarks.
“We highly value the fact that our country has many allies, partners, like-minded people on different continents,” Putin said.
Aung San Suu Kyi given six extra years in prison on corruption charges
Ousted leader of Myanmar will appeal against new conviction added to earlier 11-year sentence
Associated Press
A court in military-ruled Myanmar convicted the country’s ousted leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, on more corruption charges on Monday, adding six years to her earlier 11-year prison sentence, a legal official said.
The trial was held behind closed doors, with no access for media or the public, and her lawyers were forbidden by a gag order from revealing information about the proceedings.
In the four corruption cases decided on Monday, Aung San Suu Kyi was alleged to have abused her position to rent public land at below market prices and to have built a residence with donations meant for charitable purposes. She received sentences of three years for each of the four counts, but the sentences for three of them will be served concurrently, giving her a total of six more years in prison.
Kenya: Ruto declared presidential race winner after chaos over vote count
Kenya's Deputy President William Ruto was able to hold on to a lead over longtime opposition leader Raila Odinga. Election officials had said they could not "take ownership" of the results, citing an "opaque" process.
As Kenyans waited anxiously for the results of a tight presidential race, four out of seven election officials said on Monday they rejected the imminent, highly anticipated announcement.
"We cannot take ownership of the result that will be announced," Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) vice chair Juliana Cherera told reporters, saying the process was "opaque."
Afghan opposition ‘very weak’ despite mounting anger against Taliban
One year on from the fall of Kabul, many of the opposition commanders famous for their stand in Panjshir Valley remain exiled in Tajikistan. Analysts paint a picture of a weak armed resistance against the Taliban and an Afghan population that increasingly abhors the Islamic fundamentalist group but is too exhausted to oppose it.
When Afghanistan captured the world’s attention shortly after the Taliban’s precipitous takeover on August 15, 2021, the media focused on the Panjshir Valley – where late Afghan commander Ahmad Shah Massoud held off both the Soviets in the 1980s and the Taliban in the 1990s. The lionised commander’s son Ahmad Massoud vowed to fight the Taliban from Panjshir once again.
But by September, Massoud had fled to neighbouring Tajikistan along with other resistance commanders. The apparent plan was to use Tajikistan as a staging ground to take on the Taliban. At the time, analysts lamented that it was a “non-viable prospect”.
Moscow backs Zaporizhzhia inspection
- Moscow says it will facilitate a visit by the UN’s nuclear watchdog to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, following reports of shelling.
- Brittney Griner’s legal team has appealed the US basketball star’s conviction by a Russian court for narcotics possession and trafficking.
- Russian President Vladimir Putin has promised to expand ties with North Korea amid Western condemnation.
From Kabul and beyond, a year of Taliban rule in Afghanistan
By Lyse Doucet
Chief international correspondent, Kabul
When you arrive at Kabul International Airport, the first thing you notice is the women, clothed in brown scarves and black cloaks, stamping passports.
An airfield, which one year ago was the scene of a panicked tide of people desperate to escape, is now much quieter and cleaner. Rows of white Taliban flags flutter in a summer's breeze - billboards of the old famous faces have been painted over.
What lies beyond this gateway to a country which was turned upside down by a swift Taliban takeover?
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