Under the leadership of Ramzan Kadyrov, the predominantly Muslim southern Russian republic of Chechnya has maintained a high degree of autonomy while remaining loyal to the Kremlin and Russian ...

Ramzan Kadyrov, the leader of Chechnya in southern Russia, was reported last week to have submitted a request to the Kremlin ...

As Russian President Vladimir Putin prepares for his heavily choreographed May 9 “Victory Day” military parade, he’s been ...

Israel bombed an area near the presidential palace in Damascus early on Friday in its clearest signal yet of hostility toward the Islamist-led Syrian authorities and a preparedness to ramp up ...

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Israel’s air force struck near Syria’s presidential palace early Friday after warning Syrian authorities not to march toward villages inhabited by members of a ...

Israel's air force carried out a strike near Syria’s presidential palace early Friday, just hours after warning Syrian authorities against advancing toward Druze-populated villages in the south ...

Israel has confirmed it carried out an airstrike near the presidential palace in Damascus. In a joint statement, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz said the strike ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Israeli military carried out an airstrike near the Syrian presidential palace in Damascus. The attack came after Israel accused Syrian authorities of failing to protect the ...

The early Friday strike was the second by Israel this week on Syria and attacking an area close to the presidential palace appears to send a strong warning to Syria's new leadership that is mostly ...