Almost a decade was spent by Wagner's slain chief Yevgeny Prigozhin to build the mercenary group. The group emerged as the central force in Russia's war against Ukraine and the troops of Prigozhin worked towards spreading influence of Moscow across the globe and gathering President Vladimir Putin's allies in Syria and Africa.

Explained | With Prigozhin dead, Wagner group's bloodied past, tumultuous present & uncertain future

The BRICS nations consisting of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, are gathered in South Africa for a summit that carries the potential to define the bloc's future and its determination to challenge a world order it views as tilted in favour of the West.

Explained: Balancing act or anti-West pivot? India’s choices at the BRICS summit

Ecuador is grappling with a severe security crisis as it mourns the tragic killing of presidential hopeful Fernando Villavicencio, merely days before the upcoming elections.

Explained: How drugs, gang war, corruption contributed to Ecuador prez contender's murder

The ICC ODI World Cup 2023 (CWC '23) edition is not even two months away. The mega event will be held in India and, thus, Rohit Sharma & Co. are one of the favourites to lift the coveted title.

Explained | Why it is too late to consider Tilak Varma for India's No. 4 spot for CWC '23

The Delhi Services Bill, formally called Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill 2023, is being tabled in the Indian Parliament and is set to replace a current ordinance which overrides a directive of the Supreme Court that had given command to the government of Delhi over most services.

Explained | What is Delhi Services Bill? How will it affect Indian capital's governance?

Pakistan's ousted Prime Minister Imran Khan was arrested on Saturday for the second time in less than three months. Khan was arrested after a court sentenced him to three years in prison for illegally selling state gifts -- dubbed Toshakhana case -- and banned him from politics for the next five years.

Explained | Pakistan's ousted PM Imran Khan's Toshakhana woes land him in jail for 3 years

The Indian space agency ISRO announced the successful completion of engines that would steer the Indian astronaut crew module, during the Gaganyaan human spaceflight missions.

Explained | ISRO tests system that will steer and orient Indian astronaut capsule 

In the last two days, the northern Indian states of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab and Haryana have received extremely heavy monsoon rainfall which had led to the loss of lives, the breaking of bridges, damage to highways and other infrastructure.

Destruction, havoc, loss of lives: Why have monsoon rains turned ferocious in North India?

The de-dollarisation, the movement to reduce other countries' reliance on the greenback, among the emerging economies of the BRICS economic group is yet to reach a 'common currency' breakthrough.

Explained | Spotlight on potential BRICS currency as pushback against US dollar grows

Despite a three-day-long rescue operation, the five men on board the 22-foot submersible that had gone to see the Titanic could not be saved. It is believed that a "catastrophic implosion" may have destroyed the Titan submersible.

Explained | What is ‘catastrophic implosion’, likely cause of Titan submersible’s destruction?  

On Thursday, Donald Trump became the first former US president to be indicted over a federal criminal charge after he confirmed that he has been indicted on charges of mishandling over 100 classified documents at his Florida estate.

Explained: Donald Trump and the classified documents saga

A decade ago, much before the dawn of Artificial Intelligence emerged on internet's horizon, US whistleblower Edward Snowden stunned the world with revelations that the massive US spy apparatus was secretly monitoring communications and private data on people around the world.

Explained | Snowden leaks, a decade later: When no limits surveillance by US intelligence was exposed

China has started digging a hole in the Earth's crust measuring 10,000 metres (32,808 ft). According to Xinhua news agency, the effort to dig the country's deepest-ever borehole began on Tuesday (30 May) in the Tarim Basin, which is located in the oil-rich Xinjiang province.

Explained: China is drilling its deepest-ever borehole in the Earth's crust. Here's why

As cases of COVID-19 and RSV decline, another respiratory virus called HMPV has started spreading its tentacles. In March, around 11 per cent of PCR tests and 20 per cent of antigen tests for human metapneumovirus (HMPV) were positive in the US.

Explained | What is HMPV respiratory virus? The most important virus still unheard of

Around the time the FBI was investigating the equipment recovered from the Chinese spy balloon shot down off the coast of South Carolina in February, American intelligence agencies and Microsoft discovered what they feared was a more dangerous intruder, a mysterious computer code appearing in telecommunications systems in Guam and elsewhere in the United States.

Explained | Everything about 'Volt Typhoon': China-backed hackers targeting critical US base in Guam

Days after the notorious drug trafficker Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán was extradited from Mexico to the United States in January 2017, local police in Sinaloa, where he was born, came under attack.

Explained | America poisoned: How El Chapo's sons built a fentanyl empire triggering an opioid epidemic in US

Ukraine announced on Saturday that it has downed a Russian hypersonic Kinzhal missile for the first time amid continuous attacks by Moscow that took place in the night between last Wednesday and Thursday in Kyiv.

Explained | Ukraine downs Russia’s hypersonic Kinzhal missile. Here’s all you need to know

On Sunday (April 30), match 42 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 edition saw five-time winners Mumbai Indians (MI) edge past Sanju Samson's Rajasthan Royals (RR) by six wickets in pursuit of a mammoth 213-run target.

EXPLAINED: Not CSK vs MI! Why Mumbai's home game vs RR was IPL's 1,000th match

For decades, former US President Donald Trump appeared to shrug off claims, investigations, and even impeachment. His "Teflon Don" image is going to be put to the test; a jury of average citizens are going to hear a lawsuit accusing him of rape.

Explained | Trump’s rape case: Is ex-US president in danger of going to jail?

After playing half their games in the league stage of IPL 2023, Rajasthan Royals (RR) occupy the third spot with four wins from seven outings. It isn't a bad start by any means for the one-time winners.

Explained | IPL 2023: Why Sanju Samson is a great captain in making

Whilst COVID-19 emerged to spell doom for the global economy back in 2019, it induced a golden period for the Indian startup ecosystem. Indian companies suddenly became the favourites of global investors as they kept pouring in massive funding incessantly.

Explained: Why are foreign investors no longer funding Indian startups? 

The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 edition is churning out nail-biting contests with each passing day. The ongoing season has already become a hit and is on course for more success before its conclusion on May 28.

Explained: Why Team India may turn back to Ajinkya Rahane for WTC final

On the morning of July 8, 1920, the British newspaper ‘Morning Post’ greeted its readers with an article titled "For General Dyer. The Man Who Saved India". The article was published days after the British authorities had removed General Reginald Dyer from his post after the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, which even today on its 104th anniversary remains etched as one of the deadliest bloodbaths in the history of India's independence struggle.

Explained | What happened to General Dyer – the butcher of Jallianwala Bagh?

Former US President Donald Trump appeared at a New York court on April 4, days after he became the first ex-president to be indicted by a jury on charges of making hush money payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels in return for her silence on an alleged brief affair.

Explained | Why Trump can still fight election despite Stormy Daniels hush money case indictment

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