President Vladimir Putin has said for the first time that the Wagner mercenary group is fully backed by the state. He said it cost his nation a billion dollars last year. Russia’s president congratulated his forces and hailed their efforts to stop what he called a “civil war”. The head of Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has landed in the Belarusian capital, Minsk. Al Jazeera’s Rory Challands reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Russia
Police in Kenya have arrested a second pastor accused of mass killings. This follows the arrest last month of a cult leader, who police say urged his followers to starve themselves to death. He is set to appear in court on Tuesday. Police have exhumed 109 bodies from shallow graves at a ranch in the southeast. The Red Cross says up to 400 people could be unaccounted for. Al Jaeera’s Catherine Soi has more from Shakahola, southern Kenya. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #New #Kenya #CultDeaths
Nairobi, Kenya – Since last week, police in Kenya have exhumed at least 73 bodies of people believed to have starved to death, from shallow graves in the country’s coastal region. At the heart of the “massacre” is Pastor Paul Mackenzie, a controversial preacher at Good News International Church who indoctrinated his followers, asking them to abandon “earthly life” and meet at his 325-hectare (800-acre) farm in a village called Shakahola in Kilifi county for a fast “to meet Jesus”. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Africa #Kenya
Dozens more bodies have been found in eastern Kenya on land owned by the leader of a religious cult. At least 73 people have died, including women and children. Authorities say they believe the victims starved themselves to death after being told to stop eating in order to “meet Jesus”. Al Jazeera’s Catherine Soi reports from Malindi, Kenya. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Africa #Kenya
Peru’s top prosecutor has appointed a special unit to investigate the killings of 28 people during protests in December. Several men and children were killed in the city of Ayacucho when the army opened fire to protect the airport. Al Jazeera’s Mariana Sanchez reports from Ayacucho, Peru. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Peru #Protests #Ayacucho #Army #Justice #Killing
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