In 2015, when Russian President Vladimir Putin sent troops into Syria at the request of dictator Bashar al-Assad, he had several goals in mind. He wanted to help Russia escape the international ...

Green Party nominnee Jill Stein said she would continue with her petitions for vote recounts in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, although it would have taken a reversal in all three states for ...

European natural gas advanced after Russian President Vladimir Putin cast further doubt on the likelihood of a deal to maintain flows to Europe via Ukraine. Benchmark futures settled 4.4% higher ...

Morning Joe contributor Sam Stein warned that Ukraine could be handed ... past amiable relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Trump, due to take office on January 20, promised to ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia is open to a Slovakian proposal to host peace talks with Ukraine to end a conflict he said Russia was determined to bring to a ...

Jill Zarin’s daughter, Ally Shapiro, is reflecting on 2024 as the year comes to an end. “2024 has been one of the most incredible years of my life, but also one of the toughest,” the 32-year ...

Putin on natural gas supplies and the conflict in Ukraine. Following in the footsteps of Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary, who visited Moscow in July, Mr. Fico broke with the European Union ...

MI6 had a secret so sensitive that Slovenia’s spy chief needed to fly to London to hear it in person. Somewhere in his tiny Alpine nation, a pair of elite Russian spies were hiding under deep ...

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According to a Statista report, visits to adult content websites globally are in billions. Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed concerns about the widespread global popularity of ...

During his annual 'Direct Line' address, Vladimir Putin proposed providing more appealing alternatives to internet pornography to combat its perceived contribution to 'moral decay.' He ...

Russian leader Vladimir Putin suggested on Thursday that an experimental "duel" be held between Moscow's newly unveiled Oreshnik missile and Western-made air defenses. Speaking at his annual press ...