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Whether in the form of the Russian Empire, the Soviet Union or the Russian Federation today, the occupants of the Kremlin have been driven by a desire to be recognised as a “Great Power”.

These ambitions are explored by Russian-British historian Sergey Radchenko in his book To Run the World: The Kremlin’s Cold War Bid for Global Power.

Radchenko spoke to Al Jazeera about Moscow’s need for legitimacy on the world stage and the role it played in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Al…

The 15-time major golf winner announced on his X account that he was dating US President Donald Trump’s former daughter-in-law.

Tiger Woods, the greatest golfer of his generation, confirmed that he is in a relationship with Vanessa Trump, the ex-wife of Donald Trump Jr.

In a post on X that announced their relationship, Woods also included photos, one showing them standing side by side and another with them lying together.

“Love is in the air and life is better with you by my side! We look…

The jailing of Istanbul’s embattled Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a prominent opposition figure, has triggered Turkiye’s most significant street unrest in years.

Just four days after his arrest in a predawn raid involving hundreds of police officers, Imamoglu was stripped of his mayoral title on Sunday and transferred to Silivri Prison on the outskirts of Istanbul.

His jailing stems from a court order mandating his formal arrest on corruption charges. The court opted not to formalise an arrest…

Israeli forces assassinated Hamas leader Ismail Barhoum in a strike on Gaza’s Nasser Hospital, as the Palestinian death toll surpasses 50,000.

The Palestinian Resistance Movement Hamas announced on Sunday the assassination of Ismail Barhoum, a political bureau member in Gaza, following an Israeli airstrike on a section of Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis. 

The…