Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu's visit was the first by Moscow's top defense official since the 1991 break-up of the Soviet Union

Downplaying or covering up ill health is nothing new. Those in positions of power, such as political leaders, business leaders, and heads of industry, have been doing it since time immemorial.

Firefighters, accompanied by aircraft and a helicopter,

British media made light of the incident, with the BBC running the headline "You've Got Mali," a deliberately inaccurate reference to a 1998 Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan romcom.

The Biden White House is playing a very serious diplomatic game – hugging their ceremonial head of state, while snubbing their elected head of government. 

With a few decisions, Netanyahu can go from the prime minister who brought down Israel’s democracy to the one who saved it.

INSIDE POLITICS: Even if Levin and Ben-Gvir are the de facto prime ministers, the overwhelming responsibility for the deep abyss into which Israeli society is plunging rests with Netanyahu alone.

The director-general stressed that he "never belonged to one side or the other" and was not choosing a side with his decision.