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An image of the individual sought in connection to the investigation of the shooting death of Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealth's insurance unit, is seen in this still image from a surveillance video taken outside a hotel in the Manhattan borough of New York City
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Hard Numbers: Murder in Manhattan, Prigozhin gets a statue, Namibia elects first female president, EU cracks down on Temu and Shein, Mexico hikes minimum wage

GZERO Wrapped 2023
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GZERO Wrapped 2023

‘Tis the Spotify Wrapped season! (Or Apple Music replay season, for those of us out of step with the cultural zeitgeist). In the spirit of everyone sharing their most-played tracks of the year, the GZERO team decided to look back at some of our top-viewed articles of 2023. You’ll never guess who wrote our top pick …

Candles are placed at a makeshift memorial near the former PMC Wagner Center, associated with the founder of the Wagner Group and Yevgeny Prigozhin, in St. Petersburg, Russia.
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Wagner and Russia’s next moves

Russia has confirmed the identities of the 10 people who died in a plane crash last Wednesday northwest of Moscow. They included Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder of the Wagner Group, as well key associates Dmitry Utkin and Valery Chekalov.

Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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Putin breaks his silence on Prigo

Almost 24 hours after the plane presumed to be carrying Wagner warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin exploded midair outside Moscow – presumably killing him and Wagner’s top military commander Dmitry Utkin – Vladimir Putin has broken his silence. On Thursday, the Russian leader sent his condolences to the families of the 10 people killed in Wednesday’s massive explosion.

Prigozhin presumed dead
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Prigozhin presumed dead

Ian Bremmer's Quick Take: Yevgeny Prigozhin, former head of Wagner Group and would-be putschist against Vladimir Putin's Kremlin and Russia, is no more.

Don't count Yevgeny Prigozhin out
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Don't count Yevgeny Prigozhin out

In late June, the oligarch, longtime Putin ally, and Wagner mercenary group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin shocked the world (and Vladimir Putin) when he marched his troops through Russia in what appeared to be a coup against Moscow. So why hasn't Putin more brutally punished Prigozhin and his followers for insubordination?

Ukraine's counteroffensive on the brink
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Ukraine's counteroffensive on the brink

Months into the long-awaited Ukrainian counteroffensive. Kyiv has little to show for its military push. So why hasn't it been more effective? And if a military resolution to the conflict isn’t coming any time soon, could a diplomatic solution be back on the table? Ian Bremmer addresses these questions with former US ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch on GZERO World.

Wagner troops posing for a picture during last month's mutiny in the city of Rostov-on-Don.
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The threat from (what’s left of) Wagner

The Wagner Group, the private army financed by the now infamous entrepreneur/mutineer Yevgeny Prigozhin, has become one of the most talked about players in Russia’s war on Ukraine. But Wagner isn’t what it once was … in a couple of important ways.

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Prigozhin watch: Critic sacked, “Armageddon” at rest

A Russian general has said he was sacked for speaking frankly to his superiors about the army’s failings on the front lines in Ukraine.

Putin's New Show: Everything is Going According to Plan!
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Putin's New Show: Everything is Going According to Plan!

Russia's president travels time to explain why various historic disasters weren't actually disasters at all. Explosion of the Hindenburg? Crucifixion of Jesus? Fyre Festival? Everything was going according to plan!