In May 1813, as Napoleon launches a desperate bid to save his empire following the disastrous defeat in Russia, the situation in Spain is particularly precarious. French forces have been weakened to ...

History has shown time and again that the cold is an army’s worst enemy. From Napoleon’s disastrous invasion of Russia to other frigid battlefields, winter has claimed more soldiers than any weapon ...

The Anne of Kiev brigade has formed a special branch to search for hundreds of soldiers who are believed to have gone AWOL An ...

Swiss businessman Jean-Henri Dunant was shocked by the paralysis of local authorities after the Battle of Solferino, and then ...

The last time the United States expanded its territory—gaining the Northern Marianas and some other Pacific islands—President ...

Crusaders defeat Prince Redwan of Aleppo at Antioch. 1355: The St. Scholastica’s Day riot breaks out in Oxford, leaving ...

Donald Trump is well-advised to pause his unprovoked act of aggression against Canada. The once “friendly giant of the North” ...

Because they are just one day in the year, they impinge less on everyday life than other symbols of nationality, such as the national currency or the often ubiquitous national flag. But equally ...

Moscow also alleged that European intelligence services and Ukraine intend to "assassinate Russian opposition figures abroad" and blame Russia.

A Russian man who sought asylum in the U.S. three years ago sparked global praise for rescuing an American flag from a burning home during the California wildfires. Sultan Ramazanov was driving ...

Either maintaining Russia’s military bases in Syria or finding an alternative outpost in the Mediterranean will prove ...