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Russia’s Vladimir Putin will be sworn in for a fifth term as president in a ceremony at the Kremlin later on Tuesday.

Vladimir Putin began his fifth term Tuesday as Russian leader at a glittering Kremlin inauguration, setting out on another six years in office after destroying his political opponents, launching a devastating war in Ukraine and concentrating all power in his hands.

The war in Gaza featured prominently in Monday's Pulitzer Prizes, which included a special citation for journalists covering the Israel-Hamas conflict.

Can you still send strong messages when you've rolled out the red carpet and chilled the champagne for a state dinner? China's Xi Jinping is being feted in the French capital for his first visit to Europe since 2019, despite trade tensions, spy scandals and insistence that he isolate Vladimir…

France sends envoy to Putin's inauguration while Germany boycotts, reflecting diplomatic intricacies in strained Russia-West relations.

Learn about Russia's first public drills involving tactical nuclear weapons and their role in political messaging.

Russia conducts military drills with tactical nuclear weapons in response to Western threats post Ukraine invasion.

Vladimir Putin responds to recent statements from David Cameron and Emmanuel Macron over Ukraine war

President Vladimir Putin on Monday ordered new nuclear weapons drills in the face of Western "threats," as a Ukrainian drone attack killed six people and wounded over 30 in Russia's Belgorod border region.

British ambassador is summoned and told that installations and equipment in Ukraine and elsewhere could be targeted

Chinese president wants to repair ties with a sceptical Western Europe but faces questions over his Ukraine war stance.