Thursday 24 August

Yevgeny Prigozhin, leader of the Wagner mercenary group, is presumed dead in a plane crash. We give you the latest from Moscow. Also in the programme: US Republican presidential candidates have their first debate in Milwaukee without Donald Trump and a report on the Brics summit in South Africa after Vladimir Putin addresses the bloc’s leaders virtually. Plus: Zimbabwe’s elections and a literary celebration of Ukrainian Independence Day.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.