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2023/06/27 16:06 GMT: What happens to Wagner fighters?

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC World Service AustralasiaLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service East Asia

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The Belarusian leader, Alexander Lukashenko, has said the head of Russia's Wagner paramilitary group is in Belarus. Yevgeny Prigozhin has not been seen in public since Saturday when he left the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, after Wagner's brief mutiny. The BBC's Security Correspondent Frank Gardner answers audience questions about the mercenaries who were under Yevgeny Prigozin's command. We also get reaction to recent events from two people in Moscow.

A Chinese millionaire says he has failed the country’s tough college entrance exam for the 27th time. Our China media analyst explains.

India's Bollywood film industry has released its own version of the popular Pakistani pop folk track Pasoori. After mixed reviews, we hear from Indians who have shared their thoughts of the track.

A severe dust storm in southeast Iran has left hundreds of people in need of hospital treatment. We get more details from our colleague with BBC Persian.

(Photo: Wagner Group prepare to depart from Rostov-on-Don, Rostov On Don, USA - 24 Jun 2023. Credit: ARKADY BUDNITSKY/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock) Show less

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