Despite hopes of de-escalating the hostile situation in Syria, especially with a temporary ceasefire in effect, the city of Maaret al-Numan experienced tragedy when 44 civilians were killed in a suspected regime bombing raid which happened on Tuesday.
The Panama Papers is said to be the plot of the United States to weaken Russia, says President Vladimir Putin. The massive tax leak documents claim that aides close to the Russian president have offshore dealing to evade tax.
A massive leak of 11.5 million tax documents has been exposed. This includes dealings of the aides of Russian president Vladimir Putin, other world leaders such as President Xi Jinping, and prominent celebrities.
Russian magazine New Times is faced with a state fine and string of cyber-attacks after it released an article on the whereabouts and activities of older Putin daughter Maria.
