Hecker’s story is a grizzly odyssey. The book is full of crisp soundbites. One I liked best, towards the end of the book, quotes someone saying that Russia has become, not an emerging economy, but a ...

Boris Johnson has claimed Donald Trump “has the guts to stand up to Putin”, despite all the evidence to the contrary. The former prime minister made the startling claim as hopes of a peace deal to end ...

The personality they chose as independent Russia's first president—Boris Yeltsin—lacked Washington's respect for the rule of law. Thanks to Washington, the U.S. got off to a better start.

For too long, we in the West have underestimated Putin’s global ideological vision as an animating force for his foreign-policy agenda. The tragic consequence is that today Putinism is advancing ...

or is overthrown and replaced by a more user-friendly Russian leader along the lines of Boris Yeltsin. Never say never, but that is unlikely. Some of the EU’s American frenemies, meanwhile ...

Boris Johnson is one of the “most damaging prime ministers” in British history and would not be welcome in the ranks of Reform UK, the insurgent party’s chairman has declared. Zia Yusuf, the ...

Boris Spassky, the 10th world champion in the history of chess ... The object is to crush the opponent’s mind,” Fischer had famously quipped. Spassky, on the other hand, didn’t need to fight any ...

Boris Spassky, who represented Russia and France in his illustrious chess career, died at the age of 88. Back in 1972, Spassky locked horns with Bobby Fischer in the "the match of the century" in ...

Boris Spassky, the Soviet chess legend, has passed away at 88, the Russian Chess Federation announced. Best known for the iconic 1972 “Match of the Century” against Bobby Fischer, Spassky’s showdown ...

FORMER chess grandmaster Boris Spassky has died aged 88. The Russian became world champion in 1969. He still held the title as he took part in the "match of the century" against American Bobby ...