“‘Z’ has become a kind of turbocharger letter,” Laura Wattenberg, creator of Namerology, tells TODAY.com. “Parents think that the initial ‘Z’ adds interest to a name. I think of ...

The payments come as the Kremlin looks for ways to reverse Russia’s ongoing demographic crisis. During the first half of 2024, just 599,600 children were born in Russia—the lowest in 25 years ...

The presidents had a detailed discussion of issues regarding the December 25 crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines plane near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan. Vladimir Putin apologised for the fact that the ...

His expansionist rhetoric has worried allies but elated enemies, with Russians viewing the statements as evidence that Trump isn’t opposed to foreign wars of conquest, as is the Kremlin ...

Kremlin insiders and Russian propagandists interpret Trump’s bold statements as implicit validation of Moscow’s territorial ambitions, further aligning him with Putin’s worldview.

For most flights, Russia would depend on Turkey for overflight permission. The Kremlin sees the Libyan base as unreliable. The regional warlord, Khalifa Haftar, has an American passport. He spent 20 ...

An American official sends a letter about China to the Kremlin and it must be gotten back because of its explosiveness and lack of authorization. This is the nub of Noel Behn's novel. An American ...

now in exile. The hardening of Putinism was a gradual process with a tacit pact between the Kremlin and the Russian people: if you don’t meddle in politics, you will have a more or less peaceful life.

On Tuesday, as Russian speakers around the world prepare elaborate New Year’s Eve dinners, “The Irony of Fate” will be playing in the background ... by the pro-Kremlin bent of the shows ...

The comments offer some of the most detailed yet from the Kremlin, as Russian President Vladimir Putin has been more vague, though he has expressed an openness to meeting with Trump. Lavrov was ...

An amateur actor is to play a pastiche of the Russian strongman–but Putin’s goons are trying to stop him, he says. Reporter Reporter Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here. ADVERTISEMENT ...

Putin’s top propagandists highlight yet more similarities between Putin and Trump and explain how the president-elect is already helping the Kremlin. Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here.