MOSCOW, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- Russia has partially resumed its work in the Arctic Council, the spokeswoman of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova was quoted by RIA Novosti as saying on Friday.

Born Sophie Helen Rhys-Jones in Oxford, England, Duchess Sophie grew up in a middle-class household before marrying into the royal family in 1999. Though she was born a commoner, Sophie is ...

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The Duchess of Edinburgh is just days away from celebrating a major milestone, and she's likely to be surrounded by her loved ones for the occasion. Sophie will mark her 60 th birthday on Monday ...

Ukraine is launching a fresh offensive in Russia’s Kursk region, aiming to reclaim the initiative, expose Russia’s persistent vulnerabilities and strengthen its position ahead of potential ...

The Duchess, who turns 60 on January 20, ranked as the fourth hardest-working royal of 2024, following Princess Anne, King Charles, and her husband, Prince Edward. Last year, she undertook 257 ...

Russia spent almost a quarter of the national wealth fund’s available reserves last year to keep the economy on a war footing and finance its invasion of Ukraine. The National Wellbeing Fund ...

Wikimedia Commons Ivan IV Vasilyevich was just a teenager when he was crowned czar and grand prince of all Russia on January 16, 1547. Today, Ivan is better known as Ivan the Terrible, though the ...

Food flash: The veteran Baltimore restaurateur, admired for such attractions as Charleston, Cinghiale and the Milton Inn, introduced the Duchess in December, this time celebrating “food I don ...

Specifically, William hopes to tap Prince Edward and Duchess Sophie's two kids, Lady Louise Windsor, 21, and James, Earl of Wessex, 17. Despite their regal associations, both royal children have ...

A senior Treasury Department official said that under the sanctions any company that does meaningful business with parts of Russia’s military industrial complex would also face the risk of penalties.

(AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski) WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk accused Russia on Wednesday of planning acts of sabotage worldwide that included “acts of air terror” against ...