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The Fall of Constantinople: Tracing History in Istanbul, Turkey
The Siege of 1453 The Siege of 1453 was a defining moment for Constantinople and the world. The city, once considered ...
The Ukrainian Armed Forces were preparing the lines in Sumy region before surrendering the Kursk region to the Russian forces
It is extremely premature to perceive politicians' talk about peace as a signal for an early cease-fire, which the Ukrainian Armed Forces need to lick wounds and build new lines of defense. The ...
CounterPunch5d
Cypria: The Struggle of Cyprus for Freedom and Union with Greece
Prologue An Orphic hymn says that Kypris, Aphrodite of Cyprus, was the “scheming mother of necessity.” She controlled and ...
Spring books preview 2025: 37 new titles to usher in the season
On the non-fiction shelves you’ll find memoirs by Claire Cameron, Susan Swan and Tessa McWatt; a timely biography of Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, an account of one of Canada’s deadliest ...
Greek Reporter1d
The Unknown War Between Greece’s Maniates and Bavarians in 1834
The war between Greece's Maniates and the Bavarian army of King Otto is a lesser-known episode in the history of the modern ...
Smithsonian Magazine2d
The Real Story Behind ‘Wolf Hall’ and the Fall of Thomas Cromwell, Henry VIII’s Most Controversial Adviser
Based on Hilary Mantel's novel "The Mirror & the Light," the last installment in the acclaimed television series chronicles ...
CNN5d
‘Ethnic cleansing!’ Videos show Syrian government-aligned forces reveling in massacre of minorities in coastal town
Some of this was captured in videos and imagery that CNN geolocated to the area, matching it against satellite imagery to verify the date. A photograph, which CNN determined was taken at the ...
Indiatimes3d
IAS officer Sonal Goel awarded at global women’s summit
IAS officer Sonal Goel, secretary to the government of Tripura, received the ‘Empowerment & Development Woman Award’ at the International Women’s Day 2025 event in Bangkok, Thailand.