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Ms. al-Assad’s cousin and Maher’s daughter, Sham al-Assad, also appeared to celebrate her 22nd birthday with an extravaganza, held over two nights in mid-September at a gold-tiled French restaurant called Bagatelle in Dubai and then on a private yacht.

Russia’s Defense Ministry said its forces shot down at least 287 Ukrainian drones overnight into Thursday morning.

A Russian general was killed by a car bomb in southern Moscow on Monday, Russian investigators said, adding that they suspected Ukrainian special services could have been behind the attack. The bomb exploded under the Kia Sorento driven by Lieutenant General Fanil Sarvarov,

After a 10-year-old Tajik boy was killed at a Moscow-area school last Tuesday, Dushanbe has spoken out, calling the attack an act of ethnic hatred, but have left bilateral relations unchanged.

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov has warned that Russia would retaliate if Europe sends troops to Ukraine or seizes frozen Russian assets for Kyiv. His remarks quickly sparked criticism from European leaders.

A Russian general was killed by a car bomb in southern Moscow, Russian investigators said, adding that they suspected Ukrainian special services could have been behind the attack.