When he was growing up among the Doukhobors, a pacifist religious group that immigrated to Canada from czarist Russia, J J Verigin would sometimes arrive home from school to find naked elderly women trying to burn down his family's house.

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Singapore holds first LGBTQ rally since gay sex decriminalised

SINGAPORE - Hundreds of people wearing pink attended Singapore's annual "Pink Dot" LGBTQ rally on Saturday, the first to be held since the city-state decriminalised gay sex last year.

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US, allies consult but tread carefully as Russia crisis unfolds

WASHINGTON - The United States and its allies held close consultations but publicly stayed on the sidelines Saturday as officials waited to see how the armed revolt by longtime Kremlin insider Yevgeny Prigozhin and his private Wagner army would play out.

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Putin's 'monster' turns against former master

PARIS - President Vladimir Putin has long profited from the actions of the Wagner mercenary group, but the mutiny led by its chief Yevgeny Prigozhin presents the Russian strongman with a challenge that could irreparably damage his authority, analysts say.

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Ukrainians watch with delight as Wagner mutiny unfolds

KYIV (UKRAINE) - Kyiv residents told AFP on Saturday that they were "very happy" with the Wagner mercenary group's mutiny against Moscow and hoped the infighting would weaken Russian troops on the battlefield.

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ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia: The sound of ambulance and police sirens filled the air on Saturday in Rostov-on-Don — a hub for Russia&s Ukraine campaign — where the rebellious Wagner mercenary force said it had taken over key facilities.

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War, modernity shock pacifist sect

Singapore holds first LGBTQ rally because gay sex decriminalised

United States, allies speak with but tread thoroughly as Russia crisis unfolds

Putin's 'monster' turns against previous master

Ukrainians enjoy with pleasure as Wagner mutiny unfolds

Rebel tanks in southern Russia town