It was part of the détente that culminated in the Helsinki Accords, the breakthrough agreement that finally, 30 years after the end of World War II, stabilized relations between the Western alliance ...

Discover a few interesting things you might not know about Victory in Europe Day, May 8, 1945—from royal princesses in conga lines to Stalin's demanding a second Nazi surrender.

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 ...

Mr. Brooke has traveled to about 100 countries reporting for the New York Times, Bloomberg, and Voice of America. He reported ...

The Soviet soldier never saw him. Neither did the one after that, or the next, or the hundreds who followed. Simo Häyhä ...

As an occupying power, Russia is obligated by treaties it has signed to uphold children’s existing identity, traditions and ...

As whispers of war echo through the corridors of power, the specter of conscription looms over the UK, stirring memories of a ...

It didn’t live up to prior singles’ chart success, it was banned when it came out, and it’s got the band booed onstage. But, ...

January 4, 2026: In Europe, there is a tradition of using civilians for many military administrative jobs. German civil servants called Beamte are generally subject to the same laws and regulations ...

From bobsled to skeleton, evidence shows how pro-war ties, state affiliations and nationalist messaging complicate the IOC’s ...

On a freezing winter day on a former WWII frontline in the East, the finds start small but quickly build into a full story. A WWII-era lighter surfaces first, followed by a crisp German pfennig with a ...

Deep in a remote German forest where intense fighting took place in the final months of World War II, a group of relic hunters uncovers the remains of a long-abandoned German army camp. Scattered ...