For most people, exchanging gifts is reserved for special occasions: birthdays, holidays, graduations. For presidents, it happens nearly every day.

1610: The assassination of Henry IV of France brings 10 year-old Louis XIII to the French throne. 1643: Louis XIV becomes king of France at 4 years-old. 1702: England and The Netherlands declare war ...

With their ancestral homeland at the heart of future peace talks with Russia, Crimean Tatars are fighting to keep their ...

With their ancestral homeland at the heart of future peace talks with Russia, Crimean Tatars are fighting to keep their language and practices alive in Ukraine, teaching some children who have never, ...

A historic marble plaque on the wall of Sokolniki underground station marks the opening of the Moscow metro 90 years ago.

Advertisements East met West and often went for cocktails in Zagreb’s Hotel Esplanade. The most glamorous and storied hotel ...

Summit diplomacy can end wars, writes Mark Almond. But as the leaders of Russia and Ukraine propose to meet in Istanbul, the peace talks will be as much about appearances as outcomes ...

Leadership and systems influence whether differences divide or coexist peacefully.

With such a prolific career, there are a ton of underrated Steve Buscemi movies just waiting to be rediscovered.

Cathy Newman: Trump is clearly becoming slightly exasperated with Putin. He put posts on Truth Social, sort of mocking him about his victory parade for World War II, for example. So does Trump now ...

According to Russian educators and state-controlled media, the Soviet Union defeated Nazi Germany single-handedly.

Russia itself formally recognized Ukraine’s sovereignty over Crimea multiple times: through the 1991 Belovezhskaya Pushcha ...