The move appears to set a point of departure on South Africa’s role in the BRICS group
Vladimir Putin will begin his next stint as leader two days after nearly 1 600 protesters were detained during nationwide rallies against him
Pentagon planners are taking pains to avoid hitting Russian military assets.
An alleged chemical attack in rebel-held Douma has sparked international outrage, but Damascus has said the reports are ‘mere fabrications’
The president has won his fourth term, but many eyes are on voter turnout in the face of an opposition boycott
Zuma initially refused to resign after meeting with the ANC’s top six officials on Monday
South Africa’s obsession with nuclear energy under the leadership of President Zuma, is dangerous.
US and North Korea and a Russian doping ban haven’t dampened spirits or ticket sales
The Sunday Times reported this weekend that a delegation from Russia had met with Zuma the day before he announced his 11th Cabinet reshuffle.
Media outlets ramped up fact-checking teams and political parties pledged not to use campaign bots
President Vladimir Putin announced Sunday that the US will have to slash its diplomatic staff in Russia by 755
With the world powers’ shift to isolationism, the continent must look after its own interests.
President Jacob Zuma has condemned the killing of Andrei Karlov, the Russian ambassador to Turkey, who was shot dead on Monday in Ankara.
US President Barack Obama ordered intelligence agencies to review foreign intervention into the election and deliver a report before he leaves office.
Vladimir Putin’s attacks on Crimea sparked European sanctions so the president stopped food imports.
Russian news agency Sputnik claims to ‘tell the untold’, but is it thinly veiled state propaganda?
The court’s behaviour might call for serious discussion but SA’s decision is irrational.
It is unclear how the ICC could proceed given that the court has no jurisdiction for crimes in Syria because it is not a member of the ICC.
The FBI is warning of Russian cyberattackers probing American election systems.
Wherever you look in the world, and from whichever angle, the political scene has never looked more peculiar — or precarious.
But it’s not impossible that movements working to bring about a fairer and more equitable world order could begin to turn the tide.
The Panama leaks have passed with little fanfare in a country where corruption is seen as part of the fabric of life.
Iceland’s prime minister Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson is the first political casualty of the Panama Papers leak.
The leaked papers have revealed the hidden offshore assets of celebrities and world leaders, including Lionel Messi and aides to Vladimir Putin.
Russian president Vladimir Putin has said the shooting down of its jet would have “significant consequences, including for Russia-Turkish relations”.
European leaders, backed by President Barack Obama, have come to an uncomfortable conclusion: they need Russia.
Obama and Putin’s frosty meeting at the United Nations this week gives little hope of an end to the brutal conflict.
Reports from the scenes of Russia’s air strikes suggest that the targeting of groups other than Isis was deliberate. Yet the detail may not matter.
Countries are trade partners with a shared goal of challenging US hegemony, but disputes and competing interests make the relationship more complex.
A military Disneyland may sound alarming, but it fits comfortably in a bellicose Russia.
Under a new law, international organisations deemed to be unfriendly can be banned and Russians linked to them can be fined and jailed.
The M&G has an imaginary chat with President Jacob Zuma about his Russian trip and ending the inquiry into prosecutions head Mxolisi Nxasana.