In 2024, dictatorships fell in both Syria and Bangladesh. Why do some autocratic regimes collapse so swiftly? And why is the ...

Russia has long offered asylum to disgraced leaders and defectors. This policy serves as a strategic tool for Moscow, ...

Assad’s wife Asma has been effectively barred from returning to the UK. The 49-year-old – who was born in London – will be unable to return home as her passport has ...

The sales could be considered a violation of ongoing EU sanctions against the export of luxury goods to Russia, brought in after the start of Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. In addition ...

Assad, 49, fled to Russia with the dictator, 59, when the Assad regime was toppled by rebels in Syria earlier this month.

File Image/Reuters Despite sweeping Western sanctions and the exodus of major brands following Russia’s military actions in Ukraine, affluent shoppers in Moscow continue to find luxury Western goods ...

Many in Moscow -- including Russian President Vladimir Putin ... she told AFP in the TSUM department store, home of luxury goods and brands. A sale assistant there told AFP: "The luxury brands ...

Russia has handed down hefty prison sentences to several US citizens and dual-nationals in recent years, with Washington accusing Moscow of "hostage ... which concerned luxury holidays for an ...

Many in Moscow -- including Russian President Vladimir Putin -- have revelled in what they call the ... "It's a little more complicated, but overall everybody manages," to get the products they want, ...