Syria’s relations with Iran and Russia remain an open wound for the country’s people after the nations backed autocratic ...

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has spoken to Syria’s new leader Ahmad al-Sharaa, the first such top-level contact since the fall of former Syrian President Bashar Assad ...

The Russian leader emphasized that Russia remained committed to the principle of "unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Syrian state" ...

Ukraine has been searching for new ways to combat shortages as Russia continually batters its energy infrastructure, with attacks coming as frequently as this morning (see 7.18am post).