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Russian President Vladimir Putin met with a former commander of the Wagner mercenary group, Andrei Troshev, to discuss the use of "volunteer units" in the Ukraine war. The meeting demonstrated the Kremlin's control over the group following a failed ...

The economic ventures of Yevgeny Prigozhin, a former hot dog seller turned Wagner group warlord who staged a brief mutiny against Russia's military last month, stretch far beyond the thousands of mercenaries he deployed in Ukraine, Africa and the Mi...

Conversely, the looting and symbolic destruction of the Mosul Museum in February 2015 and of the site of Palmyra in April 2015, which were cleverly mediatised by Daech, shook French public opinion...

Despite a real market for less sugary sweets, producers continue to trust the addictive power of excess/artificial sweetness.

Karpov said in a statement carried by Russian news agencies that the air raid killed some 200 militants and destroyed 24 vehicles and about 500 kilograms (over 1,100 pounds) of ammunition and explosives. He said the militants' base had served as a s...

A fierce triangular contest is expected this time in Palakkad, held by the United Democratic Front (UDF) since 2011, as the ruling LDF has also fielded a first timer, to take on the Congress and the BJP.

The video is part of ISIS propaganda campaign on foreign fighters in their ranks, US-based private SITE Intelligence Group said yesterday.

The offensive is the latest in a string of IS attacks which confirm predictions that the jihadist organisation would continue to be a threat even after the collapse of its "caliphate" last year.

According to Russian Defence Ministry a “substantial decrease in the levels of violence has been observed after the implementation of the three de-escalation zones.”

The legend behind the creation of the Konkan coastline was depicted by Bishubabu, an ex-schoolteacher, who was fascinated by his favourite sandesh’s Portuguese connection.

The Bristol is the first venture of Ashmiholdings. The company is preparing to expand operations and is looking to signing up one thousand rooms within the next five years.

In a majority of supplies of goods, the tax incidence approved by the GST Council is much lower than the present combined indirect tax rates levied by the Centre and states.

Kotak believes in surrounding himself with works that give an insight into the human condition.

The terror group released the video on Indian fighters aimed at recruiting jihadists from the country to fight against the Syrian government forces.

According to a report the Islamic State terrorists are disguising as refugees and taking advantage of loose border checks to infiltrate Europe.

The video shows footage of the Paris and Brussels attacks as well as 9/11 strikes, calling previous massacres a "cautionary message".

Archaeologists at Oxford and Harvard will flood the region with 3D cameras in a plan to create a full digital record of every threatened artefact.

Listed as a UNESCO world heritage site, the "pearl of the desert" is a well-preserved oasis 210 kilometres northeast of Damascus.

The announcement came after the self-proclaimed Islamic State released a video showing teenage members executing 25 Syrian soldiers.