So, it is most interesting how things are playing out in real time. Confirming again and again that reality is really barely ...

After a string of theatrical duds, misfires and howlers involving Hollywood heavyweights Sigourney Weaver, Rami Malek and Brie Larson, Cate Blanchett was the latest star of the big screen to have a go ...

This throws light on the subject of Blanning’s new book, Augustus (1670–1733), who became Elector of Saxony in 1694 and was elected King of Poland in 1697, forced to abdicate in 1706, and then ...

Poland’s contribution to global human rights is both vast and often overlooked. From Tadeusz Kościuszko’s fight for the ...

Vladimir Putin views his country’s cultural sphere like any other sector: a subordinate dominion, which should submit to the ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his troops are still holding off Russian and North Korean forces in Russia’s Kursk region after a U.S. military official said Russian forces could ...

At the height of their offensive, Ukrainian forces controlled some 500 square miles of Russian soil. Now they hold just a narrow strip of land along the border. By Matthew Mpoke Bigg Ukrainian ...

Ukrainian forces pushed back to pockets by the border Russia says its troops are advancing, clearing mines Zelenskiy has said Ukraine's troops not surrounded Ukraine concerned about possible ...

It has been three years since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and the conflict has had a profound effect on the Russian weapons industry, causing its arms exports to plummet. The ...

Russia is amassing troops along its border with Ukraine for a looming attack while Kremlin dictator Vladimir Putin ignores a US-backed cease-fire proposal, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky ...

Ukraine has said its forces thwarted a surprise attack conducted by Russia through a gas pipeline in Kursk on Sunday, claiming enemy losses were “very high”. Russian special forces crept about ...

The shopfronts are decked out in white, blue and red, with Chinese and Russian flags hanging side by side from the ceiling. Waist-high Russian dolls greet customers at the entrance. Inside ...