NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte warned that restoring the alliance's credibility after a Russian victory in Ukraine could require trillions of dollars.

From a crumbling pill box in the UK to a derelict rail line in Hawaii, these are the abandoned World War II places that the ...

Russia is rearming faster than previously thought and could be making preparations to attack a Nato country, a top German official has warned. “The Russian armed forces are not just able to ...

With many of his political opponents either jailed or exiled abroad, Alexander Lukashenko, dubbed “Europe’s last dictator,” ...

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President Donald Trump is threatening to impose stiff taxes, tariffs and sanctions on Russia if an agreement isn't reached to ...

Rape is a widespread and systematic tool of Russian aggression. Despite overwhelming evidence, Russian authorities continue to deny these atrocities.

The wreck of a German steamship sunk at the end of World War II found by divers, with the crates on board the submerged vessel holding the precious furnishings of the lost 18th century Amber Room, ...

Russia is rearming faster than previously thought and could be making preparations to attack a Nato country, a top German official has warned. “The Russian armed forces are not just able to compensate ...

THE WORD “HUBRIS” HAS COME UP frequently since Russia launched its full-scale war against Ukraine. The most straightforward ...