Carmen, that beguiling Andalusian beauty created by a 19th-century French writer and afterwards made legendary by artists of different nationalities—in opera, dance, and film—continues to fascinate.

As the US president lashes out at the Ukrainian leader once again, it can sometimes feel as though personal hostility is ...

A spate of historical paintings depicting unhappy brides—the opposite of wedded bliss—have been making the rounds on social ...

Previously an inter-party group of 72 members of the Japanese parliament visited the Yasukuni Shrine, a symbol of Japanese militarism for Asian countries ...

On the morning of 7 May 1821 an urgent task was performed at Longwood House on St Helena. A day and a half previously, the ...

Peace in our time – or something like it. That was what Ukrainian, European and American foreign ministers were meant to plan ...

Kasparov, the six-time world champion and Russian dissident, highlighted how Dvorkovich has repeatedly used chess diplomacy ...

Fostering unity is essential to a pope’s job description. According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, an authoritative ...

Central Asia has again emerged as a center of geopolitical rivalry over natural resources and political influence.

Moscow Tea Time pays tribute to the capital’s deeply rooted tea culture ...

Shocking footage shows officers rounding up gym-goers at Spirit Fitness, in south-east Moscow , before ordering them to drop ...

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