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Russia aborted mutiny

The Russian president has spoken for the first time since an armed mutiny was aborted in the country. Vladimir Putin said the country’s enemies wanted Russians to turn their guns on each other. Putin said he had given an order to avoid bloodshed, adding that the mutiny left Russia united. He called the rebellion a revenge for Ukraine’s failed counteroffensive. The Russian leader said even if Wagner military group had not stood down, the revolt would’ve been suppressed anyway. He warned that any blackmail is doomed to failure. The Russian leader stressed that organizers of the rebellion would be brought to justice. Putin also met with Russia’s security officials, thanking them for their work during the mutiny. The rebellion was launched by Wagner group after a long-running dispute with the Defense Ministry over the war in Ukraine. It was called off in less than 24 hours following a Belarusian-brokered agreement between Wagner and Moscow.

Sudan truce

In Sudan, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have announced a unilateral truce during Muslims' Eid al-Adha holiday. RSF commander General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo said the truce will be effective on Tuesday and Wednesday. The announcement came as the army confirmed that the RSF had taken a well-equipped police base in the capital, Khartoum. There are also reports of fighting spreading for the first time to Blue Nile state near the border with Ethiopia. Fighting has increased since a series of ceasefire deals failed to stick. The power struggle that broke out between the army and the RSF in mid-April has killed thousands of people. It has also caused a humanitarian crisis and displaced 2.5 million people.

Guantanamo Bay horrors

A UN expert issues a scathing report on the way the US has been running the Guantanamo Bay prison. Fionnuala Ni Aolain says the treatment of inmates has been cruel, inhuman and degrading under international law. Ni Aolain spoke to journalists after completing the first official visit by a UN expert to the prison in Cuba after two decades of requests. She said the suffering of those detained is profound and it's ongoing. The special rapporteur called on the US to urgently provide judicial resolution, apology and guarantees of non-repetition. The prison was opened in 2002 as part of Washington’s so-called war on terror in the wake of the 9/11 attacks. At its peak, it housed nearly 800 detainees, most of them without charge or trial. Currently, some 30 detainees remain at the facility, including 20 who have been cleared for release. US President Joe Biden has been widely criticized for failing to deliver on his pledge to close the Guantanamo prison.

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