Vladimir Putin
9 Mar
Just days after French President Emmanuel Macron provoked a backlash among allies by declaring he could not rule out sending Western troops to Ukraine, a senior minister has doubled down on the message, saying Europe must thwart Vladimir Putin before he presses his military drive further into Europe.
31 Jan
Boris Nadezhdin will run against Vladimir Putin in Russia's next presidential election. While the anti-war candidate has many young supporters, experts say he has a long way to go to securing the presidency.
28 Jan
The renowned author and Oxford Professor Timothy Garton Ash blames the "hubris" of past European leaders for many of the current struggles on the continent, including the war in Ukraine. He says he's spent five decades "travelling, worrying and writing about Europe".
25 Jan
Chad's junta leader is hosted in Russia and hails ties with the kremlin. Moscow's said it would help Mahamat Idriss Deby stabilise the country. Tunisia is eliminated from AFCON whilst Namibia stay in the game for their first ever advance to the last 16. And a Cameroonian fashion designer hopes to empower migrant workers living in Lebanon.
14 Dec
Over 1 million questions have reportedly been submitted as Vladimir Putin puts on his end-of-year marathon press conference for the first time since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
26 Aug 2023
After not attending the BRICS summit in South Africa, Russian President Vladimir Putin has no plans to travel to India for the G20 summit, the Kremlin says.
19 Aug 2023
After five days of consecutive losses, the Russian ruble has crashed below a psychologically important mark of 100 rubles for $1 US. What's causing the slide?
25 Mar 2023
Vladimir Putin is accused of of kneeling down to Xi Jinping and using a body double during his recent trip to occupied Mariupol. We debunk these claims in this edition of Truth or Fake.