Many of the 1,500 Jews who live in Finland today can trace their roots back to the Russian military, which brought them here as conscripts. Beginning in the 1850’s, Jews, who now constitute a tiny ...

He still holds the record for the most Chess Olympiad medals ... during World War II, but continued playing chess and became a Grandmaster at 23. He was known for his nearly impenetrable defense ...

A Great Dane named Juliana received a medal during World War II for defusing a bomb by urinating on it. A Great Dane named ...

These might be Anderson shelters constructed from corrugated iron which were built in gardens, or Morrison shelters which were constructed indoors. In London many people crowded into tube stations ...

During World War II, some armies—the British Army ... the Russian must first cross the Snahist River. The Ukrainians relentlessly bombard civilian bridges and any conventional or pontoon ...

Bitcoin—touted as a borderless, digital store of value—is down more than 4% over the last 24 hours, after the White House instigated cross-border tariffs. Other cryptocurrencies are faring worse.

Netanyahu says Trump's Gaza plan ‘much better for Israel’ than previous ideas * Smotrich: Hostage families’ pain must not ...

The Russians pile wooden planks on BTRs and roll them into a river. Russia is using a long-forgotten WWII technology to cross rivers in the Kursk region. Forbes observer David Axe writes that during ...

Since Queen Victoria instituted the Victoria Cross in 1856, five American-born men have received Britain’s highest military ...

President Donald Trump’s surprise announcement that the US would pursue an Iron Dome-like national missile defence system has taken a page from Ronald Reagan’s “Star Wars” initiative of ...

The medals were designed by a jewelry maker owned by the French luxury conglomerate, which has declined to comment on their deterioration. By Tariq Panja and Liz Alderman Tariq Panja and Liz ...

Geneva (AFP) – The Red Cross, accused of not doing enough to ... and for access to them," it says. In World War II, the ICRC visited prisoners of war but its mandate did not explicitly extend ...