The Latest Breaking News from Vladimir Putin

Russia has fired hundreds of soldiers for a “loss of trust” as the country’s economy wanes during the drawn-out battle in Ukraine.

Sergei Naryshkin, the head of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service, said Russia was close to achieving its goals in Ukraine

January WTI crude oil (CLF25 ) Monday closed up +1.17 (+1.74%), and January RBOB gasoline (RBF25 ) closed up +0.0463 (+2.43%). Crude oil and gasoline prices rallied Monday in the hopes that additional stimulus measures by the Chinese government will boost energy demand in China, the world's second-largest crude consumer....

Terumi Tanaka, a survivor of atomic bombings, and Nihon Hidankyo, Nobel Peace Prize winner, advocate for nuclear disarmament and call on Putin to halt nucl...

OPCW reminds Syria of chemical weapons obligations as rebels advance and Assad is overthrown. Israel conducts airstrikes on suspected sites. Russia grants ...

She was once fawned over for her good looks and sharp mind, but is now seen as an accomplice to her husband’s cruelty. Claudia Cockerell on the fall of Syria’s first lady

The Assad regime in Syria collapsed after 13 years of civil war.

The collapse of Moscow ally Bashar al-Assad's Syrian government has dealt a major blow to Russia's image of global strength and laid bare the limits of its military reach as its Ukraine offensive drags on.

Assad and his family are reportedly in asylum in Russia after rebel fighters stormed Damascus