On January 15, VTsIOM published its assessment of Russians' knowledge of history — the results turned out to be contradictory ...

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Trump hints at a nuclear arms deal and Ukraine peace settlement at Davos. Is this a Reagan-style move or a dangerous concession to Putin?

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The Soviet Union-born businessman made his first billion in the oil industry before reinventing himself as a music mogul. Can ...

To understand the shakedown empire that was once Syria under former President Bashar Assad, consider the notorious Al-Khatib ...

The ghosts of thousands of Palestinian children crushed by Israeli bombs loomed over this year's Auschwitz commemorations ...

Today in History for Feb. 13: ...