As Trump's plan to meet Putin is called off, Zelenskyy says another bloody night in Ukraine shows Russia isn't feeling "enough pressure for dragging out the war."

Many Europeans and Americans no longer view a global war as a remote prospect and believe World War III could happen in the next five to ten years.

Russia clearly wanted to pivot to work with Sharaa. It likely extended feelers long ago, recognizing HTS as a potential partner, even after a decade of fighting in Syria.

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa expressed his desire Wednesday to 'redefine' relations with Russia during his first meeting in Moscow with

Many international leaders have been forced to flee their countries or have gone into hiding during uprisings to avoid incarceration or retaliation

Syrian president Bashar al-Assad after his fall from power — this time over 2013 chemical attacks that killed over 1,000.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Kyiv is working with its partners in the "Coalition of the Willing" to draw up a peace plan, including a ceasefire, to end the Russian war against Ukraine in a similar vein to U.S. President Donald Trump's 20-point framework for Gaza.

Vladimir Lenin founded the Bolshevik Party, orchestrated the October Revolution, and led the world's first communist state to victory in the Russian Civil War. He is now gravely ill and close to death,