May Day, or Beltane; International Workers Day and Lei Day are all celebrated on May 1. Here's what to know about each holiday.

A new textbook soon to be taught in Russian schools leans on the works of a 16th-century monk. It fits a pattern of ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced a temporary "Easter truce" in the three-year conflict in Ukraine that will last until midnight Sunday. "On humanitarian grounds, today from 6 p.m. to ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said continued attacks by Russia suggested Moscow wasn’t serious about a truce after Russian President Vladimir Putin called for an ‘Easter cease-fire ...

However, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukrainian air defence units had hours earlier repelled an attack by Russian drones saying this showed Moscow's true attitude to Easter and the ...

Ahead of today’s second round talks with the US, Iran sought Russia’s backing for a potential agreement ... the Rome discussions would accelerate a diplomatic solution vital for Middle East stability.

President Donald Trump on Friday said the U.S. will "just take a pass" at peace efforts for Ukraine if Russian President Vladimir Putin refuses to agree to ceasefire terms. "If for some reason ...

Russia's Supreme Court on Thursday lifted its ... have kept their diplomatic channels open since the Taliban takeover. Middle East Eye delivers independent and unrivalled coverage and analysis ...

Moscow (AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin met a Russian-Israeli man freed by the Palestinian militant group Hamas after more than a year in captivity and promised to help free other hostages.

Republicans and Democrats ages 50 and older are more likely than their younger counterparts to say the U.S. has a responsibility to help Ukraine. National and personal importance of the Russia-Ukraine ...

and even more so in the Middle East. We have a very long and good tradition of mutual relations," he said. Qatar plays a pivotal role as a key partner of Russia's oil and gas giant Rosneft ...

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi will visit Russia on Thursday ahead of a planned second round of talks this weekend between Tehran and the US about Iran’s nuclear program, Russia’s RIA ...