The hopes of liberalization raised at the start of Hafez al-Assad's son's rule were short-lived. Urged by his family, the ...

The goals of the new fund are the support for environmental projects and provision of grants to them based on the results of competitions, the development of programs for the protection of the environ ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has dismissed Yuri Borisov after 2.5 years in charge of the nation's space agency Roscosmos, ...

Two Russian colonels have plunged out of windows in the space of two days, while a musician fell to his death as his ...

"We assume that science and its achievements are the fundamental issue for sovereignty and the future of Russia," the head of state stressed ...

The incidents are just the latest in a series of mysterious falls and deaths involving senior Russian security officials.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he is willing to enter into direct negotiations with Russian President ...

The gathering in Brussels is billed as a "triple first": the first time the European Union's 27 leaders meet since the US ...

Branko Grims, a Slovenian member of the European Parliament, cited Musk's "support for the fundamental human right of freedom ...

Aleksandr Lukashenko has awarded himself a seventh term as president of Belarus, with the West calling the so-called vote a ...

Sergio Mattarella marks a record 10 years as Italian president, after being elected Italy's 12th head of state in a parliamentary vote on 31 January 2015.

The Ukraine war has had the biggest effect on tanker trades as Europe has diversified its suppliers of oil and products away ...