DESPITE his tyrannical rule, Putin’s fragile regime always sits just one step from collapse. The bloodthirsty tyrant seized ...

Azerbaijan plane hit by shooting from Russia before crash, country’s president says - The UK has called for an independent ...

Captain Igor Kshnyakin and co-pilot Alexander Kalyaninov, both Russians with Azerbaijan citizenship, and Hokuma Aliyeva, a flight attendant, were given full honours at a ceremony at the Alley of ...

Asma al-Assad reportedly fled to Moscow weeks before her husband to receive cancer treatment, before the Syrian regime fell ...

It was a year of wars, election surprises, royal health scares and the reign of new queens. Within this maelstrom, one ...

Assad’s wife Asma has been effectively barred from returning to the UK. The 49-year-old – who was born in London – will be unable to return home as her passport has ...

The year 2024 saw President Vladimir Putin further cement his power as he sought to counter Russia's isolation over the war in Ukraine In 2024, President Vladimir Putin further cemented his grip ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin asserted last week that he’s “ready” for potential talks with President-elect Donald Trump on ending the nearly three-year-long war in Ukraine. Putin ...

Vladimir Putin’s recent end-of-the-year press conference was mostly a self-congratulatory snooze, but there were several moments that revealed the depths of depravity and unreality to which the ...

In 2024, President Vladimir Putin further cemented his grip on power and sought to counter Russia’s isolation from the West over the war in Ukraine. But he faced continuing challenges ...