Today in books and literature: Julian Barnes is the favorite to win the Man Booker Prize, the Vladimir Putin biography that had the Frankfurt Book Fair buzzing, and the "safety precaution" that led to ...

After five years as Russia's leader, career KGB man Vladimir Putin has finally acquired the aura of an American politician. George Bush might notice the change this week when the two men sit down ...

From the archives: a look back at important conversations with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, first lady Olena Zelenska, and Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov about the Russia-Ukraine war ...