The Wild Geese is best remembered for its trio of ageing mercenaries in Africa – Richard Burton, Richard Harris, and Roger Moore – but the real man-on-a-mission was British publicist-turned-producer ...

Since last fall, more than 12,000 North Koreans have reportedly been deployed to fight with the Russian army in Ukraine. Recently, Ukraine accused the Kremlin of recruiting foreign fighters from ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The South African government said Thursday it will investigate how 17 of its citizens were tricked into joining mercenaries in the Russia-Ukraine war after they asked ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Nov. 6 (UPI) --South African President Cyril Ramaphosa ordered an investigation Thursday into how at least 17 South African citizens ended up fighting as mercenaries in the Donbas region of Ukraine, ...

In this photo taken on Oct. 25, 2025 and provided by Ukraine's 24th Mechanised Brigade press service, a serviceman walks at the front line, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the frontline town of ...