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Putin addresses nation after rebellion

He said he had let the mutiny go on as long as it did to avoid bloodshed but gave no details of the agreement that ended the march on Moscow.

President Vladimir Putin has been trying to strengthen his position after a weekend of turmoil. He has given a televised address and met security commanders but the BBC Russia editor says he has yet to address some of the issues arising from the brief mutiny by the Wagner private army.

Provisional results from the presidential election in Sierra Leone suggest the incumbent, Julius Maada Bio, is on course to win.

And renewed calls for Sri Lanka’s government to investigate mass graves containing the bodies of hundreds of people who disappeared.

50 minutes

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  • Tue 27 Jun 202306:06GMT