Syrian president Ahmed al-Sharaa has family ties to Russia through his brother and top cabinet appointee, who is married to a Russian businesswoman, the investigative news outlet Agentstvo reported Monday.

Over the weekend, Syrian media reported that al-Sharaa appointed his brother, Maher al-Sharaa, as secretary-general to the presidency — a senior

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One policeman was killed and another injured in a knife attack Monday evening in the North Caucasus republic of Chechnya, Russian media reported, pointing out law enforcement officials.A regional male equipped with a knife stabbed two traffic officers on patrol around 9:00 pm in the town of Achkhoy-Martan before being shot dead by return fire,
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated for the very first time Monday that Ukrainian forces are running in southwestern Russia's Belgorod region.Belgorod, which borders Ukraine, is routinely targeted by Ukrainian airstrikes and lies near Russia's Kursk area, where Kyiv introduced a surprise attack last year and has since fought to preserve a f
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A U.S. man awaiting trial in Russia on charges of assaulting a police officer was forcibly sent to a psychiatric hospital, the state-run TASS news agency reported Sunday, citing court documents.

Joseph Tater, 46, was arrested in Moscow in August and charged with assaulting a police officer after allegedly harassing employees of the hotel where he

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U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday voiced frustration over ongoing violence in Ukraine as his administration continues to pursue a deal to end the three-year war.

“I’m not happy about what’s going on” in Ukraine, Trump told reporters at the White House, saying that “they’re bombing like crazy right now,” even as he claimed the parties were “sort

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A court in northwestern Russia’s Pskov region ordered a U.S. citizen to be jailed for 14 days after he was accused of writing pro-Ukrainian messages on his phone, regional media reported Monday.

Alexander Antonov, who also holds Russian and Ukrainian citizenship, was alleged to have written the phrase Slava Ukraini (“Glory to Ukraine”) somewhere on

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