As they head to the Swiss Alps for this year’s World Economic Forum, EU leaders are anxious over Trump’s trade saber-rattling and their China-reliant economies. In a new book, Axel Springer CEO ...

The Akita dog given to Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2012 by the Akita prefectural government is alive and well, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned. Now 12 years old, Yume was presented to ...

The former German chancellor governed in turbulent times: the financial crisis, Russian aggression in Ukraine, Covid and beyond.

Accompanied by her husband, Achim, a quantum chemist like Merkel’s real-life spouse, pug Putin (adopted and so named after his human namesake arrived at a meeting with a massive dog because he knew of ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin and then German chancellor Angela Merkel are joined by his dog Conny before talks at the presidential residence near the Black Sea resort of Sochi on Jan. 21 ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin and then German chancellor Angela Merkel are joined by his dog Conny before talks at the presidential residence near the Black Sea resort of Sochi on Jan. 21, 2007.

In fact, pet owners worried about their pooches suffering from post-Christmas blues have caused a spike in online searches in the past two weeks, with the phrase "depression in dogs" soaring by 62%.

Putin’s ultimate goal isn’t recreating empire or seeking war with NATO—it’s staying in power. In pressing for greater military spending to counter Russia, NATO Secretary-General Marc Rutte ...

Jan 13 (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Monday he is going to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin "very quickly" after he takes office next week. He did not provide a ...

The problem was simply how to get a warning to Putin, who hasn’t spoken to Biden since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. In Situation Room briefings, Biden aides looked at ...

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