Take this hopeful thought into 2026: the tyrants we endure always falter, and their ‘seismic’ upheavals are usually false dawns, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall ...

Guy Mettan explained that the earliest fabricated document accusing Russia of seeking to conquer the West and establish European hegemony was the so-called last will and testament of Peter the Great ...

Prologue On December 20, 2025, the European Union (EU) almost crossed the Rubicon. It tried seizing Russian financial assets in Belgium for funding and ...

This year, researchers worldwide have finally found answers to some mysteries that have persisted for decades, even centuries ...

This Christmas will unfortunately have to be remembered as the fourth Christmas of the war in Ukraine. The military action that, on its starting day (February 24, 2022), was defined by the ...

Researchers studied fossils, well-preserved remains and even a single fingerprint to solve some of history’s long-standing mysteries this year.

Russia has ordered a winter troop surge to break the stalemate in Ukraine, but Ukrainian drone attacks on logistics and ...

After Trump's envoys held three days of talks between Ukrainian and Russian representatives in Miami, alongside French, ...

Editorial: Vladimir Putin must be brought to the point where he no longer has an interest in prolonging the war ...

Two Hundred Years ago, the Decemberist Revolt marked a chance for Russia to embrace Western values with a constitutional monarch extending freedoms for its people. This missed opportunity led to ...

Emmanuel Macron has been President of France since 2017, when he swept to power age 39, becoming the youngest leader in the ...