The hopes of liberalization raised at the start of Hafez al-Assad's son's rule were short-lived. Urged by his family, the ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin is pictured at the Grand Kremlin Palace on January 17, 2025, in Moscow, Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin is pictured at the Grand Kremlin Palace on January ...

Vladimir Putin is rumoured to have taken a break from warmongering and visited his mountain palace to ‘bathe in the blood of young deer’. The 72-year-old dictator is said to enjoy using ...

I know [Russian President Vladimir] Putin well. I would get that ended in a period of ... meeting with President Donald Trump ...

The 72-year-old dictator is said to enjoy using ancient remedies to prolong his life and give him strength, say reports.  His ‘Flying Kremlin’- equivalent to Air Force One – disappeared from radar ...

The arrival of the first top Russian diplomat in Damascus since Bashar al-Assad’s fall kicks off negotiations over the fate ...

A Russian drone flew over Kyiv’s Mariinsky Palace on January 16, just minutes after the UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrived for high-stakes talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

The leaders were discussing security guarantees or Ukraine inside the palace, as air defences ... but right now (Vladimir) Putin shows no sign of wanting peace.” President Zelensky added ...

On the right, Russian President Vladimir Putin is seen during a meeting at the Grand Kremlin Palace, January 17, 2025, in Moscow, Russia. More Photos by Ian Forsyth/Contributor/Getty Images He ...

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda says that any peace settlement in Ukraine must involve Kyiv and come with more defense ...