Bloomberg A private army linked to Russian President Vladimir Putin has begun fighting on the front lines of the Libyan war, according to people familiar with the matter, the latest projection of Russian power following a decisive military intervention in Syria. More than 100 mercenaries from the Wagner group headed by Yevgeny Prigozhin, also known as “Putin’s chef” for his ...

Bloomberg Britain’s top judges moved out of the Houses of Parliament a decade ago. The 11 Supreme Court justices declared their independence from the building across the road by delivering a stinging rebuke to Boris Johnson. The panel, sitting in its own building in Westminster, positioned itself as the ultimate arbiter in a constitutional clash and reasserted that parliament is ...

Bloomberg Former Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s brother and two powerful former intelligence chiefs were sentenced on Wednesday to 15 years on charges of conspiring against the military, in an expedited trial authorities hoped would reflect a commitment to purging the old guard. The sentences against Said Bouteflika, retired Ltt Gen Mohamed Mediene and Maj Gen Athmane Tartag came just two ...