A notorious Russian prison complex that once housed jailed revolutionaries, toppled ministers and Soviet dissidents will be turned into a hotel, restaurants, museum and art gallery after being sold at ...

In connection with the 250 th anniversary of the Pavlovsk Palace and Park Ensemble to be marked in 2027, the Government was instructed to set up an organising committee to prepare and hold the ...

President Trump has reiterated his long-held desire to build a grand ballroom in the White House, citing that his offers dating back to the Obama administration were declined. He expressed his ...

Yusupov Palace is a St. Petersburg landmark. It was the main residence of the House of Yusupov, which was a wealthy family of Russian nobles. Travelers come here to take in the luxurious interior.

WASHINGTON — If President Donald Trump had his way, guests at the White House would be waltzing in a grand ballroom, not jostling for space in its largest room. Trump stepped up to the East ...

Donald Trump has vowed to build a $100 million ballroom in the White House – the first major renovation to the presidential mansion in over 70 years. Trump said he is good at building party rooms – ...

To win a grand slam title is something every tennis player dreams of from the day they start swinging their racquet. Despite the difficulty of winning a grand slam tournament, only a select few ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Syrian fighters watch Russian armoured vehicles driving past near the Hmeimim Air Base, a Syrian airbase ...

Brendan Cole is a Newsweek Senior News Reporter based in London, UK. His focus is Russia and Ukraine, in particular the war started by Moscow. He also covers other areas of geopolitics including ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Dutch bank ING has agreed to sell its Russian business to a Moscow-based company, taking a €700mn hit to ...

A delegation of Russian officials has arrived in Damascus on the first such visit since Syria’s longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad was toppled by opposition fighters. Al-Assad, a close ally of ...

Russian prosecutors are seeking to recover nearly $33-million of funds that they say were allocated for the defence of the western Kursk region, invaded by Ukraine last year, but stolen instead by ...