It is widely known that Boris Yeltsin, the Russian president in his final years, struggled with severe alcohol problems.

Nelson Mandela, Bishop Desmond Tutu, Mikhail Gorbachev, the Dalai Lama, our own Lester Pearson — just some of the names that justifiably have been honoured with the Nobel Peace Prize. Could that list ...

On Oct. 1, 1890, legislation is signed by President Benjamin Harrison creating Yosemite National Park, making it the nation's ...

Berlin is set to rename Hofjägerallee after former Chancellor Helmut Kohl, 35 years after German reunification. Kohl, who ...

On Oct. 1, 1890, legislation is signed by President Benjamin Harrison creating Yosemite National Park, making it the nation's ...

What Putin is aiming for is the restoration of Russia as an imperial power. He said as much in his comments to Russian entrepreneurs at the Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum in June 2022.

Discover the significant world events, notable birthdays, and notable deaths that occurred on October 1. Check what happened ...

The basis of Kremlin decision-making is Putin’s inviolability and a sense of security for him and his ruling group. It is not ...

A RUSSIAN multi-millionaire married to a beauty queen has been found dead in bizarre circumstances after fleeing a £37 million fraud trial. Boris Avakyan, 43, a former customs chief, was ...

Presently, China and Russia are very close. Beijing and Moscow’s 2001 Treaty of Good-Neighbourliness and Friendly Cooperation was timely renewed in 2021. Beijing has articulated on a string of ...