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Two men who chopped down the "irreplaceable" Sycamore Gap tree in an act of "sheer bravado" have each been jailed for four ...
Last Updated on July 14, 2025 by Matt Staff The 1800s were a turning point in the history of firearms. As empires expanded ...
China seeks to undo the ‘Century of Humiliation’ in which it ceded great territory to Moscow.
Tchaikovsky was neither American, nor a founding father, but his “1812 Overture” has become the soundtrack to our ...
Local authorities in Osh, Kyrgyzstan’s second city, said Lenin’s removal was for purely aesthetic reasons; they would ...
Vladimir Putin revives imperial rhetoric and lays claim to historic ‘Novorossiya' - but suffers a setback as Moscow loses influence over key strategic ally, Azerbaijan ...
Uncover how Russia expanded eastward to conquer the vast, frozen wilderness of Siberia through a mix of fur trade, Cossack expeditions, and brutal warfare. This sweeping conquest reshaped Eurasian ...
Russian President Vladimir Putin believes it's his destiny to recreate the Russian empire and won't back down in Ukraine, former Defense Secretary Robert Gates said in an interview with "Face the ...
Since returning to power, Trump has revived talk of a concept born in the mid-1800s. Manifest Destiny is the idea that the United States is an exceptional nation created by God to rule all of ...
In a less discussed chapter of its empire building, Russia coerced China into giving up large stretches of its land. During the mid-1800s in particular, a period in which the Western powers of Britain ...
Russian Empire Ambitions: ‘Next Will Be Warsaw Pact Countries’ – Spy Chief Says According to Ukraine’s military intel chief, Russia plans to create an empire modeled on the USSR, with Poland, the ...