Across continents and decades, these ‘praetorian guards’ have acted as both shield and sword, protecting rulers while enforcing fear. Their names change, their uniforms differ, but their mission remai ...

Across continents and decades, these ‘praetorian guards’ have acted as both shield and sword, protecting rulers while enforcing fear. Their names change, their uniforms differ, but their mission remai ...

Ukraine's new defense minister says wide-scale desertions and draft-dodging are major challenges as Russia's invasion ...

SXSW 2026 unveils lineup with David E. Kelley's "Margo's Got Money Troubles" opening night, plus "Ready or Not 2," "Power Ballad." ...

SXSW reveals its 2026 lineup, which includes 'Ready or Not 2,' 'Margo's Got Money Troubles' and new films from Boots Riley ...

As Arctic ice thins and shipping lanes open, Russia has stumbled on a chilling legacy of the Cold War: a long-lost Soviet ...

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's regime faces massive protests as dictatorships from Syria's Bashar al-Assad to Venezuela's Nicholas Maduro have recently fallen.

Deadly storms, school shake-ups, crime rulings and major hospital, aviation and steel investments made 2025 a turbulent, ...

Three years. 10 months. 18 days.As of January 12, that’s the amount of time that’s elapsed since Russia launched its all-out ...

The first decades following the Russian Revolution saw enormous changes in women’s social role, but early promises of ...

Discover the significant world events, notable birthdays, and notable deaths that occurred on January 13. Check what happened ...

Braving sub-zero temperatures, her heat cut off by Russian strikes on Kyiv, Natalia has to go to special tents set up in the ...