Vladimir Putin

The biggest leak in journalist history, called the Panama Papers, has revealed a global network of corruption and tax avoidance, and includes many rich and famous people.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has called for an end to the fierce fighting renewed between Armenia and Azerbaijan in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh, where a conflict is threatening to resurface after having remained frozen since 199s4.

Both Armenia and Azerbaijan maintain the other side began the fighting, with conflicting reports about details and casualties.

While rumours about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s new relationship with Wendi Deng, ex-wife of media magnate Rupert Murdoch, were rife, it seems a 23-year old Russian beauty is the lady that really caught the attention of Vlad.

Since Russian President Vladimir Putin’s divorce in 2014, rumours about him being in a new relationship have always emerge on  left and right. The latest lady he is said to be connected to is Wendi Deng, former wife of US media magnate Rupert Murdoch. Newspaper ‘Daily Mail’ reports the two started flirting back in 2013, after Deng’s divorce to Murdoch.

Four months after Russian President Vladimir Putin accused Ankara of a "stab in the back," Turkish business executives in Russia are getting used to saying hasty goodbyes.

"Every week another friend calls to say he's leaving," one Turkish businessman based in Moscow told Reuters. 

"It's become very difficult for Turks to do business here."

The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) suffered a double setback in Syria on March 25 as army troops recaptured the ancient citadel in Palmyra and the Pentagon said the jihadists' second-in-command was killed in a U.S. raid.

Moscow is ready to normalize ties with Ankara after they deteriorated following Turkey's downing of a Russian fighter jet late last year, but Russia has not received any positive signals from Turkey yet, according to Russian Federation Council Chairwoman Valentina Matviyenko.

After waking up quite early on March 22 and having my required dose of coffee, I took a look at Twitter, which is my tool to measure the blood pressure of the nation.

A Turkish citizen of Iranian origin, Reza Zarrab, had been arrested in the U.S. I get that, okay. But who was this guy Preet Bharara that was mentioned in many tweets? 

Syrian troops backed by Russian warplanes on March 24 advanced into the ancient city of Palmyra, which has been under jihadist control for nearly a year, a monitor and a military source said.

Russian President Vladimir Putin's spokesperson has assured the country stands ready to carry through the construction of a gas pipeline to Europe going under the Black Sea.

He has pointed out such a project can be put into practice as long as the European Commission is interested.