Two centuries ago, there were dozens of independent states in the part of Europe that was German-speaking. Today, there are ...

A winless UCLA pulling off its shocking upset over No. 7 Penn State at the Rose Bowl on Saturday wouldn't have been possible without new offensive corodinator Jerry Neuheisel. The former Bruins ...

Rick Steves is known for nuggets of travel wisdom that appeal to the average person. This particular piece of advice will ...

If you're planning a trip to Europe, you've likely heard about the pickpockets. However, you can dodge thieves by avoiding ...

A leaked document from the Russian Ministry of Defense revealed on Monday that the Russian Federation’s casualties in Ukraine in 2025 total more than 281,550. The report provided a breakdown of ...

President Trump recently suggested that Russia is a “paper tiger,” a term used by Mao Zedong with reference to the U.S. and the capitalist world. Vladimir Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov immediately ...

Russian Deputy Foreign minister Sergey Ryabkov said the "powerful momentum" toward finding a peace settlement in Ukraine that gathered after Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin met in Alaska has been ...

Putin says Russia holds initiative in Ukraine, made major gains Top Russian commander says troops advancing in all directions Ukraine dismisses Russian advances as a failure Ukraine's Zelenskiy notes ...

Russia has accused the U.K. of plotting a sabotage operation in a move that shows Moscow is setting the conditions for a conflict with NATO, according to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW). That ...

The Diplomat author Mercy Kuo regularly engages subject-matter experts, policy practitioners, and strategic thinkers across the globe for their diverse insights into U.S. Asia policy. This ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a Security Council meeting on Tuesday from his residence outside Moscow. (Aleksey Babushkin/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP) With attention understandably ...

Taking a page from the 1973 Arab oil shock, Ukraine takes aim this fall at a political pillar of Putinism: the private car. Unbeknownst to many in the West, Russia has the fourth largest private car ...