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Moscow Disputes Claims al-Assads Seeking Divorce, Move to London

The Kremlin says claims that ousted dictator Bashar al-Assad's wife is filing for divorce to move to London are “not consistent with reality”, saying the couple are living in Moscow after fleeing Syria. He claims to be under house arrest. Dmitry Peskov, spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin, said that Asma al-Assad, the British-born wife […]

Russia detains suspect accused of killing high-ranking general in Moscow

A suspect has been detained in connection with the murder of a senior Russian general in Moscow. Although his name has not been specified, the suspect is a man from the Republic of Uzbekistan who was born in 1995, according to Russia's Federal Security Service. He is accused of detonating an explosive outside a residential […]

A bomb kills the head of Russia’s nuclear defense forces and his assistant in Moscow

Russia's Investigative Committee announced that Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, commander of Russia's Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Defense Forces, was killed by an explosive device planted near a residential apartment complex in Moscow early Tuesday morning. Officials said Kirillov's assistant was also killed in the explosion caused by a device installed on the scooter. Russia's state […]

Russia’s nuclear defense force chief, assistant killed in Moscow explosion

The commander of the Russian Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Defense Forces, Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, and his aide were killed in an explosion in Moscow on Tuesday. According to the Associated Press, Russia's Investigative Committee said the explosive device was placed on a scooter near an apartment complex. The commander of Russia's nuclear forces, Lieutenant […]

FACT CHECK: No, Image Doesn’t Show Assad In Moscow

image shared on facebook He claims to have met with deposed Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad in Moscow, Russia. Verdict: False The image is from 2023 and shows him in Aleppo, Syria, after the earthquake. Fact check: Al-Assad, the long-time leader of the Syrian Arab Republic, has been granted asylum in Moscow after his government collapsed […]