Polish President Andrzej Duda (seated) and US Admiral Stuart Munsch at the opening of the base hosting the Aegis missile defense system in Redzikowo (Poland), November 13, 2024. ADAM WARZAWA / EPA ...

The city had long been a hub of scholarship, trade, and spirituality. It was here that the Umayyads established the first great Islamic empire, making Damascus their capital in 661 CE. Even after ...

The isolated blazes set by the retreating Russian armies had spread overnight and were now threatening to leap across the Moskva river to consume the palace. A Russian policeman, hidden in the Kremlin ...