Moscow has denied claims Bashar al Assad's wife is seeking a divorce and a route out of Russia, where the couple are staying.
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Syrian and Russian forces unleashed all they could on eastern Aleppo. For four years they battled to bring Syria's second city under Bashar al Assad's full control....
This annual TV marathon is Vladimir Putin's happy place. He is centre stage, holding court and putting the world to rights. ...
Vladimir Putin has said Russia should have invaded Ukraine earlier, in a national address spanning more than four hours....
UK troops could be deployed to Ukraine to train forces there as the defence secretary pushes for Britain "to help them motivate and mobilise more recruits"....
A dramatic change in tone by Ukraine's president - acknowledging the strength of Russia's hold over swathes of Ukrainian territory - has coincided with the imminent return of Donald Trump to the White House....
Ukraine cannot remove Russian troops from the land they occupy in the east of the country and Crimea, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has admitted....
The world is set to use more coal than ever before, this year, because of high demand in Asia and despite the warnings over the harm that burning fossil fuels does to the planet, a report has said....
A citizen from Uzbekistan has been detained over the killing of Russian nuclear forces general Igor Kirillov, a Russian intelligence agency has said....
Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson - who found fame on the television show Whale Wars - has been freed from custody in Greenland and will not face extradition to Japan....
For Ukraine - pitched against Russia's larger and more powerful military - the use of unconventional tactics such as assassinations is seen as a vital way to fight back....
The head of Russia's nuclear protection forces has been killed by a hidden bomb in Moscow....
A senior Russian general in charge of nuclear protection forces has been killed by a bomb hidden in an electric scooter, Russia's investigative committee says....
Emergency workers are searching for survivors on Mayotte after it was struck by Cyclone Chido, with officials warning that islanders are "starving" as food and water runs out....
Donald Trump has said Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy have "gotta make a deal" to end the war between Russia and Ukraine....
The number of people killed in Gaza in the 14-month Israel-Hamas war has now exceeded 45,000, Palestinian health officials say....
Customers in Ireland are being advised to shop locally as the closure of a ferry port in North Wales continues to affect Christmas deliveries....
The most popular Georgian TV channel, which is owned by a UK company, is a Russian "propaganda arm", an MP has said....
Two Russian tankers in the Black Sea have been badly damaged due to stormy weather, according to the Interfax news agency....
I knew we were near a Russian military base when I could read the names of shops, cafes and pharmacies written in Russian, in surrounding villages....
A former Premier League footballer has been appointed president of Georgia amid heightening tensions over the country's relationship with Russia....
The Kremlin has praised Donald Trump after he criticised Ukraine's use of US-supplied weapons for attacks deep in Russian territory....
Russia has established "direct contact" with Syria's Hayat Tahrir al Sham (HTS) rebel group, according to state media outlet Interfax....
The head of NATO just told allies they must return to a "war mindset" and "turbo-charge" defence spending to counter growing threats in what is surely the most consequential speech by an alliance chief since the Cold War....
The head of NATO has warned the alliance is not ready for the threats it will face from Russia in the coming years and that it is time to shift to a wartime mindset....
A former British paratrooper was unlawfully killed in Ukraine by someone who claimed to be his friend, a coroner has concluded....
Vladimir Putin has not been invited to attend Donald Trump's inauguration next month, Moscow has said....
A top commander in Syria has warned that a resurgent ISIS is starting to take advantage of the chaotic fall of Bashar al Assad....
It is not even Christmas yet: trees are still being decorated, turkeys are yet to be defrosted and Christmas puddings remain intact....
Russia has issued a travel warning to its citizens as it said tensions with the US are "teetering on the verge of rupture"....
23/12/2024 13:45
Skynews
