At the end of the Cold War, the sizeable Communist empire of the Soviet Union shattered into several independent states.

James Lloydovich Patterson, who has died aged 91, was a child film star in the USSR who became a Soviet naval officer before ...

Eastern Europe summit in Odessa has become a balm for Vladimir Zelensky's soul. The event was attended by representatives of ...

Celebrated violinist Mikhail Brat’s move to Canada from the former Soviet Union wasn’t just Canada’s gain and that country’s ...

MI6 is set to appoint Blaise Metreweli as its first female chief, three decades after Judi Dench's portrayal of 'M' in James ...

The notorious Putin loyalist, known for his frothing rants, pro-war rhetoric, and unapologetic nationalism, issued the ...

Senator Robinhood Padilla has stepped aside as president of the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP Laban), the ...

Brussels will set out plans to end all Russian fossil fuel imports but it delays measures to wean bloc off uranium products ...

Bhutan, the world’s happiest nation, was also the first one to impose a complete ban on tobacco and its products on10. On ...

Following reports that MI6 is getting ready to appoint its first-ever female chief, Charlotte Philby, granddaughter of one of Britain’s most notorious double agents and author of ‘The Secret Life of ...

The Global South has soared since the 1980s. As developed economies' share of global GDP declines, emerging markets have seen ...

In 1962, Tereshkova was chosen from over 400 applicants to join the Soviet space programme. She underwent intense training alongside four other women, but ultimately, it was she who was selected to ...